What the work actually involves

You will spend most of your time producing and grading written legal reasoning. That means drafting scenario-based compliance questions with model answers, annotating real regulatory materials so a model can learn what matters in them, and reading AI-generated outputs closely enough to say precisely where the reasoning breaks — a misstated safe harbor, a citation to a rescinded rule, a conclusion that is defensible but skips the analysis a client would need. Tasks arrive through a project platform with a rubric; you complete them, leave a written rationale, and sometimes review other contributors' work or feed back on the rubric itself when it produces bad incentives.

The substantive ground is U.S. compliance law broadly construed: AML/BSA, FCPA and anti-corruption, healthcare compliance and HIPAA, securities and broker-dealer supervision, privacy regimes, sanctions, or sector-specific regulatory programs. Depth in one or two of these beats a survey-level familiarity with all of them.

What the screen looks for

  • Verifiable credentials. JD from an accredited U.S. law school and an active bar license in good standing. Expect to name the jurisdiction and be asked about status.
  • Recent, substantive practice. Three to ten-plus years doing compliance work — in-house, at a firm, or in a regulator's office. Screens push on specifics: which regulations, which enforcement posture, what you advised and why.
  • Writing that survives scrutiny. Clerkship experience, law journal editorial work, or law school teaching all signal the habit of editing someone else's reasoning, which is most of this job. None is required.
  • Calibrated critique. The screen tests whether you can distinguish a wrong answer from an answer you would have phrased differently. Both matter; conflating them makes your labels noisy.

Logistics

Remote and US-based only — this is a stated gate, not a preference. Contractor engagement, not employment, so no benefits and hours are not guaranteed. Work is largely asynchronous: contributors typically commit 10–20 hours a week on their own schedule, with occasional synchronous calibration calls with project leads. The $100–180/hr band reflects observed rates and varies by specialization and project; it is not a guarantee. Many contributors do this alongside active practice, which the listing explicitly favors — check your firm's or employer's outside-engagement and conflicts rules first.