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Copula Fellows · Legal · Data

Legal Domain Expert

Part-timeRemote / on-site¥20k–30k / month

Turn frontline workflows from top-tier law firms and leading in-house teams into task maps, realistic scenarios, reference answers, and scoring criteria for difficult long-horizon legal tasks.

What you’ll do

  • 01Work with the data product and engineering teams through interviews, material review, and hands-on platform use.
  • 02Map contract review, due diligence, legal research, drafting, and case analysis into task systems with clear difficulty levels.
  • 03Design high-quality, discriminating tasks from foundational to advanced levels, grounded in real legal practice.
  • 04Write reproducible reference answers and scoring rubrics with explicit scoring points and judgment boundaries.
  • 05Review task and annotation quality, arbitrate disputed cases, and continuously improve the system.

What we’re looking for

  • 013+ years at a top-tier law firm or a leading in-house legal team across compliance, disputes, or transactions.
  • 02Deep expertise in at least one core area: corporate / M&A, dispute resolution, capital markets, intellectual property, or compliance.
  • 03Strong decomposition and rigorous writing skills; able to turn complex work into structured tasks and standards.
  • 04Clear communicator who can make tacit legal knowledge legible to a non-legal team.
  • 05Legal professional qualification required; top law-school training or an overseas credential such as JD, LLM, NY Bar, or CA Bar is preferred.

Bonus points

  • Deep coverage of a particular industry or jurisdiction.
  • Teaching or mentoring experience and an ability to systematize methodology.

Terms

Project-based, paid monthly at ¥20k–30k depending on experience. Remote or on-site; at least 8 hours per week, with a recommended commitment of one month or longer.

Apply via email

Send your résumé and representative drafting or case-work samples (redacted if confidential).