Law Assessment Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $105/Hr

Mercor; Sydney; Remote; AUD 163,000 - 206,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking an Applied Legal Benchmark Specialist for a remote contract role. You will design test questions to probe deep legal reasoning, rate difficulty levels, and supply correct answers with reasoning and sources.

This position requires a JD/LLM/SJD or doctoral-level study, with strong English written communication. The role involves creating precise, self-contained questions, providing references, and flagging clarity issues if needed.

Qualifications

• Must have JD/LLM/SJD or be a doctoral candidate in Law or closely related field
• Master's degree considered for exceptional depth in a subdomain
• Strong command of legal reasoning, statutory interpretation, and jurisprudential theory
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex legal ideas clearly and concisely

Responsibilities

• Author original law questions to test deep conceptual understanding.
• Rate each question's difficulty: Medium, Hard, or Expert.
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible distractors.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions in markdown.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question.
• Flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify edits.

Skills

Legal reasoning

Statutory interpretation

Jurisprudential theory

Written English clarity

Education

JD/LLM/SJD

Master's degree considered

Job description

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: Applied Legal Benchmark Specialist
Type: Contract
Compensation: $83–$105/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author original law questions to test deep conceptual understanding, not surface-level recall.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined with all necessary information in the problem statement.
• Rate each question's difficulty: Medium (intro undergraduate), Hard (advanced undergraduate), or Expert (post-graduate and above).
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives to challenge expert-level solvers.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise reasoning in markdown format.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources like peer-reviewed journals and legal repositories.
• For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• JD, LLM, SJD, or doctoral candidate in Law or a closely related field.
• Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
• Strong command of legal reasoning, statutory interpretation, and jurisprudential theory.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex legal ideas clearly and concisely.

Preferred

• Experience with bar exam writing, legal academia, or judicial clerkships is a strong plus.

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: [e-mail]