Domain Expert - Legal(NetDocuments)

To qualify you must use NetDocuments regularly - weekly or more - as a working part of your job, with 2+ years of experience in a law firm or legal department.

NetDocuments knowledge we require

Core (required of all candidates)

• Knows how matter-centric filing works: cabinets, workspaces, folders, and profile metadata (client, matter, document type, author), and how misprofiled documents get lost

• Knows how versioning works: official vs. draft versions, check-in and check-out, and which version controls

• Knows how ethical walls and access controls work, and when moving or sharing a document breaches one

• Knows how to file email and attachments to the right matter (ndMail or equivalent) and find them again

• Knows how retention, legal holds, and records disposition apply, and when a document must not be deleted or moved

Specialized depth (strong working knowledge in at least 2–3 of the following)

• Litigation support: productions, privilege review, Bates numbering and redaction

• Records management and matter closing or archiving

• Conflicts and new-matter intake

• Knowledge management, templates, and precedent libraries

• NetDocuments administration: security, cabinet configuration, PatternBuilder and automation

• Transactional practice: closing sets, deal rooms, document comparison

What you'll do

• Confirm a document is filed, profiled, versioned, and secured correctly for the matter, not just that it exists somewhere

• Catch documents filed to the wrong matter, the wrong official version, broken ethical walls, and changes to documents the task did not ask to touch

• Judge completeness: were all related documents and emails handled, or only the first one found

• Distinguish "the system allowed it" from "a records manager or partner would approve it"

• Verify that a request that should be refused (deleting a document under legal hold, sharing across an ethical wall) is refused rather than forced through

Requirements

• Frequent NetDocuments use - weekly or more - in your current or recent role

• 2+ years as a paralegal, legal assistant, records manager, litigation support specialist, DMS administrator, or practicing attorney

• Can spot a misfiled document, a wrong official version, or a confidentiality breach on sight

• Paralegal certificate, J.D., or equivalent law firm experience; iManage or other DMS experience is a plus

• Strong working knowledge in at least 2–3 specialized areas above

• Prior data annotation, labeling, or AI evaluation experience is a plus

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.