Are you legally qualified and interested in helping us to build the future of legal technology?
We are looking for Legal Subject Matter Experts (SME) with qualifications in NZ Law and/or relevant experience of working across one or more practice areas, to help us evaluate the outputs of AI tools, ensuring that the responses are accurate and relevant.
This is a great way to get experience of what is involved in developing and testing AI tools for the legal market and to use your legal experience to act as the ‘voice of our customers’, helping us to identify areas of improvement and to test our incremental improvements.
You will complete a specified number of reviews of the outputs of our AI tools, using your knowledge and experience to rate them on different criteria such as accuracy and relevance. As a Subject Matter Expert completing reviews of our AI tools, you will have experience in completing legal research, ideally using LexisNexis research tools, and an interest and awareness of AI technologies.
You will be pragmatic, flexible, and adaptable to shifting priorities with an open mindset and the ability to learn quickly. In return, we offer the ability to select your own working hours (we request a minimum commitment of 15 hours per week for at least 3 months) and to work from home. This work will be paid.
LexisNexis, a part of RELX, is a leading global provider of legal, regulatory, and business information. We help customers increase productivity and improve decision-making and outcomes. Our 10,500 experts and innovative tools help us shape a better world for our customers and communities.
SME Job Specification
Required:
- NZ Law degree or other legal degree with knowledge of the NZ legal system and market
- Strong interest, awareness and relevant exposure on AI technologies
- Experience with conducting legal research, ideally on LexisNexis platforms
Desired:
- Practical legal experience in the NZ market
- Practical legal experience in other legal markets
- We are particularly keen to hear from lawyers with transactional legal experience
Preferred Behavioral Competencies:
- Pragmatism and collaborative working style
- Willing to mentor and expand best practices
- Open mindset and ability to learn quickly
- Agility in responding to shifting requirements and priorities
Availability and Expected Working Hours:
- SMEs who are available on a regular basis for testing and can commit to a minimum number of hours per week as required
- Able to work at least 15 hours per week with minimum time commitment of at least 3 months
- Predetermined milestones may vary so flexibility in adjusting working hours will be ideal
Rate and Incentives:
- This work is paid, please indicate your expected rate when responding