Remote Law; JD Expert - AI Trainer

Mercor is seeking legal experts to support a supervised fine-tuning (SFT) dataset development project in collaboration with a leading AI lab. Professionals will help build and evaluate high-quality legal prompts and responses to improve model performance in reasoning, summarization, and analysis across legal domains. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the development of frontier AI systems through domain-specific legal expertise.

• Draft and review prompts involving legal reasoning, statutory interpretation, case analysis, and procedural workflows
• Evaluate and revise AI-generated responses to ensure legal accuracy, clarity, and alignment with professional standards
• Develop variants of prompts based on style, instruction-following, and user personas (e.g., lawyer vs. layperson)
• Identify examples likely to expose failures in model reasoning or content handling
• Collaborate asynchronously with Mercor’s research coordination team as needed

• J.D. or equivalent legal degree from a top institution
• 2+ years of experience practicing law or in a legal academic / research setting
• Expertise in one or more areas such as constitutional law, contracts, criminal procedure, or administrative law
• Exceptional analytical writing skills and familiarity with legal argument structure
• Experience in legal education or content development is a plus

• Remote and asynchronous — set your own hours
• Expected commitment : 10–20 hours / week
• Project duration : ~4+ months, with possibility for extension
• Short-form and long-form legal content creation and review

• $80–100 / hour for U.S.
  
  -based applicants; adjusted for other geographies
• Paid weekly via Stripe Connect
• You’ll be classified as an independent contractor

• Submit your resume to get started
• Complete a short form outlining your legal expertise and domain strengths
• Mercor will follow up within a few days with next steps

• Mercor is a talent marketplace that connects top experts with leading AI labs and research organizations
• Our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Adam D’Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey
• Thousands of professionals across domains like law, creatives, engineering, and research have joined Mercor to work on frontier projects shaping the next era of AI