AI Legal Counsel & Model Trainer (Remote Contract)

Meridial; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 103,000; Part time

Job summary

Meridial is seeking a mid-senior level Legal Counsel Specialist - AI Trainer to shape the future of AI through legal evaluation. You will challenge advanced AI models with realistic legal scenarios, assess reasoning, and document performance gaps to improve model accuracy.

The role demands a JD and active license with substantial litigation experience, spanning trial, appellate work, or other contested matters.

Qualifications

• JD and active law license are required.
• Significant litigation experience is expected (trial, appellate, or other contested matters).
• Ability to articulate legal reasoning clearly and precisely.

Responsibilities

• Engage in substantive legal dialogue with AI model and evaluate its responses.
• Identify reproducible failure points and performance gaps in model reasoning.
• Collaborate with the team to refine prompts and improve evaluation metrics.

Skills

Litigation experience

Legal reasoning

Statutory interpretation

Judicial reasoning

Legal citation formats

Case brief construction

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Meridial is seeking a mid-senior level Legal Counsel Specialist - AI Trainer to shape the future of AI through legal evaluation. You will challenge advanced AI models with realistic legal scenarios, assess reasoning, and document performance gaps to improve model accuracy.

The role demands a JD and active license with substantial litigation experience, spanning trial, appellate work, or other contested matters.