US Patent Attorney: Prosecution & Litigation Evaluator

Zekai; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Zekai, in collaboration with a leading AI lab, seeks US patent attorneys to join a focused evaluation project. You will review model-generated patent outputs for quality, annotate errors, and provide precise, well-reasoned explanations highlighting legal, technical, factual and citation issues.

This immediate, part-time engagement requires 12–15 hours across a defined window, with upfront onboarding. Active US state bar membership and 3+ years in prosecution or litigation are essential.

Qualifications

• Admitted to practice in at least one US state (active bar membership).
• Have 3+ years of US patent practice — patent prosecution and/or patent litigation.
• For prosecution work: are registered to practice before the USPTO (patent bar, registration number).
• Hold a technical or scientific degree (engineering, computer science, life sciences, chemistry, physics or similar).
• Hold a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Write clearly and pay close attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Review patent-related outputs (prosecution and/or litigation work product) and assess their quality against defined dimensions
• Annotate inline, flagging legal, technical, factual, claim-construction and citation errors
• Provide clear, well-reasoned explanations for each judgment
• Complete all assigned reviews within the review window
• Attend a short onboarding session before kickoff

Skills

US patent law

Prosecution experience

Litigation experience

US bar admission

Attention to detail

Education

J.D. degree

Job description

Zekai, in collaboration with a leading AI lab, seeks US patent attorneys to join a focused evaluation project. You will review model-generated patent outputs for quality, annotate errors, and provide precise, well-reasoned explanations highlighting legal, technical, factual and citation issues.

This immediate, part-time engagement requires 12–15 hours across a defined window, with upfront onboarding. Active US state bar membership and 3+ years in prosecution or litigation are essential.