First seen by our source: 19 days ago
Legal Expert - Case Law Specialist
@ Mercor
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Mercor is hiring a remote Legal Expert on a contract basis at $90/hour for 10 to 20 hours a week. The role evaluates and compares AI-generated responses to legal problems covering case law, contracts and regulation, and provides written feedback on legal accuracy and reasoning. A law degree and 2+ years of legal practice or research experience are required, with an immediate start date.
Pay:
$90 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Evaluate and compare AI-generated responses to legal problems
- Assess model outputs on case law, contracts and regulation
- Provide explanations on legal soundness and client-readiness
- Deliver written feedback to improve model reasoning
- Participate in onboarding and specialty calibration sessions
Requirements summary:
- J.D., LL.B., LL.M. or equivalent law degree
- 2+ years of professional experience in law practice or research
- Strong legal research and writing, including case-law analysis
- Excellent written communication with high attention to detail
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- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-18
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-18
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Legal & compliance |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| Hours per week | 15 |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Professional degree (MD, JD…) (required) |
| Fields of study | Law |
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Mercor
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We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
Full company description
Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
- LinkedIn followers
- 654,507
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 5,250
- Reported office locations
- San Francisco, California 94105, US
- Business categories
- Employment
- Software
- Recruiting
- Data Collection and Labeling
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Machine Learning
- Other recorded names
- Mercor
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- Yes
- Reported total investment
- 483,600,000
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software Development |
| Company size | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2023 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1,626 |
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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: Contract
Compensation: $90/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10–20 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Evaluate and compare AI-generated responses to challenging legal problems.
- Assess model outputs on case law, contracts, and regulation for legal accuracy and reasoning.
- Provide clear explanations on output performance, focusing on legal soundness and client-readiness.
- Deliver written feedback to improve model behavior and reasoning.
- Participate in onboarding and specialty calibration sessions.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- J.D., LL.B., LL.M., or equivalent law degree.
- 2+ years of professional experience in law practice or research.
- Strong experience in legal research and writing, including case-law analysis.
- Excellent written communication with high attention to detail.
Start Date
- Immediately; applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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