IP Counsel Expert

Ethos; United States; Remote; USD 114,000 - 162,000; Part time

Job summary

Ethos is seeking an experienced IP counsel to train and refine AI-generated documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks, focusing on trademark and copyright matters.

You must be a licensed attorney with 4+ years of experience in trademark and/or copyright law, with direct ownership of filings or office-action responses. This fully remote, part-time role pays $100/hour and offers flexible hours (5–20 per week) with start ASAP.

Qualifications

• Licensed attorney with 4+ years practicing trademark and/or copyright law at a firm or in-house IP team.
• Direct ownership of drafting or reviewing trademark filings, office-action responses, or infringement opinions.
• Excellent written communication and attention to detail; expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship.

Responsibilities

• Train and refine AI-generated documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks across core IP workflows.
• Support trademark clearance, registrability opinions, and licensing/assignment review.
• Review or draft office-action responses and cease-and-desist communications.

Skills

IP drafting

Legal drafting

Written communication

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Pay

$100/hr

The rate in the listing.

From the Ethos listing, checked Nov 4.

Listed

Today

How Ethos hiring works

Your application is a 10-minute call.

Ethos's AI interviewer asks about your career, then matches you to projects like IP Counsel. Keep your CV open and cover these:

• Licensed attorney with 4+ years practicing trademark and/or copyright law at a firm
• Direct ownership of drafting or reviewing trademark filings, office-action responses
• Expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship, with excellent written communication

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About this role

From the Ethos listing

About This Opportunity

We're working with a leading foundational AI lab to find experienced IP counsel who can help train their latest language model on professional document, spreadsheet, and slide deck tasks.

We're looking for IP counsel with 4+ years practicing trademark and copyright law to create, evaluate, and refine AI-generated documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks across core workflows: trademark clearance and registrability opinions, office-action responses, copyright infringement and fair-use analyses, licensing and assignment agreement review, cease-and-desist correspondence, and portfolio and docket trackers.

Compensation

$100/hour

Commitment: Flexible, 5-20 hours per week (or more if desired)

Location: Fully remote, work on your own schedule

Start date: ASAP

Qualifications

• Licensed attorney with 4+ years practicing trademark and/or copyright law at a firm or in-house IP team
• Direct ownership of drafting or reviewing trademark filings, office-action responses, or infringement opinions
• Expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship, with excellent written communication and attention to detail

How long hiring takes

Across the platforms we list, people typically hear back about a hire within

about

• 25 days of applying.
• Within 2 weeks ~30%
• Within 6 weeks ~65%
• Within 3 months ~85%

Common questions

Do I need to keep applying for projects on Ethos?

No. When your profile is live, Ethos matches you to new projects from your career history, so companies find you. Each finished project raises your Expert Score, which brings you better-paid work.

How and when does Ethos pay experts?

Within 30 days of your invoice, after a project closes. Some AI training platforms pay weekly, so plan for the longer wait.

How many hours a week is this IP Counsel work?

Between 5 and 20 hours a week. At $100/hr that is $500 to $2,000 a week. You set your own hours.

What experience does this IP Counsel listing ask for?

The listing asks for licensed attorney with 4+ years practicing trademark and/or copyright law at a firm or in-house IP team; direct ownership of drafting or reviewing trademark filings, office-action responses, or infringement opinions; and expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship, with excellent written communication and attention to detail. Ethos's interviewer builds your profile from your CV, so have the roles that show this ready to talk through.

How much does this specific role pay?

This listing is posted at $100/hr, an hourly rate. Pay can change after we check the listing, so confirm the rate on the platform's application page.

What happens when I click Apply on this listing?

The link opens Ethos's sign-up. There is no form for this listing: Ethos's AI interviewer asks about your career in a 5 to 15 minute call, builds your profile from it, and then matches you to projects like this one. Keep your CV open and cover the experience the Qualifications above ask for.

Who built Ethos and is it legitimate?

Yes. Ethos was founded in London in 2024 by James Lo (McKinsey, SoftBank Vision Fund) and Daniel Mankowitz (Google DeepMind research scientist and lead author of AlphaDev). It raised a $22.75M Series A led by a16z in May 2026, with General Catalyst and XTX Markets participating, and works with AI labs, private equity firms, hedge funds and consultancies. The link on this page is an affiliate link; it doesn't affect your pay or the projects I'm offered.