Law Expert (Research Project)

LEGAL • HOURLY CONTRACT • REMOTE • $90-$120/HOUR

Mercor is hiring experienced legal professionals to benchmark cutting-edge legal AI. You’ll draft realistic scenarios, review model outputs, and help researchers push accuracy into production.

This is a collaborative, iterative project: you’ll work closely with Mercor’s product team to stress-test prompts, refine evaluation rubrics, and ship improvements quickly.

Key Responsibilities

• Design legal scenarios: Collaborate with researchers to create briefs, memos, discovery tasks, and case studies that mirror real client work.
• Draft and review outputs: Write and critique legal-style prompts and responses for clarity, accuracy, and adherence to legal standards.
• Deliver feedback: Note issues in reasoning, citations, and tone, and suggest improvements grounded in practical experience.
• Iterate with the team: Participate in focused sprints, adjusting workflows as the project evolves.

Ideal Qualifications

• Licensed attorney in the United States or Canada.
• 3+ years of practice at a top law firm or in-house at a leading company.
• Strength in legal research, drafting, and analysis across corporate, regulatory, or litigation matters.
• Excellent written communication and collaborative mindset.

Project Timeline

• Start: October 3 (immediate onboarding).
• Duration: 6–8 weeks with potential follow-on work.
• Commitment: Approximately 30 hours per week, remote and flexible.
• Compensation: $90–$110/hour plus bonus incentives up to $20–$100/hour for top performers.

Bring your legal expertise to Mercor’s legal AI cohort and shape how next-generation systems reason about clients, cases, and compliance.