Patent/Compliance Law Attorney

About the Role:

Mercor is partnering with a leading AI research lab to engage experienced patent and compliance attorneys to help train and evaluate next-generation AI systems on specialized legal reasoning. You'll author realistic scenarios and review AI-generated outputs across patent

prosecution/litigation and regulatory compliance, ensuring they reflect how practitioners actually work. Fully remote, flexible hours, project-based.

Key Responsibilities:

- Author tasks and scenarios drawn from real patent and compliance workflows (e.g., patent drafting and prosecution, claim construction, invalidity/IPR analysis, FTO opinions; regulatory filings, AML/BSA, OFAC, FCPA, HIPAA, FDA, GDPR/CCPA, export controls)

- Review and grade AI responses for legal accuracy, sound reasoning, and adherence to professional standards

- Produce model "golden answer" responses and detailed rationale to improve model training

- Flag ambiguity, risk, and edge cases the way a practicing attorney would

Ideal Qualifications:

- 3+ years of professional experience in patent law and/or regulatory compliance (law firm, in-house, regulator, or agency)

- J.D. (or LL.B./LL.M. equivalent); strong candidates often hold degrees from leading US/UK/Canada law schools

- Active or inactive bar admission in a U.S., U.K., or Canadian jurisdiction and/or USPTO/CIPO/UKIPO registration in good standing

- Patent track: registered patent attorney/agent; technical background (engineering, CS, life sciences, chemistry) strongly preferred

- Compliance track: hands-on experience with one or more of AML/BSA, OFAC, FCPA, HIPAA, FDA, GDPR/CCPA, or export control regimes; CIPP/CFE/CAMS a plus

- Excellent written communication and the ability to articulate complex legal reasoning clearly

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.