Paralegal | $120​/hr Remote | Mercor

Paralegal | $120/hr Remote | Mercor

If you're a seasoned legal professional with a passion for AI and an eye for detail, this hourly contract role offers you an opportunity to shape the next generation of AI legal tools.

$90/hr - $120/hr

Company: Mercor (worked through Crossing Hurdles) – a partner powering cutting‑edge AI research labs globally.

Location: Remote

Type: Hourly contract

Commitment: 10–40 hours/week, flexible and asynchronous.

• Collaborate with researchers to create realistic legal scenarios and case studies for benchmarking and improving AI models.
• Draft, review, and refine legal‑style prompts, responses, briefs, memos, and other legal documents to enhance the AI model's capabilities in legal reasoning.
• Provide feedback on the accuracy, clarity, and legal rigor of AI‑generated content, ensuring it meets professional standards.
• Work closely with a small team to complete focused project sprints, contributing your legal expertise to enhance the AI model.
• Be willing to work in an experimental environment, where collaboration and iteration are key to improving the model.

• Strong professional legal experience, ideally at a top U.S. law firm or in‑house at a leading corporation.
• Strong background in legal research, drafting, and analysis across areas such as corporate law, litigation, or regulatory compliance.
• Ability to work effectively in a small group and willingness to iterate on the project structure.
• Excellent written communication skills with a high attention to detail.

(Takes 20 minutes)

• Upload resume.
• AI interview based on your resume (15 minutes).