Legal Research Auditor - Attorney

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 Rubric & Ground Truth Auditor (Licensed Attorney)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $120–$140/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Audit grading rubrics for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and clarity.
• Verify ground-truth answers against controlling statutes, regulations, and case law.
• Identify legal errors, outdated authority, missing issues, and ambiguous grading criteria.
• Rewrite or correct ground-truth answers and rubric items where needed.
• Provide concise, structured written feedback on each item reviewed.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Juris Doctor (JD) and active U.S. bar admission in good standing.
• 5+ years of legal practice.
• Substantive experience in at least one of the practice areas: Administrative/Regulatory, Business & Commercial, Civil Litigation, Constitutional/Civil Rights, Criminal, Family, Health, Immigration.
• Strong legal research, analysis, and writing skills.
• High attention to detail and the ability to apply consistent judgment.

Preferred

• Experience across multiple listed practice areas.
• Judicial clerkship, appellate, government, or law firm research experience.
• Prior experience reviewing or grading legal work product, or with AI/legal-tech evaluation projects.

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.