Lawyers

About this role

**1\. Role Overview** Mercor is seeking seasoned legal professionals to support a cutting-edge project with a leading AI research organization. This short-term engagement involves evaluating and enhancing AI models' legal reasoning across a variety of domains. Professionals will apply their legal expertise to assess and refine model-generated content, with a focus on Corporate (M&A), Criminal, Personal Injury, Tax, Environmental, and other legal areas. This is an ideal opportunity for experienced attorneys interested in flexible, project-based work at the intersection of law and technology. **2\. Key Responsibilities** - Review and refine AI-generated legal outputs for accuracy and clarity across targeted practice areas - Evaluate legal reasoning in M&A, criminal, personal injury, tax, environmental, and general legal contexts - Create and assess prompts, model responses, and grading rubrics - Collaborate with AI researchers to simulate real-world legal use cases and workflows **3\. Ideal Qualifications** - 5+ years of experience practicing law, preferably with exposure to multiple domains such as M&A, criminal law, or tax - J.D. from a top 50 U.S. law school - Proven expertise in legal research, analysis, and writing - Ability to distill complex legal issues into structured evaluation criteria - Familiarity with digital tools and comfort working independently **4\. More About the Opportunity** - Remote and asynchronous — flexible scheduling - Expected time commitment: ~20-30 hours/week - Initial engagement: ~2 weeks with potential for extension - Opportunity to shape how AI models engage with legal content across diverse domains **5\. Compensation & Contract Terms** - $100–200/hour for U.S.-based professionals - Paid weekly via Stripe Connect - Engagement classified as independent contractor work **6\. Application Process** - Submit your resume to begin - Complete a short form outlining your legal experience and practice area expertise - Mercor will follow up within a few days with next steps for qualified applicants **7\. About Mercor** - Mercor is a talent marketplace that connects top experts with leading AI labs and research organizations - Our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Adam D’Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey - Thousands of professionals across law, engineering, research, and creative domains use Mercor to collaborate on frontier AI projects

Skills & domains

• ai-training
• rlhf
• sme
• annotation
• Law