Legal Subject Matter Expert · Intellectual Property
PhD in private law specializing in intellectual property and digital law, I work as a legal subject matter expert. I write and review legal content, and I evaluate AI models.
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About
PhD in private law specializing in intellectual property, I have worked on copyright, software law and data protection since 2006. For six years I was Head of Legal at the Agence pour la protection des programmes (APP), a French deposit and trusted-third-party agency for software, where I also ran the Deposits department, drafted and negotiated source-code escrow agreements and represented the agency at the national advisory council on copyright (CSPLA).
Since June 2026 I have evaluated AI models for international training platforms, mostly on generalist projects, as a contributor and, on two earlier projects, as a reviewer auditing other contributors' tasks. My legal training lets me spot the failures that pass for correct answers: misqualified facts, inverted parties, references that cannot be verified. Separately, I have used large language models daily in my professional work since 2022.
Since 2013 I have also worked independently, through ML SASU since 2023, writing and reviewing white papers, articles and expert content for publishers and companies in legal tech, insurance and technology. From 2006 to 2015 I contributed more than forty articles to the French journal Expertises des systèmes d'information.
Open to collaborations on legal content writing and review, and to AI evaluation projects, generalist or legal.
My expertise
PhD in private law, legal expert in copyright, digital law and data protection. Six years of practice at the APP, at the intersection of the law of creative works, software and databases, with ongoing monitoring of AI use in regulated professions.
Since June 2026, evaluation of model outputs for international AI training platforms, mostly on generalist projects: realistic scenarios, multi-turn evaluation conversations, identification of factual errors and flawed reasoning. Daily use of large language models since 2022.
Since 2013, white papers, articles and expert content on topics with strong legal constraints: insurance, legal tech, new technologies. Where precision of vocabulary and reliability of sources are not optional.
Search engine optimization and content strategy, with specific experience in Google Discover and organic distribution. The aim: every published piece is found by the right reader at the right time and remains a lasting asset.
Contact
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contact@melainelecardonnel.com