Pro Bono Counsel (Access to Justice Expert)

Mercor is seeking experienced Pro Bono Counsel to evaluate AI-generated legal analyses involving civil legal services and access-to-justice issues. Experts will leverage their broad civil practice experience to assess legal reasoning and provide structured feedback to improve AI quality.

Responsibilities

• Review AI-generated legal analyses.

• Evaluate housing, family, consumer, foreclosure, and debt scenarios.

• Assess legal reasoning and procedural guidance.

• Identify legal inaccuracies and access-to-justice considerations.

• Deliver structured written evaluations.

Required Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD).

• Active U.S. bar admission.

• Experience managing or participating in pro bono legal initiatives.

• Strong background in civil legal practice.

• Excellent legal writing and analytical skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as Pro Bono Counsel or Pro Bono Partner.

• Experience coordinating legal clinics or volunteer attorneys.

• Expertise across multiple civil legal practice areas.

• Experience with legal technology or AI.

Why Join Mercor?

• Help improve AI systems supporting legal reasoning and access to justice.

• Apply broad civil legal expertise to impactful AI research.

• Collaborate with leading AI organisations.

• Competitive hourly compensation.

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.