[Hiring] Legal Research Paralegal @YO AI Labs

Role Description

We are seeking experienced paralegals and current law students with strong, up-to-date legal research and citation-checking skills. You will apply your knowledge of Bluebook citation rules and legal research to verify legal sources, assess citation accuracy, and support a specialized legal research project.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply Bluebook rules and verify citations across various legal source types.
• Conduct legal research and confirm that cited sources support the relevant legal propositions.
• Complete research and citation tasks according to established guidelines.
• Explain citation errors and provide clear reasoning for corrections.
• Identify ambiguous cases and escalate them to project coordinators.
• Deliver accurate, high-quality work within assigned deadlines.

Qualifications

• Paralegal certification from NALA, NFPA, or NALS; an ABA-approved paralegal certificate; or current law school enrollment.
• Current hands-on experience in legal research and citation checking.
• Strong working knowledge of The Bluebook, including pincites, short forms, signals, and parentheticals.
• Ability to explain legal research findings and citation issues clearly.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
• Availability to work over the next two weeks, with a start date within 24–48 hours after onboarding.

Preferred Qualifications

• Approximately 3–5 years of professional paralegal experience.
• Law review or law journal experience.
• Graduation from a highly ranked law school or paralegal program.
• Recent experience performing citation verification and legal research.

Selection Process

• Submit an application and complete screening questions.
• Complete a role-specific AI interview.
• Undergo profile review.
• Complete onboarding with the Talent Operations team.