Legal Document Specialist — Contract Legal Writing

About OpenTrain

OpenTrain is the #1 platform for finding and building careers in AI training and data labeling. We help contributors discover projects, consolidate opportunities across platforms, and build a unified AI training portfolio they control.

About AI Training Work

AI training (also called data labeling or human feedback work) is the human side of building AI: people prepare, review, and create examples that teach models to understand language and perform complex tasks. This work is often remote, flexible, and accessible to legal professionals who want part‑time, impactful work contributing directly to how AI systems behave.

• 100% remote and flexible—fit work around other commitments.
• Great part‑time opportunities; work typically on an hourly contractor basis.
• Contributors shape state‑of‑the‑art AI by producing high‑quality, domain‑specific training data.

Role Overview

OpenTrain is recruiting Legal Document Specialists for a contractor project with OpenTrain that uses original legal writing to train next‑generation AI systems. This is a contract, part‑time role focused on producing real legal materials for model training and evaluation.

• Hours: 20+ hours per week (part‑time contractor).
• Compensation: USD $20–$30 per hour, paid per hour.
• Language: English required; role is open worldwide.
• Data type: Document creation and submission (PDF/Word).

What You'll Do

You will create original, well‑structured legal documents that reflect genuine legal judgment and technical detail. Work products will be used as training material and must be clear, precise, and appropriate for professional legal contexts.

• Draft original legal documents such as memos, case analyses, contracts, and policy papers.
• Include structured elements (tables, figures, charts, diagrams) when appropriate.
• Prepare and submit documents in PDF or Word formats.
• Participate in feedback cycles to clarify content and improve usefulness for model training.
• Provide written and verbal updates or explanations when context is needed.

Requirements

This role requires a legal professional background and proven legal writing ability. You must understand and handle confidentiality and privilege carefully and be comfortable communicating in both written and verbal professional formats.

• Practising lawyer, legal researcher, compliance consultant, or similar legal professional background.
• Strong legal writing and document drafting ability; experience with legal analysis and issue spotting.
• Ability to explain complex concepts precisely and structure legal arguments clearly.
• Awareness of confidentiality obligations, privilege, and data privacy in document handling.
• Comfort providing professional correspondence and verbal updates as required.

Helpful Background

The project benefits from experience in areas that frequently require technical legal drafting. If you have domain experience it will help you produce richer training materials, though required base qualifications remain paramount.

• Experience in compliance, policy, intellectual property, regulatory, or corporate legal work.
• Familiarity incorporating tables, diagrams, or other modalities into legal documents.