Legal Experts

We are looking for experienced legal professionals to write complex legal reasoning problems from CourtListener, a comprehensive database of U.S. court opinions and legal records. In this role, you will author legal reasoning problems grounded in real court opinions, orders, and judicial records. Your work will directly support the development of AI systems trained on legal reasoning and judicial language. Responsibilities:

• Review and annotate U.S. court opinions and legal filings sourced from CourtListener
• Apply legal judgment to evaluate case outcomes, reasoning quality, and document classification
• Complete structured tasks with consistency and accuracy Requirements:
• Have 3+ years of professional experience practicing law at a law firm, in-house legal department, government agency, or legal research organization
• Hold a J.D., LL.M. or equivalent legal degree from a top U.S. university
• Experience with U.S. federal or state court systems
• Strong reading comprehension of legal texts
• Ability to commit ~15 hours/week Nice to have:
• Prior experience in legal data annotation or AI/ML projects
• Familiarity with CourtListener