Legal AI Intern

About the role

As a Legal AI Intern, you'll gain hands-on experience supporting AI initiatives at one of the world's largest law firms. This role offers a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge legal technology, helping evaluate and improve AI tools used by attorneys. Successful interns may expand beyond structured testing work into prompt engineering and contributing to the development of new AI solutions.

Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate AI-generated output against attorney-approved work product to assess accuracy and quality.
• Document findings, including where AI responses are accurate, inaccurate, or incomplete.
• Assist with testing and refining prompts to improve AI performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with team members to identify opportunities for improving AI tools and workflows.
• For high-performing interns, contribute to exploratory projects focused on solving new challenges and shaping future AI applications.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills and comfort working with data.
• Proficiency with Excel or other spreadsheet tools.
• Experience using large language model (LLM) tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with SQL, JSON, or basic Python programming is a plus.
• Ability to read and analyze detailed or technical documents; legal experience is not required.

Skills

• Detail-oriented and comfortable performing structured, accuracy-focused work.
• Curious about AI and its practical applications in professional services.
• Reliable, organized, and accountable.
• Strong critical thinker with an entrepreneurial mindset and interest in innovation.
• Interested in helping shape how AI is adopted within the legal industry.

Program Details

Duration: Three-month internship, with potential extension based on performance.

Schedule: Approximately 10 hours per week (about two hours per day, five days per week). Flexibility: Additional hours may be available for interns interested in taking on more advanced work and projects.

Pay

The expected pay rate for this role is $20 per hour. This rate reflects a good-faith estimate of pay at the time of posting; the actual compensation offered may vary depending on factors such as the candidate’s qualifications.