Legal Researcher | Remote

Crossing Hurdles; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 165,000; Part time

Job summary

Crossing Hurdles is seeking a remote contractor to analyze legal scenarios, review AI-generated analyses, contracts, and other legal documents for accuracy and sound reasoning.

You will identify legal errors, gaps, and weaknesses in reasoning, and apply professional judgment across laws, facts, and interpretations. You will provide clear, structured feedback to improve AI outputs and reliability, while working independently in a remote environment.

Qualifications

• J.D. required from a U.S. law school.
• Active bar license in at least one U.S. state or DC.
• Strong legal-writing and analytical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Analyze legal scenarios involving litigation, corporate transactions, and regulatory or compliance matters to identify key legal issues, risks, and relevant legal principles.
• Review and evaluate AI-generated legal analyses, arguments, contracts, and other legal documents for accuracy, completeness, and sound reasoning.
• Identify legal errors, unsupported conclusions, missing information, and weaknesses in legal reasoning.
• Apply professional legal judgment to complex or ambiguous situations, considering relevant laws, facts, and competing interpretations.
• Provide clear, structured feedback and corrections to improve the quality and reliability of AI-generated legal outputs.

Skills

Legal reasoning

Issue spotting

Legal writing

Document review

Written English communication

Independent remote work

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.) from a U.S. law school

Job description

• Analyze legal scenarios involving litigation, corporate transactions, and regulatory or compliance matters to identify key legal issues, risks, and relevant legal principles.
• Review and evaluate AI-generated legal analyses, arguments, contracts, and other legal documents for accuracy, completeness, and sound reasoning.
• Identify legal errors, unsupported conclusions, missing information, and weaknesses in legal reasoning.
• Apply professional legal judgment to complex or ambiguous situations, considering relevant laws, facts, and competing interpretations.
• Provide clear, structured feedback and corrections to improve the quality and reliability of AI-generated legal outputs.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from a U.S. law school.
• Active bar license in at least one U.S. state or the District of Columbia.
• Have strong relevant experience in the domain.
• Strong legal reasoning, issue-spotting, legal writing, and document review skills.
• Excellent written English communication and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently in a remote contractor environment.