Senior Legal AI Researcher

Onit’s AILabsarebuilding custom AI models to automate tasks in legal operations, contracts, and spend management. We’relooking for anambitious andexperienced lawyer with an interest in AI whocan be a subject matter expert thatensuresthe quality of our models. Responsibilities Embedded within the Models team, you will collaborate closely with AI scientists, engineers, and legal researchers to bridge legal expertiseand model development. Translate legal domain knowledge into actionable model requirements. Identify inefficiencies and pain points across legal processes, assessing opportunities for automation and AI-driven improvement. Contribute to evaluation design, defining quality benchmarks for legal AI and building the frameworks to measure them. Design and test internal tooling to accelerate model development workflows. Mentor junior legal researchers on legal concepts and best practices. What we’re looking for: 5+ years of legal practice with a focus on contract review and negotiation, including strong familiarity with the full contract lifecycle and its stakeholders. Exceptional communication skills across diverse audiences, with the ability to distil complex legal concepts for non-legal stakeholders. Demonstrated interest in and understanding of AI technologies. Ability to thrive in ambiguity. In-house experience at an enterpriseorganisation (preferred). Experience managing legal spend and billing (preferred). Experience collaborating with software engineers or technical teams (preferred). #J-18808-Ljbffr