[Hiring] Legal Citation Specialist @24-MAG

Role Description

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

Selected professionals will:

• Review legal citation assessment frameworks
• Identify citation inaccuracies and ambiguous editorial rules
• Develop realistic cite-checking exercises based on established law journal practices

The work combines practical legal research experience with:

• Source verification
• Structured evaluation design
• Detailed editorial analysis
• 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, legal source collection, or citation verification
• Strong working knowledge of The Bluebook and its application to legal research, citation formatting, and editorial review
• Familiarity with pinpoint citations, short-form references, introductory signals, explanatory parentheticals, and complex citation structures
• Ability to identify citation inaccuracies and clearly explain the relevant 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 consistency across repetitive, technically demanding assignments
• Excellent written communication skills, particularly when explaining complex citation rules and editorial decisions
• Ability to recognise ambiguous citation requirements, unusual source references, and inconsistencies within structured grading rubrics
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage assigned tasks independently while meeting deadlines
• Experience as a law journal editor, articles editor, executive editor, or dedicated cite-checking editor is advantageous
• Familiarity with developing editorial guidelines, citation assessment rubrics, or structured review processes is beneficial
• Ability to work effectively in a remote environment and maintain established quality standards
• Interest in legal technology, AI-assisted legal research, and emerging applications of automated citation verification
• Prior experience with AI training, model evaluation, or related technology projects is not required

Requirements

• Freelance / contract engagement
• Fully remote
• Compensation: $50–$80/hour
• 70 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
• Professionals will review citation accuracy, assess ambiguous rules, and develop realistic examples for specialised evaluation activities
• 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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