Applied Legal Researcher

Highlights

• Help build frontier agentic AI reshaping legal and professional services work.
• Partner with engineering and clients to translate legal workflows into AI.
• Build benchmarks and datasets to evaluate next-gen legal AI systems.

What they offer

• Equity

Ideal candidate

A curious JD-trained lawyer with BigLaw or finance experience who loves digging into complex workflows and getting hands-on to teach AI to do real legal work.

Requirements

• JD from a top US law school or equivalent postgraduate qualification
• 3-7 years at a US law firm, financial institution or equivalent provider
• Experience in-house or at a financial institution for NYC applicants
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality work on demanding deadlines
• Strong communicator who can translate complex legal and business problems
• Comfort defining outcomes when success criteria are underspecified
• Deep intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn across domains
• Willing to do hands-on work like grading answers and reviewing documents