Job Description

Shape rigorous evaluation methods for AI systems handling complex legal reasoning, research, and agentic workflows. This remote, full-time role combines applied legal research with enterprise AI benchmarking to help improve legal-focused models and define standards for legal AI evaluation. Key Responsibilities

• Design, own, and refine evaluation frameworks for legal-domain AI agents, including benchmark suites, scoring methods, quality rubrics, and research-grade protocols.
• Conduct original research on legal reasoning, statutory interpretation, legal analysis, and workflow automation.
• Develop and curate datasets, case studies, and benchmark environments based on real-world legal challenges.
• Partner with AI researchers and engineers to assess and improve legal-focused models and agentic systems.
• Analyze model performance, reasoning quality, and failure modes across legal use cases.
• Document internal research findings, best practices, and evaluation methodologies.
• Track developments in legal technology, jurisprudence, regulation, and AI research.
• Help establish leading standards for legal AI evaluation and benchmarking.

• Advanced law degree, including JD, LLM, SJD, PhD in Law, or equivalent.
• Deep expertise in at least one legal domain, such as corporate law, contracts, litigation, regulatory compliance, intellectual property, employment law, or public policy.
• Demonstrated legal research, analysis, or policy-work experience.
• Experience creating structured methods to assess legal arguments, legal outcomes, or research quality.
• Exceptional analytical reasoning and written communication skills.
• Experience collaborating across research, technology, or legal-operations teams.

• Experience with legal technology, legal operations, or AI-enabled legal workflows.
• Background in legal benchmarking, legal research methodology, or legal knowledge management.
• Published legal scholarship or policy research, or contributions to legal standards and frameworks.

• Remote, full-time position.

• Listed annual compensation range: $400, 000 to $800, 000.
• The stated national base-salary range for this full-time role is $200, 000 to $250, 000 annually.
• Equity compensation is available to all employees. Performance-based bonuses may also be available depending on the role and company policies.
• Benefits include up to 100% reimbursement for health-insurance premiums, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with company match, and additional benefits for a remote-first workforce.

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