Litigation Attorney

$80–150/hr

rate as listed

Workload: ~15h/week
Engagement: Project-based
Location: Worldwide
Field: Legal

Create and review difficult legal reasoning tasks that test whether AI systems can analyze realistic fact patterns and authority. This remote contractor role is for actively practicing U.S. attorneys, with a strong preference for seasoned litigators.

The work

You will turn realistic practice scenarios into complex, gradable legal reasoning tasks with supporting materials. For each task, you will identify the controlling issues, provide the correct analysis, explain the reasoning, and define criteria that allow another attorney to assess an answer consistently. You may also review tasks written by other attorneys and flag problems that are legally inaccurate, ambiguous, or impossible to grade reliably.

What the screening assesses

micro1 screens for a J.D., an active U.S. bar license in good standing, 3–15 years of practice, and current work in litigation, corporate, real estate, bankruptcy, or compliance. Seasoned litigation experience is strongly preferred. Judicial clerkships, law school teaching or legal instruction, law review or journal editing, and prior legal AI or legal data work are valued. English at C1 level or above is required. The AI interview is likely to probe whether you can explain legal authority precisely, distinguish reasonable disagreement from task ambiguity, and construct a defensible answer standard.

Logistics

The engagement is remote, flexible, and project-based, with payment for approved tasks. Task creation typically takes about 8 hours, and the task-based workflow is designed to fit around an existing legal practice. Work is primarily independent, although submitted tasks must be clear enough for another attorney to review and grade consistently.

Pay band: $80–150/hr

What they look for

Explaining Legal Reasoning to Others
Evidence Synthesis and Case Narrative
Legal Research and Brief Writing
Judgment Under Conflicting Authority
Attention to Detail
Objective Standards for Legal Work

Included with this listing

Interview prep — 10 questions

Matched to what this platform's screening actually measures. Answer each out loud in 60–90 seconds: claim → concrete example → implication.

What it tests: This verifies bar status, active practice, experience range, and whether the candidate has sufficiently current litigation exposure to create realistic problems.
A strong answer: Give exact admission jurisdictions and status, total years in practice, present role, and two or three concrete matter types. Clarify your responsibility for analysis, briefing, discovery, motions, hearings, trials, or appeals rather than relying on a broad practice label.
Where people lose it: Candidates lose credibility by saying only that they handle complex litigation without identifying their bar jurisdiction, procedural responsibilities, or representative dispute types.

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