Tax Attorney Expert
You will create expert evaluation data for legal AI systems. The work calls for practitioner-level judgment across areas such as corporate, partnership, international, controversy, and state and local tax.
- Field
- Law
- Where
- United States, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia +89 more
- Hours
- up to 10/week
- Asks for
- Licensed attorney
- Posted
- 4 days ago
Pay data for your profession: Lawyer AI trainer jobs
How this pay compares
At $160/hr (the midpoint of $120 to $200), this role pays more than 75% of the 157 open law roles with a listed pay range, above the median of $115.
Open law roles that ask for a licensed attorney have a median of $130/hr (110 roles).
Among platforms with 10 or more priced law roles, micro1 has the highest median ($135/hr across 54 roles) and Mercor the lowest ($110/hr across 15).
OpenTrain AI roles that closed since late October stayed listed a median of 31 days (122 roles). OpenTrain AI posted this one 4 days ago.
Computed from 2,746 open roles we track across Mercor, micro1, Handshake AI, Alignerr, Appen and OpenTrain AI, refreshed daily. Midpoints of listed ranges; “up to” ceilings are left out of medians.
What you would earn at this rate
Per week, before tax
$1,600
Per month, if the work is steady
$6,933
- Tax
- Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $1,753 a month for self-employment tax plus federal income tax at the 12% bracket (25%, before state tax). Outside the US, your own country's rules apply.
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Open law roles on each platform
The same kind of work, priced on every platform we track, with the best-paid open role on each.
| Platform | Open | Median | Best-paid open role |
|---|---|---|---|
| micro1 | 54 | $135/hr | Domain Researcher, Legal$400k-800k/yr |
| OpenTrain AIthis role | 79 | $120/hr | Civil Rights Attorney for Legal AI Evaluation$140-400/hr |
| Mercor | 15 | $110/hr | US Patent Attorney — Prosecution & Litigation$180/hr |
| Alignerr | 9 | $43/hr | Legal Expert: AI Legal Reasoning Review$75-95/hr |
| Handshake AI | 3 | up to $110/hr3 priced | Legal ProfessionalsUp to $150/hr |
“Up to” rows list only ceilings, so their median is a maximum, not comparable with the range midpoints above them.
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The work
You will create expert evaluation data for legal AI systems. The work calls for practitioner-level judgment across areas such as corporate, partnership, international, controversy, and state and local tax.
- Write realistic tax scenarios, from transaction structuring questions to controversy positions.
- Prepare reference answers that cite and weigh the Internal Revenue Code, regulations, and other relevant authorities.
- Evaluate model responses for technical accuracy, authority support, and professional defensibility.
- Identify answers that sound confident but misapply the Code or overlook controlling authority.
What it pays and takes
This is a fully remote, asynchronous independent contractor role. Work can scale up or down from week to week, with ongoing project work rather than single-task batches.
- Pay: $120 to $200 per hour.
- Schedule: At least 10 hours per week, with no fixed maximum.
- Payment: Weekly payment through Stripe.
- Location: Open to candidates in the countries listed for this role.
- Language: Strong written English.
- Education: JD degree.
- Licensing: Active bar admission in a US jurisdiction.
- Experience: At least two years of tax practice in a law firm, in-house, or government setting.
- Expertise: Depth in a substantive tax area such as corporate, partnership, international, controversy, or state and local tax.
- Helpful background: Transaction structuring, IRS controversy, cross-border tax, state and local tax, an LLM in Taxation, or a CPA credential.
- Skill: Ability to turn professional tax judgment into clear, teachable reasoning.
How it works
Apply on OpenTrain with your resume, then complete the application on the hiring site.
About AI training work
AI training is the human work behind systems that learn from examples, including writing scenarios and reviewing model responses. People with specialized knowledge help make those examples accurate, useful, and grounded in real professional standards.
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Funded milestones
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First payment
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Full OpenTrain AI profile: watch-outs and the public record →Pay history
OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $120-200/hr since Nov 10, 2026 with no change.
Across OpenTrain AI's law roles, the median listed pay was $120/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (60 roles) and is $120/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (79 roles).
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