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AI Training Jobs for Paralegals and Law Students

, AITraining.jobs lists 16 open roles for paralegals and law students on , including DataAnnotation, Fleet AI and micro1; their typical pay runs $60 to $145 an hour, with a median of $65, and the highest advertised rate is $200 an hour at Fleet AI.

See 16 roles for paralegals and law students
$60–$145/hrtypical paylive median $65/hrup to $200/hr at Fleet AI

Measured from 13 distinct advertised rates, across 5 platforms. 3 advertise only a maximum ("up to $X/hr"), which is excluded.

AI labs pay paralegals and law students by the hour to check a model's legal research, citations and drafting, and to write the work product an attorney would expect. Every role is checked against its platform's job board every hour.

Live roles for paralegals and law students

Updated 12 Nov 2026, 00:07 UTC

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Law students and recent JDs

4 open

Law students and recent graduates: legal research, Bluebook citation checking and grading a model's answers on the law.

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Pay by specialty

Each specialty's typical pay is measured over its own open roles the way every band on this site is (the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each advertised range) to the 90th-percentile advertised ceiling), and shown only where at least three distinct rates are posted.

SpecialtyOpen rolesTypical payHighest rate
Paralegals and legal specialists10$60–$170/hr$200/hr
Law students and recent JDs4$65–$110/hr$125/hr
Patent agents, notaries and other legal roles2Too few rates$108/hr

What the roles ask for

Read from the requirements of 14 of the 16 open roles for paralegals and law students: the lines each role's pop-up lists from its posting. A role counts once, at the lowest degree it accepts.

0

Ask for a PhD

0

Ask for a master's

4

Ask for a bachelor's or a degree

10

Name no degree

  • Name years of experience5
  • Ask for a certification2
  • Ask where you live or may work2

The roles that name experience ask for a median of 4 years.

Who hires paralegals and law students for AI work

PlatformOpen rolesPay stated
DataAnnotation logoDataAnnotation1$40–$125/hr
Fleet AI logoFleet AI1$150–$200/hr
micro1 logomicro16$40–$120/hr
Rise Data Labs logoRise Data Labs1$50–$150/hr
AfterQuery logoAfterQuery4$48–$125/hr
SuperAnnotate (SME) logoSuperAnnotate (SME)3up to $50/hr

Ordered by what applying is worth, lifted by a referral boost for the platforms that pay us a referral fee; it never changes what a platform pays you.

How each platform checks you

The platforms hiring paralegals and law students now, in the words of each one's onboarding guide, with the source of every line. The full steps are on each platform's page. Ordered by what applying is worth, lifted by a referral boost for the platforms that pay us a referral fee; it never changes what a platform pays you.

DataAnnotation logoDataAnnotation1 open
Assessment
Starter Assessment (a general one, or a specialized one such as Coding, Math, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Finance, Law, Medicine or a language). How to apply
Interview
None published
Identity check
Be able to verify your identity when asked: a physical, valid, unexpired government-issued photo ID (such as a driver's license, passport or national or state ID card) plus a selfie, checked by the verification company Persona. Source (dataannotation.tech/faqs)
Fleet AI logoFleet AI1 open
Assessment
An online legal assessment. How to apply
Interview
None published
micro1 logomicro16 open
Assessment
The Zara AI interview. How to apply
Interview
AI interview (recorded, scored by AI)
Identity check
An original, physical, valid and unexpired government ID: a passport, driver's license, national identity card or residence permit, depending on your country and what Veriff supports (screenshots, pictures and digital copies are rejected), plus a selfie. Source (library.micro1.ai/getting-started/id-verification)
Rise Data Labs logoRise Data Labs1 open
Assessment
Interview and skills assessment. How to apply
Interview
AI interview (recorded, scored by AI)
AfterQuery logoAfterQuery4 open
Assessment
AfterQuery pool skills assessment (plus an interview step). How to apply
Interview
Video interview
Identity check
For verification and payouts: a government-issued photo ID, a device with a camera for a selfie, a phone that can receive a text code, a bank account in your own legal name in the same country you select in Stripe, and your SSN if you are in the US. Source (docs.afterquery.com/articles/onboarding/complete-your-onboarding)
Credentials
AfterQuery says it welcomes 'experts with advanced degrees, significant industry experience, or demonstrated expertise in their field,' and that every expert goes through a verification process that includes credential checks and expertise validation. Source
SuperAnnotate (SME) logoSuperAnnotate (SME)3 open
Assessment
SME Careers AI interview, plus a qualification exam and recruiter interview on some roles. How to apply
Interview
AI interview (recorded, scored by AI)
Identity check
A valid government-issued photo ID and a selfie for Deel's identity check, with the name on the ID exactly matching your account. Source

Where these roles are posted

Roles a platform posts for one country, and roles whose title names a language. Each place opens its own page; each count opens these roles.

