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Paralegal at micro1
Experienced paralegals take on realistic legal tasks for a client's AI training effort, including document review, legal research, citation checks and document preparation, and explain the reasoning behind each decision. The listing stresses precision and knowing when a question needs an attorney. The contract asks for about 10 or more hours a week, scheduled however the contributor prefers.
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What you would do
- Complete document review, research, citation verification and drafting tasks with written reasoning
- Follow detailed protocols and note the cases they do not cover
- Identify ambiguous tasks or questions that need an attorney's judgment
- Check other contributors' work for accuracy and consistency
What the listing asks for
- 5+ years of paralegal experience in litigation, corporate or regulatory practice
- Direct experience with document review, legal research and citation verification
- Paralegal certificate, bachelor's degree or equivalent background, plus US practice experience
- Strong written and spoken English
- Preferred: e-discovery platforms, legal data projects or AI evaluation experience
Suits senior paralegals with US practice experience who have handled large document reviews and filings where accuracy mattered.
The listing as micro1 posted it
This is micro1's public listing for the role, read October 29, 2026, with dashes and placeholder links cleaned up. The listing is micro1's text; the summary above and everything below it is ours.
Role Title: Paralegal
Role Type: Contractor
Location: Remote
Opportunity Snapshot
Pay: $40-80/hour
Weekly commitment: ~10+ hours per week - organize them however works for you
Location: Remote - open worldwide to paralegals with U.S. practice experience
Your tasks: Apply your paralegal expertise to help train next-generation AI systems on legal work
micro1 is engaging experienced paralegals to contribute to a client’s AI training initiative. Your legal expertise is what matters here - no prior AI experience required.
We’re looking for paralegals who have carried real responsibility: large document reviews, research that attorneys relied on, filings where an error would have mattered. The work rewards precision and judgment about what needs escalating.
What you’ll do
- Work through realistic legal tasks - document review, research, citation verification, document preparation - and explain the reasoning behind your decisions.
- Apply detailed protocols consistently and flag the cases the rules don’t cover.
- Identify where a task is ambiguous or where a question would need an attorney’s judgment.
- Review work from other contributors for accuracy and consistency.
- Deliver assigned work on schedule and at the required quality level.
What we’re looking for
- 5+ years of hands-on paralegal experience in litigation, corporate, or regulatory practice.
- Direct experience with document review, legal research, and citation verification.
- Paralegal certificate, bachelor’s degree, or equivalent professional background.
- Comfortable working across multiple documents at once and spotting inconsistencies between them.
- Strong written and verbal English.
- Experience with legal data projects, e-discovery platforms, or structured review protocols is a plus.
- AI or LLM evaluation experience is a plus, but not required.
How the selection process works
- Apply and complete the screening questions
- Complete the AI interview for this role - it’s how your expertise gets in front of the client
- Profile review
- Onboarding - our Talent Ops team will get you set up
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Pay and terms
The listing states $40 to $80 per hour. That is micro1's listed rate for the project. It is not a promise of earnings, and the listing does not guarantee a number of hours.
micro1 engages experts as contractors. Its help library says payments are made in USD twice a month and that contracts and payroll run through Deel. Payments cannot be processed until identity verification there is complete. Read our micro1 review for what workers say about project availability and support.
Before you apply
Legal listings usually ask for a J.D., an active bar license or a set number of years in practice. Have your admission details and graduation year ready before the interview.
Applying starts with an AI interview, then certification, then matching to projects by recruiters. micro1 says certification does not guarantee a project, so treat this as flexible work and not as a job offer. The how to become an AI trainer guide walks through each step.
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People also ask
Is it possible to work remotely as a paralegal?
Yes, on this kind of contract. This micro1 Paralegal listing is remote and open worldwide to paralegals with U.S. practice experience, with a commitment of about 10 or more hours a week organized on your own schedule. The work is AI training: document review, legal research, citation verification and document preparation, with written reasoning for each decision.
How much does a work from home paralegal make?
This site does not publish market pay for remote paralegals. This micro1 listing states $40 to $80 per hour for about 10 or more hours a week. That is a listed rate, not earnings: micro1 pays for tracked and approved hours or approved tasks, twice a month in USD, and hours on its projects are not guaranteed.
Can you work as a paralegal online?
For this micro1 contract, everything happens online. You apply and answer screening questions, complete micro1's AI interview, go through a profile review and then onboarding with its Talent Ops team. Contracts and payroll run through Deel. The listing asks for 5+ years of hands-on paralegal experience in litigation, corporate or regulatory practice.
What exactly does a paralegal do?
On this micro1 contract, paralegals work through realistic legal tasks such as document review, legal research, citation verification and document preparation, and explain the reasoning behind each decision. They apply detailed protocols, flag cases the rules do not cover or that need an attorney's judgment, and review other contributors' work for accuracy and consistency.
How much does the Paralegal role at micro1 pay?
The listing states $40 to $80 per hour. That is micro1's listed rate for the project, not a promise of earnings, and hours are not guaranteed. Check the listing itself for the current figure.
Is the Paralegal role remote?
Yes. The listing describes it as remote work. On where you can be based, it says: remote, worldwide, with US practice experience. Read the eligibility line on the listing before you apply.
How do I apply for the Paralegal role?
Open the listing on micro1's site and apply there. Applying starts with an AI interview, followed by certification and matching to projects by recruiters. micro1 says certification does not guarantee a project. Our how to become an AI trainer guide covers each step.
Is this listing still open?
We read micro1's public listing on October 29, 2026. Roles close without notice, so confirm on the listing itself. If it has closed, the other legal roles on this site are linked below.
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Sources and method
- micro1 public job listing for this role, read October 29, 2026. The summary, task and requirement lines are our paraphrase of that listing.
- The questions under People also ask: Google's related questions for this kind of role in the United States, as reported by Ahrefs, pulled October 29, 2026. Answers are ours, written from the listing and from our own sourced micro1 pages.
- micro1 help library and expert guide for payment timing and the hiring steps, read 17 October 2026.
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