Legal Expert (Employment & Labor)

Role Title: Legal Expert (Employment & Labor)

Role Type: Contractor

Location: Remote

micro1 is engaging Legal Expert (Employment & Labor)s to contribute to a dynamic project focused on enhancing legal data annotation processes for a customer. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required - your domain knowledge is what matters. This engagement emphasizes analytical contributions, with a strong focus on US-based expertise in resolving workplace disputes, wage and hour compliance, workplace investigations, and agreement drafting within the broader context of labor law and employee benefits.

Scope of Work

• Create and review legal data annotation tasks involving workplace disputes and compliance scenarios.

• Draft, analyze, and refine real-world and hypothetical legal scenarios related to wage and hour regulations.

• Evaluate documentation and policies concerning workplace investigations and help ensure accuracy in data interpretation.

• Contribute to the development and review of templates and guidelines for workplace agreements and benefit plans (including ERISA-related materials).

• Provide detailed written and verbal feedback to improve annotation guidelines and legal content quality.

• Collaborate with project stakeholders remotely to ensure deliverables align with evolving legal standards.

• Maintain a high standard of confidentiality and ethical practice throughout all assignments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active US law license in good standing, with significant practice experience in labor and workplace law.

• Demonstrated expertise in litigation, wage & hour compliance, workplace investigations, workplace agreement drafting, and ERISA regulations.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a meticulous attention to legal detail.

• Experience preparing or reviewing legal materials for training, compliance, or analytical purposes.

• Proven track record of navigating complex legal frameworks and providing actionable insights.

• Comfort working autonomously in a remote engagement and meeting milestone-based deliverables.

• Familiarity with collaborative legal technology platforms is a plus.