US & UK-Based Labor & Employment Lawyers

Mercor is recruiting US & UK-based US-qualified Labor & Employment Lawyers for a research project with a leading frontier AI lab.

We are seeking experienced lawyers who are qualified to practice law in the United States and have professional experience in a Labor & Employment / Employment Law practice group. Candidates must be based in the United Kingdom or the United States and have experience advising on or reviewing corporate workplace policies.

This project will involve creating, reviewing, and evaluating realistic legal and workplace policy scenarios, leveraging your experience with employment law, HR policies, compliance, and corporate advisory work.

Ideal candidates have experience with one or more of the following:

• Corporate workplace policies

• Employee handbooks and HR policy review

• Labor and employment advisory work

• Workplace investigations

• Discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and accommodation policies

• Wage and hour compliance

• Termination, discipline, and employee relations matters

• Multi-jurisdictional employment law issues

• Employment law support for multinational companies

Preferred candidates have experience at one or more of the following firms:

• Baker McKenzie

• Littler

• Seyfarth Shaw

• Squire Patton Boggs

• Ogletree Deakins

• Morgan Lewis

• Paul Hastings

• Proskauer

• A&O Shearman

• Hogan Lovells

• Gibson Dunn

• Latham & Watkins

• Mayer Brown

• Jones Day

• Skadden

• Or another leading law firm with a strong Labor & Employment / Employment Law practice

The vetting process involves:

• Resume and work history screen

• Short interview evaluating Labor & Employment law and workplace policy expertise

Please note: Candidates must be based in the United Kingdom or the United States, have the right to work in the United Kingdom or the United States, and be US-qualified lawyers. These are essential requirements for the role.

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.