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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in U.S. commercial litigation, including strong drafting skills for motions, briefs, and discovery materials. Capable of analyzing complex contract disputes and developing strategic legal arguments while maintaining adherence to procedural standards.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Active Or Lapsed Law License3+ Years Litigation ExperienceCommercial Contract DisputesLitigation Drafting ExperienceCase Theory And Litigation Strategy
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Hard Skills
Litigation AnalysisContractual Language EvaluationLegal Argument DevelopmentPersuasive Written AdvocacyDrafting MotionsDrafting BriefsDrafting Demand LettersDrafting Discovery MaterialsProcedural AnalysisLegal Quality Assessment
Soft Skills
Clear CommunicationAdaptabilityAttention To DetailStrategic ThinkingCollaboration
Certifications & Qualifications
Active Or Lapsed Law License
Industry Keywords
U.S. Commercial LitigationBigLawBoutique Law FirmsMid-Market Law FirmsFederal Court Litigation
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Analyse complex commercial contract disputes involving breach, performance, interpretation, damages, and related issues
- Apply substantive U.S. law and practical litigation judgement to evolving fact patterns
- Develop arguments consistent with the applicable procedural posture and underlying case theory
- Evaluate contractual language, factual disputes, and potential remedies
- Maintain a coherent strategic position as new information and opposing arguments emerge
- Draft motions, briefs, demand letters, discovery materials, and related litigation documents
- Produce persuasive written advocacy grounded in applicable law and factual context
- Address opposing positions through clear and strategically focused legal arguments
- Respond to simulated opposing counsel moves across multiple engagement rounds
- Preserve continuity in case theory, factual framing, and litigation strategy
- Adapt arguments as scenarios, facts, or project direction evolve
- Incorporate senior feedback efficiently into subsequent drafts
- Develop rubric items alongside litigation drafts
- Define clear benchmarks for strong and persuasive legal responses
- Identify essential legal issues, reasoning steps, and drafting elements expected in high-quality work
- Apply U.S. commercial litigation standards when evaluating submissions
- Contribute structured criteria supporting consistent legal-quality assessment
- Identify procedural questions, missing information, and factual ambiguities
- Flag issues requiring additional direction from senior reviewers or project leads
- Distinguish between reasonable assumptions and matters requiring clarification
- Assess whether additional facts or legal authorities are needed before advancing a position
- Maintain disciplined legal analysis in incomplete or evolving scenarios
Requirements
What you’ll need- Active or lapsed licence to practise law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
- Minimum of 3 years of substantive post-JD litigation experience
- Strong hands-on experience with commercial contract disputes
- Practical drafting experience involving motions, discovery, briefs, and related pleadings
- Experience handling disputes involving breach of contract, performance, interpretation, or damages
- Proven ability to draft litigation work product under senior or partner supervision
- Strong understanding of case theory, litigation strategy, and procedural analysis
- Exceptional written English and command of professional litigation drafting
- Experience within BigLaw, boutique, or mid-market law firms is advantageous
- Federal court litigation experience is beneficial
- Previous participation in AI-related legal evaluation or training projects is advantageous but not required
- Work must be based exclusively on public or synthetic case materials
- Work must be completed without using confidential or proprietary information belonging to any employer, client, law firm, institution, or other third party
- Selected professionals should be prepared to begin their first tasks within approximately 24–48 hours of completing onboarding
Benefits
Comp & perks- Fully remote work
- Independent contractor engagement
- Opportunity to contribute to an advanced AI training and legal evaluation project
- Remote consulting opportunity
- Flexible project-based workstream
- No prior experience in AI is required