Legal Expert
North Star Staffing
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Job Description
Role: Legal Expert
We are hiring on behalf of an advanced AI research organization working to improve the quality, reasoning, and reliability of large-scale conversational AI systems.
This project focuses on enhancing how AI systems respond to legal questions across professional and general-use scenarios. Your expertise will help ensure responses reflect sound legal reasoning, factual accuracy, and responsible communication aligned with real-world legal standards.
Role Overview
As a Legal Subject Matter Expert, you will evaluate and refine AI-generated legal responses. You will apply your professional legal judgment to assess reasoning quality, accuracy, clarity, and completeness in model outputs.
This is a flexible, remote consulting opportunity suited for experienced legal professionals interested in contributing to the development of responsible AI systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft and refine prompts to guide AI behavior in legal scenarios
- Evaluate AI-generated responses to legal queries for accuracy, reasoning quality, and clarity
- Conduct fact-checking using authoritative public sources and recognized legal references
- Identify factual inaccuracies, flawed reasoning, omissions, or misleading explanations
- Assess tone and appropriateness of responses for real-world legal contexts
- Apply structured evaluation criteria using defined taxonomies and quality frameworks
- Provide reproducible, structured feedback to improve AI performance
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of professional legal experience
- Juris Doctor (JD), LLB, LLM, or equivalent legal qualification
- Experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Corporate, Business, or Commercial Law
- Employment, Labor, or Human Rights Law
- Public, Criminal, or International Law
- Private Law
- Strong analytical reasoning skills
- Excellent written communication skills in English
- Ability to clearly explain complex legal concepts
- Comfort evaluating nuanced legal arguments and identifying subtle reasoning gaps
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with AI systems or large language models
- Background in legal writing, editorial review, or academic publication
- Experience translating legal concepts for non-legal audiences
- Familiarity with structured evaluation frameworks, benchmarking, or quality scoring systems
- Prior experience in model evaluation, annotation, or feedback-based systems
What Success Looks Like
- Legal inaccuracies and reasoning gaps are consistently identified and documented
- AI-generated responses demonstrate improved clarity and legal precision
- Feedback is structured, objective, and reproducible
- AI systems become more reliable for legal-context use cases
Engagement Details
- Remote, flexible schedule
- Independent contractor engagement
- Compensation: $105 per hour
- Project duration may vary based on scope and performance
- Weekly payments via secure payment platform
Key skills/competency
- Legal Expertise
- AI Evaluation
- Factual Accuracy
- Legal Reasoning
- Written Communication
- Prompt Engineering
- Legal Research
- AI System Improvement
- Regulatory Compliance
- Feedback Mechanisms
How to Get Hired at North Star Staffing
- Research North Star Staffing's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your legal experience, AI interest, and strong analytical skills, using keywords from the Legal Expert job description.
- Showcase legal expertise: Provide concrete examples of your legal reasoning, fact-checking, and clear communication abilities.
- Prepare for AI-focused discussions: Be ready to discuss the ethical implications and practical challenges of AI in legal contexts.
- Demonstrate communication skills: Practice articulating complex legal concepts simply, essential for AI feedback and prompt refinement.
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