Legal Expert (Intellectual Property)

OpenTrain AI, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 179,000; Part time

Job summary

OpenTrain AI, Inc. is seeking a remote, part-time IP legal reviewer to help train AI systems. You will analyze patents, litigation materials, trademarks, copyrights, licensing, and trade secret matters, and annotate documents for accuracy.

You will work asynchronously with project managers and other legal professionals, provide clear explanations of legal reasoning, summarize case law, and maintain confidentiality. Active United States bar admission and IP experience are required.

Qualifications

• Active United States bar admission is required.
• Experience with intellectual property law and legal data analysis is essential.
• Ability to interpret legal documents and case law for AI training data.

Responsibilities

• Analyze patents, litigation materials, trademarks, copyrights, licensing, and trade secrets for AI training.
• Annotate documents to label key legal concepts and data points.
• Summarize case law and dispute outcomes and provide clear legal reasoning explanations.
• Communicate feedback on annotation standards and project guidelines.
• Work independently on complex legal tasks with careful, accurate work.

Skills

IP law

Legal research

Patent prosecution

Litigation analysis

Annotating data

Education

Bar admission (US)

Job description

Analyze patents, litigation materials, trademarks, copyrights, licensing agreements, and trade secret matters to help train AI systems. This remote contractor role pays $80-$130 per hour and requires active United States bar admission and intellectual property experience.

Remote Hourly · $80-$130/hr

$80-$130/hr

Compensation

Contract, part-time

Engagement

Remote

Location

Posted

The work

You will review and annotate legal documents used to train AI systems. The work covers patents, patent prosecution, intellectual property litigation, trademarks, copyrights, licensing, and trade secrets.

You will explain legal reasoning and distinctions clearly, summarize relevant case law and dispute outcomes, and help keep legal training data accurate and consistent. You will also work asynchronously with project managers and other legal professionals and handle sensitive legal information confidentially.

• Analyze and label important legal concepts and data points in intellectual property documents.
• Review litigation materials and summarize relevant case law or outcomes.
• Write clear explanations that help AI models understand legal reasoning and distinctions.
• Give useful written feedback on annotation standards and changing project guidelines.
• Manage complex legal assignments independently and maintain careful, consistent work.

What it pays and takes

This is a remote, part-time contractor opportunity with asynchronous collaboration. Prior AI training experience is not required, but strong intellectual property expertise is essential.

• $80 to $130 per hour.
• Remote work with asynchronous collaboration.
• Open to candidates in the listed countries.
• Active bar admission and legal practice experience in the United States.
• Expertise in one or more areas of intellectual property law, such as patent prosecution, intellectual property litigation, trademarks, copyrights, licensing, or trade secrets.
• Strong legal research, analysis, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
• Experience interpreting legal documents and case law.
• Close attention to detail and the ability to adapt to changing guidelines.
• Experience with legal data analysis, annotation tools, or legal technology platforms is helpful but not required.