MercorLegalReviewed
Legal Expert
- Platform
- Mercor
- Fit category
- Legal
- Remote/location
- Remote
- Pay
- Firm hourly pay: $90 / hour
- Eligibility
- Remote, eligibility not specified
- Difficulty
- Highly selective
- Last reviewed
- Jul 10, 2026
What this role involves
Mercor is partnering with a leading AI research lab to train frontier models on rigorous legal reasoning. We're hiring Legal Experts to evaluate and compare model outputs on challenging legal problems, helping shape how the next generation of AI reasons about case law, contracts, and regulation. Your legal training and professional judgment will ensure each evaluation is accurate, precise, and grounded in real-world legal reasoning.
Location / eligibility
Remote, eligibility not specified. Listed location: Remote. Some opportunities are country-, credential-, tax-, or work-authorization-specific. Check the current Mercor page before applying.
Requirements
- Your legal training and professional judgment will ensure each evaluation is accurate, precise, and grounded in real-world legal reasoning.
- Hold a J.D., LL.B., LL.M., or equivalent law degree — or equivalent professional legal experience
- Have 2+ years of professional experience practicing or researching law (law firm, in-house, government, or judiciary)
- Have strong experience in legal research and legal writing, including case-law analysis
Best for
- Professionals with direct experience relevant to Legal Expert
- Your legal training and professional judgment will ensure each evaluation is accurate, precise, and grounded in real-world legal reasoning.
- Applicants who can review specialist work and explain their judgment clearly
Skip this if...
- You do not have direct experience relevant to legal expert
- You need guaranteed acceptance, work, pay, hours, or project duration
- You cannot meet the current location, eligibility, or availability requirements shown on Mercor
Application tips
- Check the current Mercor page before applying because availability, eligibility, pay, and project details can change.
- Prepare concise, non-confidential examples that demonstrate your relevant specialist experience.
- Do not share confidential employer, client, patient, deal, or research information as application evidence.
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