Commercial Contract Litigation Attorney

About OpenTrain

OpenTrain AI is the hiring and contracting organization for this role. OpenTrain is the leading platform for finding and building careers in AI training and data labeling, helping contributors discover projects, build a professional profile, and grow their experience in a rapidly developing field.

This opportunity lets experienced attorneys apply their legal judgment to the development of advanced AI systems while building relevant work experience in AI evaluation.

• Remote contractor opportunity based in the United States
• Part-time engagement requiring 20+ hours per week
• Compensation of $100 to $150 per hour
• Apply through OpenTrain

About AI Training and Legal Evaluation

AI training is the human side of building artificial intelligence. Specialists create, review, and evaluate examples that help AI systems produce more accurate, useful, and reliable responses.

In this project, legal professionals will work with public or synthetic case materials and simulated commercial disputes. Their drafting, strategic reasoning, and evaluations help establish standards for how AI handles complex legal work.

• Contribute to cutting-edge AI evaluation work
• Apply practical litigation judgment to simulated case developments
• Help define benchmarks for persuasive legal responses
• Work remotely with flexible part-time scheduling

The Role

OpenTrain AI is recruiting a Commercial Contract Litigation Attorney to create and evaluate legal work product for an AI evaluation project focused on multi-turn commercial disputes. You will apply practical litigation judgment to changing simulated case developments while maintaining the standards of U.S. commercial litigation.

This role involves preserving a coherent case theory across multiple turns, responding strategically to simulated opposing-counsel actions, and producing polished legal documents with limited repeated direction.

• Role type: Contractor and part time
• Location: United States
• Language: English
• Workload: 20+ hours per week
• Pay: $100 to $150 per hour

What You'll Do

You will create legal work product from detailed scenario prompts, evaluate responses against defined standards, and refine materials as facts or strategy change. The work will involve both document drafting and structured assessment of legal reasoning.

• Draft motions, briefs, demand letters, discovery documents, and related pleadings
• Respond to simulated opposing-counsel moves while preserving case theory and strategic posture
• Create rubric items defining benchmarks for strong and persuasive legal responses
• Revise drafts in response to senior direction and changing facts or strategy
• Identify procedural questions, missing information, and factual ambiguities for project leads
• Use only public or synthetic case materials
• Maintain appropriate confidentiality and ethical standards

Required Qualifications

Applicants must have practical commercial contract litigation experience and the ability to independently produce high-quality legal documents. The role requires strong written English, legal drafting proficiency, and sound judgment when facts, procedural issues, or litigation strategy evolve.

• Active or lapsed admission to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• At least three years of substantive post-JD practice focused on commercial contract litigation
• Hands-on experience drafting motions, discovery materials, pleadings, briefs, or demand letters
• Practical knowledge of breach, performance, termination, interpretation, and damages disputes
• Exceptional written English and mastery of legal drafting and litigation register
• Ability to produce litigation documents with limited repeated direction
• Ability to maintain a coherent case theory across evolving facts and simulated opposing-counsel moves

Helpful Background

The following experience is helpful but is not listed as required. It may support your ability to work effectively in this legal AI evaluation project.

• Experience in a BigLaw, boutique, or mid-market law firm
• Federal-court experience
• Previous participation in AI training or evaluation initiatives

Why Work in AI Training

AI training and data labeling is a fast-growing way to work in technology. Legal experts contribute specialized knowledge that helps AI systems reason through documents, disputes, and professional tasks more reliably.

The work is remote and can fit around other commitments. Through OpenTrain, you can build a profile that reflects your AI training experience, discover projects aligned with your skills, and develop a durable portfolio.

• Work from anywhere with a computer and internet connection
• Choose flexible part-time work around your existing schedule
• Apply specialized legal expertise to emerging AI systems
• Build a visible record of AI evaluation and training experience