Job Description
### 1. Role Overview Mercor is partnering with a cutting-edge AI research organization to identify legal experts for a short-term content validation and benchmarking initiative. This project seeks individuals with deep legal reasoning skills to help evaluate and enhance AI-generated legal outputs. It's an opportunity to contribute to the development of AI systems capable of understanding and generating nuanced legal analysis. ### 2. Key Responsibilities - Review AI-generated legal documents and assess for accuracy, coherence, and legal validity - Draft and score legal reasoning questions to benchmark model performance - Provide expert insights on U.S. legal frameworks, case law, and argumentation - Support test design efforts that simulate real-world legal scenarios ### 3. Ideal Qualifications - J.D. from a top 14 U.S. law school (Yale, Stanford, Harvard, Columbia, UChicago, NYU, UPenn) - 2+ years of experience at a top-tier law firm, clerkship, or in-house legal department - Exceptional writing and critical analysis skills - Familiarity with U.S. legal systems, litigation, and regulatory language ### 4. More About the Opportunity - Remote and asynchronous — set your own hours - Expected commitment: 10–20 hours/week - Duration: 6–8 weeks, with potential for extension ### 5. Compensation & Contract Terms - $125–175/hour for U.S.-based professionals - Weekly payments via Stripe Connect - Independent contractor status ### 6. Application Process - Submit your resume to express interest - Complete a short intake form highlighting your legal expertise - Qualified candidates will be contacted within 3–5 business days ### 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, research, engineering, and creative domains have joined Mercor to work on frontier AI projects. Apply tot his job