Legal Expert — Litigation

About the Role

Mercor is partnering with a leading AI lab to train frontier models on high-quality legal reasoning data. We're hiring Litigation Attorneys to design realistic legal scenarios, evaluate model outputs against established legal standards, and help shape how the next generation of AI reasons about civil litigation, motion practice, discovery, and trial work.

We welcome practicing civil litigators, in-house litigation counsel, judicial law clerks, and senior associates in litigation. Specialists in employment litigation, patent litigation, or other litigation niches are encouraged to apply via the matching specialty listing where available.

What You'll Do

• Design legally realistic scenarios drawn from your litigation practice (motions, discovery, depositions, briefs, case strategy)

• Write "golden" reference responses at attorney-level quality

• Grade AI-generated responses against structured rubrics

• Provide written feedback the research team uses to improve model behavior

• Participate in onboarding office hours and specialty calibration sessions

You're a Good Fit If You

• Have 1–4 years of professional experience in civil litigation at a law firm, government agency, or legal department

• Hold a J.D. (U.S.) or LL.B./LL.M. from an accredited law school

• Are licensed to practice law in the U.S.

• Demonstrate excellent written communication skills with high attention to detail

Bonus Qualifications

• E-discovery experience (Relativity, document coding, privilege review)

• Appellate or trial experience

• Familiarity with case management software

Role Highlights

• Minimum 15 hours per week

• Fully remote — must be based in the United States, Canada, or United Kingdom

• Role starts immediately, applications reviewed on a rolling basis

Compensation

• $100–$150/hr

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.