AI Strategy & Legal Projects Lead

AfterQuery; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance: Medical, Vision, and

401(k) with Employer Match

Daily Meals: UberEats Stipend

Monthly Wellness Stipend

Job summary

AfterQuery in San Francisco is seeking an experienced Legal AI professional to help design data-driven legal reasoning datasets and supervise expert teams. You will shape AI training and evaluation pipelines for frontier labs, driving revenue and product quality.

The role requires JD or equivalent, 3+ years of practice, and a passion for AI entrepreneurship. You will operate in a fast-moving environment with meaningful equity and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 3+ years practicing law at a leading firm, in-house at a sophisticated company, a government or regulatory body, or a legal AI startup.
• JD (or equivalent qualification) and a track record of substantive legal work: drafted, negotiated, litigated, or advised.
• Deep command of legal reasoning and research methodology, with strong opinions on rigorous analysis.
• High agency and the ability to execute in ambiguity; comfort defining the problem before solving it.
• Analytical ability to break down complex legal problems and workflows into components.
• Genuine passion for AI and interest in entrepreneurship.
• Demonstrated track record of competitive success and leadership.
• Strong leadership and communication skills; comfortable with data and AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with frontier AI labs on their legal data and evaluation needs—scoping problems, translating into a deliverable program, and driving revenue.
• Recruit and lead expert contractor teams across practice areas and jurisdictions—litigation, corporate and M&A, regulatory, IP, tax, employment.
• Design the specifications behind legal reasoning datasets, contract and document review tasks, and multi-step research workflows.
• Define what 'correct' means by building grading standards and evaluation criteria, including citation integrity and jurisdictional accuracy.
• Own projects from scoping through final delivery in a fast-moving environment where the spec often does not exist yet.
• Support initiatives across building, analysis, and coordination.

Skills

Legal experience

Leadership

Communication skills

Legal research

Data & AI familiarity

Education

JD or equivalent qualification

Tools

Python

AI tools

Legal tech

Job description

AfterQuery in San Francisco is seeking an experienced Legal AI professional to help design data-driven legal reasoning datasets and supervise expert teams. You will shape AI training and evaluation pipelines for frontier labs, driving revenue and product quality.

The role requires JD or equivalent, 3+ years of practice, and a passion for AI entrepreneurship. You will operate in a fast-moving environment with meaningful equity and growth opportunities.