Legal Domain Expert – Employment & Labor Law

Truelancer AI; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Part time

Job summary

Truelancer AI seeks an Employment & Labor Law Legal Domain Expert to support evaluation of advanced AI systems. Remote, ongoing engagement, with 3+ years of US federal/state employment law experience, including FLSA, FMLA, and wage/hour matters.

You will conduct legal research, interpret statutes, verify citations, and draft legal documents. Ideal candidates have strong research skills, ability to assess AI-generated reasoning, and familiarity with licensing and bar discipline issues.

Qualifications

• Licensed attorney with JD/LL.M. or equivalent.
• Minimum 3+ years in employment/labor law practice or research.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. federal and state employment law.
• Experience with FLSA, FMLA, wage/hour regulations.
• Ability to draft and review employment-related documents.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive legal research on US federal/state employment and labor laws.
• Analyze statutes, regulations, case law, and guidance.
• Interpret FLSA, FMLA, wage/hour requirements and related regs.
• Evaluate AI-generated legal research for accuracy.
• Verify citations and assess authorities.
• Draft memos, notices, policies, and filings.
• Identify unsupported claims and factual/legal inaccuracies in AI outputs.
• Develop evaluation rubrics for AI-generated responses.

Skills

Legal research

Statutory interpretation

Citations verification

Legal drafting

Policy analysis

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent

Tools

Legal research databases

Job description

Legal Domain Expert – Employment & Labor Law

Engagement Overview

We are seeking an experienced Employment & Labor Law Legal Domain Expert with strong expertise in United States Federal and State Employment & Labor Law to support the evaluation of advanced AI systems.

The selected expert will contribute to legal research, statutory interpretation, legal drafting, citation verification, factuality assessment, and evaluation of AI-generated legal reasoning involving employment and labor matters.

Engagement Details

• Engagement Type: Ongoing / Recurring Project-Based Engagement
• Workload: Flexible / Based on Task Volume
• Experience: 3+ years of relevant employment and labor law experience
• Work Location: Remote
• Jurisdiction: United States – Federal & State
• Hiring Priority: Immediate

Key Expertise:

The ideal candidate should have demonstrated experience in:

• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Wage and hour regulations
• Employment compliance and advisory
• Employment contracts and policies
• Restrictive covenants
• Employment-related legal research
• Licensing and bar-discipline matters
• Federal and state employment regulations
• Employment disputes and litigation support
• Statutory and regulatory interpretation

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive legal research on U.S. federal and state employment and labor laws.
• Analyze statutes, regulations, case law, administrative guidance, and other authoritative sources.
• Research and interpret the FLSA, FMLA, wage and hour requirements, and other applicable employment regulations.
• Evaluate AI-generated employment law research and legal reasoning for factual and legal accuracy.
• Establish ground-truth legal information for employment and labor law questions.
• Verify legal citations and determine whether claims are supported by applicable authorities.
• Analyze federal and state jurisdictional differences and identify the controlling legal framework.
• Research matters involving restrictive covenants, employment compliance, licensing, and bar-discipline issues.
• Draft and review legal memoranda, employment-related agreements, notices, policies, filings, and other legal documents.
• Identify unsupported legal claims, incorrect statutory interpretations, and legal reasoning failures.
• Develop objective evaluation rubrics and pass/fail criteria for AI-generated legal responses.
• Provide detailed feedback to project and AI research teams.
• Maintain a high standard of legal accuracy, documentation, and turnaround.

Candidate Requirements

• Licensed Attorney, JD/LL.M. graduate, Senior Legal Researcher, or experienced Paralegal with relevant employment/labor law expertise.
• Minimum 3+ years of relevant employment and labor law practice or legal research experience.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. Federal and State employment law.
• Demonstrated expertise in FLSA, FMLA, wage and hour regulations, or related employment matters.
• Strong legal research and statutory interpretation skills.

• Ability to analyze federal/state jurisdictional differences.
• Demonstrated legal drafting and document review experience.
• Strong understanding of legal authorities and citation verification.
• Excellent analytical and legal reasoning capabilities.
• Ability to independently research and evaluate complex employment law questions

Preferred Qualifications

• Active or previous U.S. bar admission.
• Experience handling employment litigation, labor disputes, compliance, or employment advisory matters.
• Experience with restrictive covenant matters.
• Experience with federal and state wage and hour regulations.
• Experience with licensing or bar-discipline matters.
• Familiarity with leading U.S. legal research databases and authoritative government resources.
• Experience evaluating AI-generated legal content or conducting legal quality assurance.
• Experience developing legal evaluation rubrics or factuality-review frameworks.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a highly analytical U.S. employment and labor law professional with strong practical knowledge of federal and state employment regulations, particularly FLSA, FMLA, wage and hour matters, and restrictive covenants.

The candidate should be comfortable conducting complex legal research, interpreting statutes and regulations, verifying citations, reviewing legal documents, and identifying factual or legal inaccuracies in AI-generated legal responses.

Jurisdiction-specific U.S. experience, verifiable credentials, and immediate availability are strongly preferred.