Remote Legal Expert - AI Trainer

About the Role

Mercor is partnering with a leading AI lab to train frontier models on high-quality legal reasoning data. We're hiring Legal Experts to evaluate model outputs for realistic workplace scenarios and help shape how the next generation of AI reasons about employment disputes, workplace investigations, and labor matters. Your experience in legal research, legal writing, case analysis, and familiarity with the U.S. legal system will ensure that each your evaluations are accurate, precise, and aligned with real-world legal reasoning
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• Evaluate two AI-generated responses for the same prompt for correctness, accuracy, and client-readiness.
• Provide written feedback the research team uses to improve model behavior.
• Participate in onboarding office hours and specialty calibration sessions.

• Have 2+ years of professional experience in employment / labor law at a law firm, in-house legal department, government agency, or labor union.
• Hold a J.D. (U.S.) or LL.B./LL.M. from an accredited law school.
• Are licensed to practice law in the U.S. (active or inactive).
• Have strong experience in legal research and legal writing, including case law analysis and drafting legal memoranda.
• Demonstrate excellent written communication skills with high attention to detail.

• Flexible workload: 6-15 hours per week.
• Role starts immediately, applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

$100–$150/hr