Counsel, Applied Legal Research (Singapore)

TL;DR

Counsel, Applied Legal Research (Singapore): Applying corporate law background to build generative AI applications for deal intelligence platform with an accent on prompt engineering, LLM fine-tuning, and legal reasoning in transactional law. Focus on developing proprietary benchmarks, tackling document analysis challenges, and advancing data extraction capabilities.

Location: Remote (Singapore qualified lawyer required). Some collaboration time with US East Coast or West Coast from Monday to Thursday.

Company

Building AI-powered deal intelligence platform for law and finance, used by top firms like Ropes & Gray and AmLaw 25.

What you will do

• Develop subject-matter expertise to support AI research in transactional law.
• Prompt engineer and fine-tune large language models for legal applications.
• Build proprietary benchmarks to evaluate model performance.
• Tackle unsolved AI problems in document analysis and legal reasoning.
• Contribute to improving data extraction capabilities, working with Product, Engineering, and Customer Success teams.

Requirements

• LL.B., J.D., or equivalent; Singapore qualified lawyer (or other recognized common law jurisdiction) with minimum 3 years PQE.
• Significant legal experience at a reputable law firm; experience with debt finance, funds, and complex M&A is a plus.
• Exceptional technical aptitude and comfort learning cutting-edge systems.
• Proven interest in prompt engineering and leveraging LLMs for legal work.
• Generalist mindset, adaptability, and ability to work independently as a contractor in a fast-paced environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid remote/office culture.
• Flexible PTO.
• Work at the frontier of AI for knowledge work with engaged users from top firms.