Legal Domain Specialist

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 Domain Expert — AI Training & Evaluation
Type: Contract
Compensation: $50–$90/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 40 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Evaluate the quality of legal knowledge work tasks and AI model outputs. Identify missing behaviors and thin reasoning.
• Develop high-quality instruction specs and produce golden solutions for legal problems.
• Design challenging legal tasks and evaluation sets. Collaborate with the research team to build legal-specific skills and tools.
• Work with client researchers to maintain consistent standards. Translate tacit legal judgment into explicit criteria.
• Provide precise, well-structured written feedback to improve AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• 5+ years of substantive post-qualification legal practice.
• Specialization in a substantive practice area (e.g., corporate, litigation, regulatory).
• Seniority with real ownership of matters.
• Active admission to at least one U.S. state bar, in good standing.
• Experience with large language models in professional work.
• Ability to commit to 40 hours per week for 6 months.
• Reside in the Bay Area, California and able to come on-site when required.

Compensation & Legal

• W-2 employment with Cincinnatus LLC.
• Paid weekly.

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.