Contract Attorney- AI-Driven Legal Information & Knowledge Base

• Maintain and strengthen the legal knowledge base powering the AI-driven legal assistant Reclamo AI, ensuring accuracy, accessibility, and safety for users.
• Review, update, and structure legal content across core NYS employment law issue areas, including discrimination, wage and hour violations, retaliation, leave rights, unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, labor organizing rights, and unlawful termination.
• Co-design and support the development of a new AI-driven tool addressing immigration law needs, including defining legal content strategy, safety guardrails, and review processes.
• Facilitate quality and safety review cycles for AI-generated content, flagging and resolving errors, and documenting content sourcing decisions for continuity.

This role ensures that vulnerable populations, including immigrants and low-wage workers, have access to accurate and safe AI-driven legal assistance, helping them navigate complex legal issues and secure their rights.

• J.D. degree and membership in the New York State Bar preferred.
• Experience in immigration law or NY employment law, or similar multi-issue-area exposure preferred.
• Plain language writing skills, with experience producing legal content for non-lawyer or immigrant audiences.
• Comfort working with structured or technical content (FAQs, knowledge bases, chatbot content) or strong willingness to learn quickly; familiarity with AI-assisted content systems is a plus.
• Ability to work collaboratively with product, engineering, and partner organizations; bilingual Spanish proficiency preferred.

Contract position with flexible schedule, estimated 150-250 total hours over 3-6 months. Opportunity to contribute to a leading nonprofit's mission and potentially apply for a permanent Legal Director role. Scale Justice is committed to a discrimination-free selection process.

Scale Justice (formerly Pro Bono Net) is a leading nonprofit access to justice innovator with a 25-year history of impact, building digital tools and partnerships to help people navigate the law and access justice.