Real Estate Legal Expert - JD

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: Attorney / Legal Expert (Real Estate / Energy) - AI Training Project
Type: Contract
Compensation: $50–$150/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Review and annotate energy and real-property legal documents against detailed instructions.
• Provide exhaustive, citation-backed determinations with clear natural-language explanations.
• Apply consistent legal judgment and flag ambiguities for senior review.
• Quality-check the work of other reviewers and resolve disagreements.
• Collaborate with researchers to assess and improve model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• JD from an ABA-accredited US law school, paralegal, or land/title professional.
• Active US bar license in good standing (for attorney-level roles).
• Experience in real estate, energy, land use, or similar transactional practice.
• Comfortable reading leases, easements, deeds, and similar instruments independently.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to locate and cite primary authority.

Preferred

• Familiarity with energy projects (oil and gas, solar, wind, transmission) or wholesale power markets (e.g., RTOs/ISOs).

Compensation & Legal

• Hourly contractor
• $50–$150/hour for US-based professionals, based on experience level.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Submit your resume to begin.
• Complete a short skills assessment (about 15 minutes) covering energy and real-property law.
• Mercor will follow up with qualified applicants.

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.