Crossing Hurdles · 8 hours ago
Legal Research Specialist | Remote
United States
Contract
Remote
Mid Level
$100/hr - $110/hrCrossing Hurdles is seeking a Legal Expert (J.D.) to design high-quality legal problems for AI training and evaluation. The role involves building legal workflows, developing evaluation rubrics, and ensuring technical accuracy through collaboration with a distributed team.
Staffing & Recruiting
Responsibilities
Design high-quality, real-world legal problems to support training and evaluation of frontier AI systems
Build multi-step legal workflows requiring navigation of court databases, citation extraction, and regulatory analysis
Develop detailed evaluation rubrics to assess AI agent reasoning and performance
Apply litigation, regulatory, and legal research expertise to ensure technical accuracy and realism
Collaborate asynchronously with a distributed team of legal and research experts
Qualification
Required
Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from a top university
Professional experience in litigation, regulatory practice, or legal research
Familiarity with legal research platforms such as Westlaw, LexisNexis, PACER, or CourtListener
Exceptional attention to detail and strong analytical skills
Excellent written and verbal communication with high English proficiency
Comfortable working independently in a remote, project-based environment
Company
Crossing Hurdles
At Crossing Hurdles, we specialise in customised recruitment and staffing solutions designed to drive success for businesses and professionals.
Founded in 2022
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase