Litigation Attorney Expert

AfterQuery builds the expert evaluation data that frontier AI labs use to measure and improve their models. We're hiring litigators as contractors to author and grade the dispute scenarios those evaluations run on.

What you'll actually do

• Author realistic litigation scenarios from complaint through dispositive motions, the kind a practicing litigator actually works.
• Write reference answers with the procedural and strategic reasoning behind each judgment, from venue and joinder to discovery scope.
• Grade model output on motions, discovery strategy, case assessments, and settlement postures.
• Flag arguments that read persuasive but would fail on procedure or precedent, the misses only a practitioner would catch.

Who this is for

• Attorneys with a JD, active bar admission, and at least two years of litigation practice at a firm, in government, or in house.
• Litigators who have owned real motion practice, discovery, and case strategy, not just document review.
• Practitioners who can explain why an argument wins procedurally, not just that it sounds right.
• People with strong written English who can turn litigation judgment into clear, teachable reasoning.

Contract and pay

• $100 to $200/hr, paid weekly via Stripe. Your rate is set from your experience, not negotiated down after you start.
• Fully remote, fully async. No fixed hours.
• Minimum 10 hours per week, no maximum. Scale up or down week to week.
• No screen recording, no keystroke monitoring, no idle timers.
• Independent contractor. Ongoing project work rather than single task batches.

How our hiring process works

1. Apply at /apply/litigation-attorney-expert. About five minutes. Resume plus a few structured questions.
2. Resume review. Every application gets read against a published rubric and gets a decision.
3. Written assessment. You may be asked to take a written assessment for further placement.
4. Onboarding. Sign the contractor agreement, connect Stripe, and get platform access.
5. Project match. You're matched to live work in your specialty, usually within a week of onboarding.

About AfterQuery

AfterQuery is an expert data lab. We build the evaluation and training data that frontier AI labs use to measure what their models can and can't do in real professional work. Our contributors are practicing professionals, not annotators, and the work is credited, reviewed, and paid at professional rates.

Responsibilities

• Author realistic litigation scenarios from complaint through dispositive motions
• Write reference answers with the procedural and strategic reasoning behind each judgment
• Grade model output on motions, discovery strategy, and case assessments
• Flag arguments that read persuasive but would fail on procedure or precedent

Requirements

• JD and active bar admission in a US jurisdiction
• 2+ years of litigation practice at a firm, government, or in house
• Hands on motion practice, discovery, and procedural strategy
• Clear written English for documenting legal reasoning
• Able to commit at least 10 hours per week

Preferred Qualifications

• First chair or significant second chair trial experience
• Federal court or complex commercial litigation background
• Clerkship or appellate practice experience

Why Apply

• Work stays in your specialty, judged on legal judgment rather than billable volume
• Set your own hours and scale up or down week to week
• Weekly pay via Stripe at a rate set from your experience
• Your judgment shapes how the next generation of AI handles litigation