Legal Expert
Mercor is partnering with a leading AI lab to train frontier models on high-quality legal reasoning data. Applicant pay shown: $100 - $150 / hour.
- Platform
- Mercor
- Fit category
- Legal
- Remote/location
- Remote; listed location requirements: Canada, United Kingdom, United States.
- Pay
- Firm hourly pay: $100 - $150 / hour
- Eligibility
- Remote, U.S. eligibility/work authorization signal
- Difficulty
- Highly selective
- Last reviewed
- Jul 1, 2026
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What this role involves
Mercor is partnering with a leading AI lab to train frontier models on high-quality legal reasoning data. We're hiring Legal Experts to evaluate model outputs for realistic workplace scenarios and help shape how the next generation of AI reasons about employment disputes, workplace investigations, and labor matters. Your experience in legal research, legal writing, case analysis, and familiarity with the U.S. legal system will ensure that each your evaluations are accurate, precise, and aligned with real-world legal reasoning.
Requirements
- Have 2+ years of professional experience in employment / labor law at a law firm, in-house legal department, government agency, or labor union
- 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. (active or inactive)
- Have strong experience in legal research and legal writing, including case law analysis and drafting legal memoranda
- Demonstrate excellent written communication skills with high attention to detail
- Flexible workload: 6-15 hours per week
- Role starts immediately, applications reviewed on a rolling basis
- Evaluate two AI-generated responses for the same prompt for correctness, accuracy, and client-readiness.
- Provide written feedback the research team uses to improve model behavior
- Participate in onboarding office hours and specialty calibration sessions
Best for
- Legal professionals
- Applicants with relevant legal research, analysis, or practice experience
- People with hands-on experience related to Legal Expert
Skip this if...
- You are outside the listed location requirements: Canada, United Kingdom, United States.
- You need H1-B or STEM OPT support for this role.
- You need guaranteed acceptance, guaranteed pay, guaranteed hours, or guaranteed project duration.
- You are not comfortable with Mercor's application, assessment, or independent-contractor terms.
Application tips
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