Hybrid Commercial Litigator & Appellate Strategist

Axiom Talent Platform; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 325,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Axiom invites a Commercial Litigator & Appellate Specialist to join our team, supporting a major tech client. Hybrid work options in Mountain View or San Francisco with on-site presence at least 3 days a week.

You will develop litigation scenarios for legal AI models, conduct deep legal research, and own end-to-end training workflows while collaborating with researchers and vendors to elevate model performance. Strong CA bar credentials and substantial litigation background are required.

Qualifications

• Active California Bar admission and 5+ years of active legal practice experience (BigLaw or litigation boutique).
• Strong complex commercial litigation experience; appellate experience is a strong plus.
• Experience with legal research/analysis, document drafting/review, and legal strategy.
• Familiarity with CourtListener, Caselaw Access Project, and Westlaw and/or LexisNexis.
• Juris Doctor degree or equivalent and licensed to practice law in an applicable jurisdiction.

Responsibilities

• Developing litigation scenarios, prompts, training data, and evaluation rubrics for legal AI models.
• Conducting iterative legal research, citation verification, discovery/deposition analysis, and opposing argument analysis.
• Owning training and evaluation workflows from scenario development through quality checks, validation, and rating.
• Stress-testing legal AI outputs and collaborating with researchers and vendors to improve model performance.
• Reviewing model-generated legal analysis for accuracy, reasoning quality, and appropriate use of supporting authority.
• Identifying challenging litigation issues and fact patterns that can be used to test and improve model capabilities.

Skills

California Bar admission

5+ years litigation practice

BigLaw or boutique experience

Complex commercial litigation

Appellate experience

Legal research and analysis

Document drafting and review

Legal strategy

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Tools

CourtListener

Caselaw Access Project

Westlaw/LexisNexis

Job description

Axiom invites a Commercial Litigator & Appellate Specialist to join our team, supporting a major tech client. Hybrid work options in Mountain View or San Francisco with on-site presence at least 3 days a week.

You will develop litigation scenarios for legal AI models, conduct deep legal research, and own end-to-end training workflows while collaborating with researchers and vendors to elevate model performance. Strong CA bar credentials and substantial litigation background are required.