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Domain Researcher, Legal

micro1· Core team
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Remote$400k - $800kFull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Domain Researcher focused on AI-powered legal reasoning, evaluating and benchmarking legal AI capabilities, and shaping enterprise legal workflows through rigorous evaluation frameworks.

Responsibilities

  • Design, own, and evolve evaluation frameworks for AI agents operating in legal domains, including benchmark suites, scoring methodologies, quality rubrics, and research-grade evaluation protocols.
  • Conduct original research on legal reasoning, statutory interpretation, legal analysis, and workflow automation.
  • Develop and curate datasets, case studies, and benchmark environments reflecting real-world legal challenges.
  • Collaborate with AI researchers and engineers to evaluate and improve legal-focused models and agentic systems.
  • Analyze model performance, reasoning quality, and failure modes across legal use cases.
  • Publish internal research findings, best practices, and evaluation methodologies.
  • Stay current with developments in legal technology, jurisprudence, regulatory environments, and AI research.
  • Help establish industry-leading standards for legal AI evaluation and benchmarking.

Qualifications

  • Advanced degree in Law (JD, LLM, SJD, PhD in Law, or equivalent).
  • Deep expertise in one or more legal domains (corporate law, contracts, litigation, regulatory compliance, IP, employment law, or public policy).
  • Demonstrated experience conducting legal research, analysis, or policy work.
  • Experience developing structured methodologies for assessing legal arguments, legal outcomes, or research quality.
  • Exceptional analytical reasoning and written communication skills.
  • Experience working across interdisciplinary teams involving research, technology, or legal operations.

Skills

Required:Legal ResearchEnterprise AIBenchmarkingAgentic Legal WorkflowsAdvanced Legal Degree

Benefits

  • equity compensation
  • performance-based bonuses (subject to role and company policies)
  • health-insurance premiums reimbursement up to 100%
  • paid time off
  • 401(K) plan with company match
  • remote-first workforce benefits
Last updated Oct 18, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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