Legal work for AI
AI Training Jobs for Lawyers
Measured from 63 distinct advertised rates, across 12 platforms. 4 of the 83 open roles here state no hourly rate; 16 advertise only a maximum ("up to $X/hr"), which is excluded.
AI labs pay attorneys by the hour to grade a model's answers to legal questions, redline contracts, test its reasoning in your practice area and write the answer a careful lawyer would give. 83 roles for lawyers are open right now on 17 platforms, including micro1, SuperAnnotate (SME) and Mercor. Every role is checked against its platform's job board daily.
Live roles for lawyers
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Corporate, transactional and M&A attorneys
1 openGrade a model's contract drafting, deal analysis and corporate advice, and redline agreements the way a deal lawyer would: M&A, commercial and SaaS contracts, investment funds, derivatives and in-house counsel work. Several ask for BigLaw experience.
Corporate & M&A Attorney Expert (opens the job details)
AfterQuery · Domain Experts · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$150/hr
Litigation attorneys
1 openCheck a model's legal research, motions and case analysis, review deposition transcripts and write what a litigator would argue. Each listing names the jurisdiction and the experience it wants.
Litigation Attorney Expert (opens the job details)
AfterQuery · Domain Experts · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$150/hr
Tax, IP, immigration, family and other practice areas
2 openRoles that name one practice area (tax, patents, immigration, family law, employment, bankruptcy, personal injury): you grade and write the model's answers in that area, so the listing asks for years in it.
Patent Attorney Expert (opens the job details)
AfterQuery · Domain Experts · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$118/hrTax Attorney Expert (opens the job details)
AfterQuery · Domain Experts · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$160/hr
Attorneys of any practice area
1 openGeneral legal review open to licensed attorneys whatever their practice: grade a model's answers to legal questions, check its citations and reasoning, and write better ones.
Attorney (opens the job details)
AfterQuery · Domain Experts · Remote· 9mo agoDetails
$138/hr
Before you apply
This is training and evaluation work for AI models, not client work: you do not represent or advise anyone. Most attorney roles ask for an active bar admission and name the jurisdictions they accept. If you work at a firm or in-house, check its policy on outside work first, and never bring client documents into a task. A legitimate platform never charges you to apply.
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Frequently asked questions
How much do AI training jobs for lawyers pay?
Across the 63 distinct hourly rates posted for roles for lawyers right now, typical pay runs from $85 to $340 an hour, with a median of $110. The highest posted rate is $400 an hour, at micro1. 4 of the 83 open roles for lawyers state no hourly rate, so check each listing.
Do I need an active bar license?
For the attorney roles, almost always: they ask for a JD and an active bar admission, usually in the US, and the best-paid look for BigLaw or specialist experience. The legal expert roles are titled by the work and some take JD holders who no longer practice. Paralegal, law student and notary roles are listed on the remote attorney jobs page. Each listing states what it requires.
What does a lawyer do in AI training?
You read how an AI model answers legal questions, grade its reasoning and citations in your practice area, redline contracts so it learns how lawyers mark them up, and write the answer a careful attorney would give. Some projects ask you to write hard legal questions and the rubrics other reviewers grade against.
Is this practicing law?
No. You produce and review training material for AI models; you do not represent or advise clients. If you work at a firm or in-house, check its policy on outside work before you take on a project, and never bring client documents into a task.
Are these jobs legitimate?
They are posted by established AI data platforms (micro1, SuperAnnotate (SME), Mercor and AfterQuery among them), and each platform's page here covers whether it is legit, how it vets people and how it pays. A legitimate platform never charges you to apply or to get work.
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