About The Job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Position: Legal Expert
Type: Independent Contractor
Compensation: $80–$100/hour
Location: Remote
Duration: 4+ months
Commitment: 10–20 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
Must-Have
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Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Position: Legal Expert
Type: Independent Contractor
Compensation: $80–$100/hour
Location: Remote
Duration: 4+ months
Commitment: 10–20 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Draft and review prompts involving legal reasoning, statutory interpretation, case analysis, and procedural workflows.
- Evaluate and revise AI-generated responses to ensure legal accuracy, clarity, and alignment with professional standards.
- Develop variants of prompts based on style, instruction-following, and user personas (e.g., lawyer vs. layperson).
- Identify examples likely to expose failures in model reasoning or content handling.
- Collaborate asynchronously with Mercor’s research coordination team as needed.
Must-Have
- J.D. or equivalent legal degree from a top institution.
- 2+ years of experience practicing law or in a legal academic/research setting.
- Expertise in one or more areas such as constitutional law, contracts, criminal procedure, or administrative law.
- Exceptional analytical writing skills and familiarity with legal argument structure.
- Experience in legal education or content development.
- Paid weekly via Stripe Connect.
- Classified as an independent contractor.
- Submit your resume.
- Complete a short form outlining your legal expertise and domain strengths.
- Mercor will follow up within a few days with next steps.
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]
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