Applied Research Intern at Thomson Reuters in Remote

Summary: Thomson Reuters Labs is seeking Applied Research Interns to advance the state of the art in AI, particularly in generative AI modeling for legal tech applications. The role involves researching techniques for long-term memory functionality in AI-agentic systems, collaborating with a cross-functional team, and gaining hands-on experience in the model development lifecycle. Responsibilities: - Research state-of-the-art techniques for developing and maintaining long-term memory functionality in AI-agentic systems - Contribute ideas and work on solving real-world challenges, ranging from deep research on legal documents to drafting long-form documents in the space of litigation and transactional law - Build, test, and deliver high-quality solutions - Gain hands-on experience in optimizing datasets for agent development, model training and adaptation, and evaluation - Develop automated techniques for the design and evaluation of AI agents - Work on a collaborative cross-functional team Required Qualifications: - A PhD student (or a recent MSc graduate) in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, or other quantitative disciplines - Have a solid understanding and experience with Natural Language Processing (NLP), Information Retrieval (IR), and Machine Learning (ML) methods, including classic methods, deep learning (DL), and large language models (LLM) - Experienced in one or more programming languages (preferably Python) and have experience working in the collaborative (e.g., Git) and Cloud (preferably AWS) environments - Have experience with ML/DL/NLP/LLM libraries such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, spaCy, HuggingFace, LangChain, LangGraph, Pydantic AI, etc - Are comfortable working with unstructured datasets and are knowledgeable about tools and techniques for data cleaning and processing - Have good communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team - Publication on a relevant topic and at NLP/IR/ML venues (ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, SIGIR, KDD, ICLR, ICML, etc.) Preferred Qualifications: - The ideal candidate will have a background in NLP, experience building with LLMs, Python proficiency for rapid prototyping, and the soft skills to bridge technical and business perspectives - Experience working on legal AI systems (e.g., legal drafting, contract analysis, legal research, etc.) - A law degree (J.D.), paralegal experience, etc. Domain knowledge in legal, tax, or accounting Required Skills: Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Large Language Models Important Skills: Python, Information Retrieval, Data Cleaning Nice-to-Have Skills: Git, AWS, Publication Experience, Collaboration, Communication Skills Benefits: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset., Comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing., Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more., Two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives., Market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match., Competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave., Optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee;, Optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee;, Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts;, Fitness reimbursement;, Access to Employee Assistance Program;, Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee;, Access to 529 Plan;, Commuter benefits;, Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance;, Tuition Reimbursement;, Access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.