Legal Expert

Mercor is hiring experienced Legal professionals to collaborate with a leading AI research lab on a new project. The focus is on enhancing advanced AI systems by crafting legal questions, evaluating model responses, and solving domain-specific legal problems. This initiative plays a key role in improving AI’s understanding and performance in the legal domain.

Key Responsibilities

• Craft and review high-quality legal questions and evaluation sets

• Evaluate AI-generated legal responses for accuracy, clarity, and reasoning

• Solve domain-specific legal problems to benchmark AI capabilities

• Synthesize complex legal information from diverse sources

• Provide structured feedback to improve AI alignment with legal standards

Ideal Qualifications

• Advanced legal education or specialized credentials (LL.M., J.D., S.J.D. or Ph.D. in Law) from a top university, preferably in the United States

• Strong online research and analytical skills

• Ability to synthesize complex information from diverse legal sources

• Excellent written communication and attention to detail

• Preferred but not required: Prior experience practicing law or working in the legal industry

• Location: Candidates must be in the US, UK, Canada or Australia

Project Timeline

• Start Date: Immediate

• Duration: 4 weeks

• Commitment: Part-time (20+ hours/week)

Compensation & Contract

• Competitive hourly rate based on experience ($90–$110 USD/hr)

• Top performers receive weekly bonus incentives ranging from $20–$100/hr on top of their pay rate

Application & Onboarding Process

• Upload your resume and application form

• Model-training interview: A 25-minute conversational session to understand your professional background, experience, and motivations

• Follow-up communication within a few days with next steps and onboarding details

Apply today and leverage your legal expertise to help build the future of AI-driven legal workflows!

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Contract and Payment Terms

• You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
• This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
• Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
• Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
• Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
• Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.

About Mercor

Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models using human expertise. You will work on projects that focus on training and enhancing AI systems. You will be paid competitively, collaborate with leading researchers, and help shape the next generation of AI systems in your area of expertise.