Contract Review Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Overview

SME Careers, a fast-growing AI data services company and subsidiary of SuperAnnotate, is looking for a Contract Review Subject Matter Expert to review AI-generated contract analyses and drafting outputs, and in some cases create expert contract content. This is an hourly, remote contractor role with no immediate project currently available, but qualified experts may be contacted first when relevant opportunities arise and may gain access to future projects through the expert network. Interview language is English and an interview is required.

What You'll Do

• Review AI-generated contract analyses and drafting outputs for accuracy, clarity, completeness, and prompt adherence.
• Evaluate reasoning quality and step-by-step issue spotting.
• Identify problems in clause interpretation, risk allocation, missing terms, ambiguity, enforceability, and negotiation strategy.
• Fact-check legal concepts and citations when needed.
• Write clear explanations and model revisions that reflect correct, risk-aware contract reasoning.
• Rate and compare multiple responses based on correctness and reasoning quality.
• Create detailed prompts and gold-standard contract outputs such as issue lists, redlines, negotiation notes, clause rewrites, and playbook guidance.
• Test AI outputs for inaccuracies, misleading certainty, confidentiality risks, and bias.

Requirements

• JD/LLB or equivalent, or a Paralegal/Contracts professional background with substantial contract review experience, depending on role level.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in contracts, such as in-house legal, law firm, procurement, vendor management, legal ops, or contracts management.
• Strong ability to identify and explain contract risk, including liability caps, indemnities, warranties, limitations/exclusions, termination rights, payment risk, and IP ownership/licensing.
• Experience reviewing and redlining common commercial agreements such as MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, DPAs, SaaS/subscription agreements, vendor/supplier agreements, and services agreements.
• Comfort with privacy and security clauses, including confidentiality, data processing, security standards, breach notification, subcontractors, and audit rights.
• Strong attention to detail, including spotting ambiguity, inconsistent definitions, missing exhibits, conflicting clauses, and misaligned business terms.
• Minimum C1 English proficiency and the ability to write practical guidance for non-legal audiences.
• Reliable, self-directed work style and the ability to deliver consistent quality across time zones.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with contract lifecycle management (CLM) tools and version control.
• Prior experience with AI data training or annotation, legal QA, knowledge management, or template library maintenance.

Skills

• Contract Review
• Risk Allocation
• Clause Drafting
• Issue Spotting
• Indemnities & Liability
• Data Privacy/Security Terms
• Redlining
• Negotiation Support