[Hiring] Law Review Cite-Checker @24-MAG

Role Description

We are sharing a specialised remote consulting opportunity for current law students and recent JD graduates with hands-on experience in law review editing, legal citation verification, Bluebook compliance, and legal research to contribute their editorial expertise to advanced AI training and evaluation initiatives.

Selected professionals will:

• Review legal citation grading frameworks.
• Identify inaccuracies and ambiguities in citation rules.
• Develop realistic cite-checking exercises reflecting established law journal practices.
• Combine practical editorial experience with detailed legal research, source verification, structured assessment development, and quality assurance.

Prior AI experience is not required.

Qualifications

• Current law student, preferably in the second or third year of a JD programme (2L or 3L), or recent JD graduate.
• Hands-on experience with law review, law journal editing, or comparable academic legal publication activities.
• Demonstrated experience conducting cite-checking, source collection, or legal citation verification.
• Strong working knowledge of The Bluebook and its application to legal research and editorial review.
• Familiarity with pinpoint citations, short-form citations, introductory signals, explanatory parentheticals, and complex citation structures.
• Ability to identify citation errors and clearly explain the rules and reasoning supporting each correction.
• Experience comparing cited authorities with legal propositions to assess substantive source support.
• Strong legal research, analytical reasoning, critical-thinking, and editorial problem-solving capabilities.
• Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to maintain accuracy across repetitive, technically demanding assignments.
• Excellent written communication skills, particularly in explaining complex citation rules and editorial decisions.
• Ability to identify ambiguous rules, unusual references, and inconsistencies within structured grading criteria.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage assigned tasks independently.
• Experience as a law journal editor, articles editor, executive editor, or dedicated cite-checking editor is advantageous.
• Familiarity with developing editorial guidelines, assessment rubrics, or structured legal review processes is beneficial.
• Ability to work effectively in a remote environment and meet established quality standards and deadlines.
• Prior experience with AI training, model evaluation, or legal technology applications is not required.

Requirements

• Freelance / contract engagement.
• Fully remote.
• Compensation: $50–$80/hour.
• 25 available openings.
• Specialised legal research and editorial consulting role focused on Bluebook citation standards, law review editing, and AI training.
• Work will involve citation rubric assessment, legal source verification, cite-checking task development, error identification, and structured evaluation feedback.
• Assignments will draw on practical law journal experience, detailed Bluebook knowledge, and consistent editorial reasoning.
• Selection may include screening questions, an AI-based interview, profile review, and onboarding.
• Prior experience working with AI systems is not required.
• Work must be completed without using confidential or proprietary information belonging to any employer, client, institution, or other third party.

Company Description

This opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC. We connect experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams.

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