{"id":287,"date":"2026-07-09T18:09:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=287"},"modified":"2026-07-09T18:09:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:09:11","slug":"come-work-with-us-as-one-of-our-data-journalism-fellows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalconsumerreportss.com\/?p=287","title":{"rendered":"Come Work With Us\u2014As One of Our Data Journalism Fellows!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We are pleased to announce that Lawfare<\/em><\/em> is hiring two early-career researchers to help develop and expand the use of RAGtime, our AI-enabled research platform for primary-source, democracy-sensitive public records. RAGtime went into production in May 2026 and today integrates more than 1.6 million primary-source documents\u2014federal court litigation, the U.S. Code, the Code of Federal Regulations, Office of Legal Counsel opinions, and the documentary history of U.S. foreign relations\u2014into a single searchable, queryable, and analyzable interface at ragtime.lawfaremedia.org. A beta version launched in June 2026 to Lawfare<\/em><\/em>\u2019s roughly 10,000 financial supporters, and the platform is now moving toward wider public release.<\/p>\n

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This role is less about traditional software engineering than about the imaginative, rigorous use, expansion, and development of a powerful new research tool. Working closely with Lawfare<\/em><\/em>\u2019s editor-in-chief, senior editors, and a community of developers, these fellows sit at the intersection of data analysis, journalism, and innovation to explore what RAGtime makes possible: probing how it engages existing datasets, experimenting with new ones, and developing high-value use cases for journalists, lawyers, researchers, and civil society. It is a role in the spirit of the generalist, conceptually curious\u2014well-suited to someone excited to think alongside a novel technology and help shape how it is used.<\/p>\n

Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience within a range of $70,000-$90,000. Benefits include health and dental care (with premiums fully paid by Lawfare<\/em><\/em>), flexible hours, and participation in Lawfare<\/em><\/em>‘s 401(k) plan with up to 4% employer match. Funding for these positions beyond one year is contingent on fundraising.<\/p>\n

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What You’ll Do<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Working across data journalism, research analysis, and use-case development, the data journalism fellows will:<\/p>\n

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