Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Crossing Hurdles is seeking a Member of Technical Staff for Legal Research. The role involves designing evaluation frameworks for AI agents in legal domains, conducting original research, and collaborating with AI researchers to improve legal-focused models.
Responsibilities
- Design, own, and evolve evaluation frameworks for AI agents operating in legal domains, including benchmark suites and scoring methodologies
- Conduct original research on legal reasoning, statutory interpretation, and workflow automation
- Develop and curate datasets, case studies, and benchmark environments that reflect 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 and best practices related to legal AI evaluation
Skills
- Have an advanced degree in Law (JD, LLM, SJD, PhD in Law, or equivalent)
- Possess deep expertise in one or more legal domains, including corporate law, contracts, or regulatory compliance
- Have demonstrated experience conducting legal research, analysis, or policy work
- Have experience developing structured methodologies for assessing legal arguments or research quality
- Exhibit exceptional analytical reasoning and written communication skills
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