Constitutional Lawyer

Employer description and requirements

Constitutional Lawyer

As an elite law contributor, you’ll bring the analytical discipline and interpretive judgment of high-stakes legal reasoning to the datasets that train advanced models. You’ll evaluate and construct arguments with precision — interpreting precedent, balancing principles, and reasoning from first principles through competing frameworks. The role requires intellectual rigor and a deep sense of fairness. You’ll help define what “good reasoning” looks like when outcomes hinge on logic, language, and moral interpretation.

Legal Excellence – Current or former Supreme Court clerk, appellate advocate, or senior counsel at a top law firm, government office, or legal nonprofit (required) Analytical Precision – Exceptional ability to parse argument structure, identify hidden assumptions, and reason from precedent Writing Mastery – Experience crafting persuasive, technically sound arguments for courts or policy audiences Integrity & Judgment – Commitment to principled reasoning and intellectual honesty

Reviewing model arguments for logical consistency, interpretive accuracy, and clarity Drafting exemplar legal analyses that reflect real appellate reasoning Building datasets of structured argumentation to teach logical reasoning and counter-argument Partnering with Surge researchers to formalize frameworks for legal analysis and ethical decision-making

Please email talent@surgehq.ai with your background and interest in collaborating with Surge. Please include the name of the role you’re applying for in the subject line or email body. We welcome personal projects and writings!