Finance & Real Estate Legal Expert

Mercor; Sydney; On-site; AUD 33,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Obsidian is seeking experienced finance and real estate lawyers to serve as expert reviewers. You will read a synthetic legal matter, review six blinded AI deliverables (A–F), and produce five head-to-head comparisons with written rationales. All work is NDA-protected and requires independent, precise analysis to a deadline.

The role is a ~30-hour engagement with strict confidentiality and no use of external AI tools on project material. Strong written English and holistic judgment are essential.

Qualifications

• Precise written English is required.
• Ability to work independently to written instructions and deadlines.
• Substantive practice experience in senior secured credit facilities, project finance, RMBS, and leases.

Responsibilities

• Read a synthetic legal matter and its underlying documents.
• Review six blinded AI deliverables (A–F) for that matter.
• Make five head-to-head comparisons against a common comparator output.
• Write a short, specific rationale for every preference.

Skills

Precise written English

Independent work

Legal analysis

Education

Qualified lawyer with substantive practice experience in finance and real estate

Job description

Mercor is partnering with a leading legal AI company on a blinded human-preference study. We are hiring experienced finance and real estate lawyers to serve as expert reviewers — reading a realistic legal matter, reviewing six AI-generated work products for it, and recording which they prefer with written reasoning.

What you'll do

• Read a synthetic legal matter and its underlying documents
• Review six blinded AI deliverables (labelled A–F) for that matter
• Make five head-to-head comparisons against a common comparator output
• Write a short, specific rationale for every preference

Practice scope

Senior secured credit facility markup review, project finance credit agreements, RMBS closing exception review, tenant-favourable commercial leases and mixed-use development agreements.

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer with substantive practice experience in the areas above
• Able to judge work product holistically — correctness, completeness, judgment, usefulness
• Precise written English
• Able to work independently to written instructions and a deadline

Logistics

• Commitment: ~30 hours across the engagement
• Confidentiality: all work is covered by NDA. External AI tools must not be used on any project material.