Federal Civil Litigation Attorney

micro1; United States; Remote; USD 207,000 - 344,000; Part time

Job summary

micro1 is seeking a Federal Civil Litigation Attorney to join a cutting-edge AI research initiative as a remote contractor. You will review and refine AI-generated motions for persuasiveness, structure, tone, and overall quality, providing actionable feedback that reflects real-world litigation standards.

The role requires a Juris Doctor degree and active U.S. bar membership, with a proven track record of winning at least three court motions.

Qualifications

• JD degree and active U.S. bar membership in good standing.
• Practicing attorney with substantial hands-on experience in federal civil litigation and motion drafting.
• Proven track record of winning at least three court motions with supporting court filings.

Responsibilities

• Review and compare AI-generated legal motions, assessing persuasiveness, structure, clarity, tone, and overall quality.
• Rank different versions of legal motions and provide clear explanations of preferences and reasoning.
• Evaluate whether AI-generated motions meet professional standards and identify areas requiring improvement.
• Edit and refine legal motions to a ready-to-file standard, providing feedback on changes.
• Develop realistic motion-writing assignments based on federal civil litigation scenarios.
• Create evaluation criteria to assess the quality and effectiveness of AI-generated legal arguments.
• Apply practical litigation experience to identify what makes legal writing persuasive, well-structured, and effective in court.

Skills

federal civil litigation

motion drafting

legal research

persuasive legal writing

legal analysis

editing and proofreading

evaluating legal arguments

attention to detail

judgment and reasoning

creating evaluation criteria

developing legal assignments

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Pay: $150 - $250/hour

Required Skills

• federal civil litigation
• motion drafting
• legal research
• persuasive legal writing
• legal analysis
• editing and proofreading
• evaluating legal arguments
• attention to detail
• judgment and reasoning
• creating evaluation criteria
• developing legal assignments

About micro1

micro1 is a data lab that helps AI labs & Enterprises train foundational models and agents. We provide frontier evaluations and reinforcement learning environments to improve LLM capabilities, as well as contextual evaluations to monitor and improve AI agents in enterprise settings.

Our AI recruiting agent sources and vets domain experts for our data platform that enables rapid production of high-quality training data. Our research spans high-value, specialized domains (legal, medical, finance, coding, etc.), where expert-level data is the hardest to produce and most valuable for advanced model performance. Our pipeline performance system ensures both quality and velocity.

Role Title: Federal Civil Litigation Attorney

Role Type: Contractor

Location: Remote

micro1 is engaging experienced Federal Civil Litigation Attorneys to contribute their legal expertise to a cutting-edge AI research initiative. In this role, you'll help improve how next-generation AI systems draft, evaluate, and refine legal arguments and court motions. We're looking for practicing attorneys with strong federal civil litigation experience and a proven track record of successful motion practice. You'll use your professional judgment to assess the quality, persuasiveness, and structure of AI-generated legal writing, providing feedback that reflects real-world litigation standards.

Scope of Work

• Review and compare AI-generated legal motions, assessing their persuasiveness, structure, clarity, tone, and overall quality.
• Rank different versions of legal motions and provide clear explanations of your preferences and reasoning.
• Evaluate whether AI-generated motions meet professional standards and identify areas requiring improvement.
• Edit and refine legal motions to a ready-to-file standard, providing feedback on the changes made.
• Develop realistic motion-writing assignments based on federal civil litigation scenarios.
• Create evaluation criteria to assess the quality and effectiveness of AI-generated legal arguments.
• Apply practical litigation experience to identify what makes legal writing persuasive, well-structured, and effective in court.

Preferred Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active U.S. bar membership in good standing.
• Practicing attorney with substantial hands-on experience in federal civil litigation and motion drafting.
• A proven track record of winning at least three court motions, with the ability to provide supporting court filings during the screening process.
• Strong experience drafting substantive motions, including motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, or similar federal court filings.
• Excellent legal research, analytical, and persuasive writing skills.
• Ability to critically evaluate legal arguments and clearly explain what makes one approach more effective than another.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly in legal reasoning, citation accuracy, document structure, and professional writing standards.
• Experience in appellate litigation or a previous judicial clerkship combined with litigation practice is also highly relevant.

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