[Hiring] 1P Legal Domain Experts (SMEs) @Applabsystems

Role Description

We are seeking 1P Legal Domain Experts (SMEs) for a remote contract position. The role focuses on three main domains:

• Corporate Law - United States (Federal & State)
  • Entity governance
  • Corporate formation
  • Commercial disputes
  • Breach of fiduciary duty
  • Transactional drafting
• Securities Law - United States (Federal)
  • Client regulatory compliance (Client Rule 3270, Form U4/U5 disclosures, BrokerCheck)
  • SEC enforcement actions
• Employment & Labor Law - United States (State/Federal)
  • FMLA/statutory leave
  • FLSA wage & hour compliance
  • Professional licensing/bar disciplinary procedures
  • Restrictive covenants

SMEs will:

• Establish legal ground truth
• Review AI-generated legal research/agent trajectories
• Verify claims and citations
• Distinguish binding vs. persuasive authority
• Identify jurisdictional/legal reasoning errors
• Create detailed evaluation rubrics
• Review/draft legal documents

Engagement will involve:

• Flex-headcount / ongoing pool
• Initial 5 calibration tasks (each task: approximately 10–15 hours)
• Recurring weekly assignments

Phase 2 sourcing will expand into various legal specialties including:

• Tax
• Health/Healthcare
• Civil Rights & Constitutional
• Criminal Law
• International Trade & AI regulation
• IP
• Real Estate
• Administrative/Municipal
• Immigration
• Environmental
• Family/Estate

Priority coverage will be across US Federal + selected US states/territories and international jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• Licensed/former attorneys, JDs/LLMs, or senior legal researchers/paralegals
• 3+ years relevant legal research/practice experience
• Strong skills in:
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Case-law research
  • Legal citations
  • Jurisdiction analysis
  • Legal drafting

Requirements

• Credential verification — degree, bar/license, 3+ years experience
• Legal knowledge assessment — jurisdiction, authority hierarchy, citation/claim verification
• Rubric exercise — evaluate an AI legal-research trajectory and define pass/fail criteria

Benefits

• Rate: $90-$100/hr. 1099 max

Company Description

For more information, visit our website: www.applabsystems.com