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How Law compares

Law's row in Expert Fields in Demand for AI Training, our research over 15 Oct 2026 to 11 Nov 2026, rebuilt every day. Every figure opens the roles it counts, and each table its place among the others in the report.

Open roles by expert field

Which professions and disciplines are AI training platforms hiring?

FieldOpen on 11 Nov 2026New listings
LawSmall sample
162
80
2,204 of the 4,417 roles open at the end of 11 Nov 2026 name a field in their title; 21 fields are named. New listings from 15 Oct 2026 to 11 Nov 2026. Expert Fields in Demand for AI Training, figure 1, live data 15 Oct 2026 to 11 Nov 2026.

Advertised hourly pay by expert field

Which fields pay the most?

FieldMedian per hourTypical pay
Law
$105
$65 to $400
Roles open on 11 Nov 2026 that state an hourly rate; fields with at least 3 distinct advertised rates. Expert Fields in Demand for AI Training, figure 2, live data 15 Oct 2026 to 11 Nov 2026.

Applicant demand per open role, by expert field

Which fields draw the most applicants per opening, and which are short of them?

FieldClicks per role a weekIndex
Law
1.75
0.31x
Apply clicks on AITraining.jobs on roles naming each field, from 15 Oct 2026 to 11 Nov 2026, against the days those roles were open. Expert Fields in Demand for AI Training, figure 3, live data 15 Oct 2026 to 11 Nov 2026.

Who looks for this work

Law's row in AI Training Talent: Supply and Demand, our research over 14 Oct 2026 to 10 Nov 2026, rebuilt every day. Every figure opens the roles it counts, and each table its place among the others in the report.

People per open role, by expert field

In which expert fields are there more people looking for AI training work than roles open, and in which are roles short of people?

FieldMembers per open roleMembersRoles open on 10 Nov 2026
Law
2.4
376160
17,625 people with a profile by the end of 10 Nov 2026; the 4,424 roles open on 10 Nov 2026, 1,835 of them naming a profession of an expert field in their title. AI Training Talent: Supply and Demand, figure 1, live data 14 Oct 2026 to 10 Nov 2026.

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Frequently asked questions

How much do AI training jobs for paralegals and law students pay?

Across the 13 distinct hourly rates posted for roles for paralegals and law students right now, typical pay runs from $60 to $145 an hour, with a median of $65. The highest posted rate is $200 an hour, at Fleet AI.

Do I need a paralegal certificate or a law degree?

Paralegal roles usually ask for paralegal experience, law student roles ask that you are in law school or recently graduated, and patent agent and notary roles ask for that license. Each listing states what it requires and where it is open. Of the 14 open roles for paralegals and law students whose requirements we read, 4 a bachelor's or a degree and 10 name no degree.

What does a paralegal or law student do in AI training?

You check a model's legal research and citations, review documents and drafts the way a paralegal would for an attorney, and write better answers. It is remote contract work, paid by the hour.

How do platforms check paralegals and law students?

Most platforms start with an assessment in your field before any paid work, and each listing says what it asks for. Of the platforms hiring paralegals and law students now, micro1, Rise Data Labs and SuperAnnotate (SME) run an AI interview (a recorded interview scored by AI) for many roles. DataAnnotation, micro1, AfterQuery and SuperAnnotate (SME) check a government photo ID, usually with a selfie, before you are paid. AfterQuery says it checks credentials such as degrees. The section on how each platform checks you quotes each guide with its source.

Are these jobs legitimate?

They are posted by established AI data platforms (DataAnnotation, Fleet AI, micro1 and Rise Data Labs among them), and each platform's page here covers whether it is legit, how it vets people and how it pays. A legitimate platform never charges you to apply or to get work.

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