Legal Fellow - Human Frontier Collective (UK)
The Human Frontier Collective (HFC) at Scale AI is seeking a Legal Fellow to collaborate on pioneering generative AI research tailored for the legal profession. This fully remote, six-month contract role offers the opportunity to influence AI models designed to support legal practitioners in real-world scenarios. As an HFC Legal Fellow, you will engage directly with AI technologies, contributing to the development of tools that enhance legal decision-making processes.
In this role, you will design complex legal scenarios that reflect practical challenges faced by attorneys, enabling robust testing and refinement of AI model capabilities. You will actively participate in interactive research sessions, assessing AI-generated legal content for accuracy, practical relevance, and adherence to regulatory standards. Your feedback will directly influence AI development, highlighting strengths and identifying areas for improvement to better align AI capabilities with real-world legal practice. Additionally, you will collaborate on specialized projects in fields such as regulatory compliance, litigation strategy, case law analysis, and contract law, enhancing AI's applicability across diverse legal disciplines. Contributing to thought leadership, you will co-author white papers, technical analyses, webinars, and panels, driving industry-wide conversations about AI's role in law.
Ideal candidates will possess a Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Laws (LLM), or be currently enrolled in a prestigious 2L/3L program. Bar admission in any jurisdiction is strongly preferred. Professional experience as an Associate Attorney, Legal Analyst, Counsel, Law Clerk, In-House Counsel, Legal Researcher, or Law Professor is highly desirable. Demonstrated expertise in legal research, analysis of regulatory frameworks, constitutional law, case law interpretation, and drafting legal briefs is essential. A detail-oriented, innovative mindset with a passion for legal technology and a commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration is crucial. Prior experience with AI is not required but considered a plus.
This position offers a flexible schedule, allowing you to set your own hours within a 10–40 hour workweek that fits around your life and other commitments. Compensation is competitive, with project pay rates varying across platforms and depending on factors such as project scope, skillset, and location. As part of the HFC, you will join a supportive, interdisciplinary network of innovators and thought leaders committed to advancing frontier AI across domains. This role provides a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience shaping AI technology specifically within the legal profession.
Scale AI is dedicated to developing reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. The company collaborates with industry leaders and government agencies to build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact. Joining Scale AI means contributing to the advancement of AI technologies that are transforming industries and society.