Paralegal / Legal editor

Paralegal / Legal Editor - 100% Remote - £20-£21 p/hour

Robert Half are working with a global organisation and is searching for a team of Paralegals / Legal Editors to support a high profile AI legal project.

*This is a remote project but you will need to be UK based*

About the Opportunity
Our team is seeking experienced legal professionals to join our clients legal department on a contract basis. In this role, you will handle critical legal research tasks that impact the accuracy of legal data and support the development of next-generation AI tools for legal citation analysis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct advanced research of primary law sources, including case law and statutes.
• Precisely identify and assess legal authority relationships (such as overruling, compliance, and regulatory changes).
• Prepare clear and concise summaries and annotations of legal findings.
• Work within established workflows, maintaining high productivity while meeting or exceeding accuracy and volume expectations.
• Consistently demonstrate high attention to detail and maintain rigorous quality control independently.
• Contribute to the enhancement and validation of AI tools by annotating data, reviewing AI-generated outputs, and providing feedback to development teams.
• Adapt to evolving legal technology and processes, collaborating with cross-functional teams as needed.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated strong primary law research skills (case law and statutes
• Proven experience analyzing legal authority relationships (e.g., overruling, compliance, regulatory change).
• Excellent legal writing skills with a focus on clarity and conciseness.
• High attention to detail and ability to follow structured processes.
• Comfortable with legal research technology and database-driven work. AI or machine learning experience is a plus.
• Track record of working independently while sustaining high quality and meeting production goals.

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