Legal Expert (J.D./LL.B.)

Mercor; India; Remote; INR 12,935,000 - 19,403,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Legal Expert (J.D./LL.B./LL.M.) for fully remote work. Engagement is on a talent-network basis with projects matched to your background. Compensation ranges by project and scope, paid weekly via Stripe or Wise, with flexible scheduling as an independent contractor.

The role emphasizes drafting and analyzing legal work, explaining reasoning clearly, and handling ambiguous instructions. Prior federal or state experience and licensure are valuable for selection.

Qualifications

• A J.D., LL.B., or LL.M. and a current license to practice.
• Professional experience in litigation, transactional work, or regulatory practice.
• Clear written communication; ability to explain reasoning.
• Comfort with ambiguous tasks and willingness to flag unclear instructions.

Responsibilities

• Drafting a motion or a brief from a fact pattern, plus the reference answer a model's attempt gets graded against.
• Grading model-drafted contract and discovery work: assess provisions and privilege calls; verify citations.
• Flagging where a model states the law correctly but would lose given forum, standard of review, or facts.

Skills

Litigation experience

Transactional experience

Regulatory practice

Clear written communication

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

J.D./LL.B./LL.M.

Licensed to practice

Job description

Legal Expert (J.D./LL.B.)

Company: Mercor

Compensation: $100

Commitment: Talent network

Location: Remote

Referral Link: https://t.mercor.com/b7Ad8

What the work looks like

We match lawyers in the network to projects like:

• Drafting a motion or a brief from a fact pattern, plus the reference answer a model's attempt gets graded against
• Grading model-drafted contract and discovery work: whether the provision does what it claims, whether the privilege call is right, whether the citation supports the proposition it is offered for
• Flagging where a model states the law correctly and would still lose, given the forum, the standard of review, or facts that do not carry the argument

Projects in this field have posted at $100 to $150 an hour, set per project by scope and depth.

What we're looking for

• A J.D., LL.B., or LL.M. and a current license to practice
• Professional experience in litigation, transactional work, or regulatory practice
• Clear written communication, since most of the work involves explaining your reasoning
• Comfort with ambiguous tasks, and willingness to flag unclear instructions

Where people in this pool have worked

• Am Law firms and litigation or transactional boutiques
• Federal and state judicial clerkships
• In-house counsel and compliance at large companies
• Federal and state enforcement, regulatory, and prosecutorial offices

The firm name matters less than whether you did the drafting and the analysis yourself, recently enough to explain why you came out where you did.

What to expect

This listing does not accept or reject candidates, so you will not get a decision on it. We reach out when a project matches your background. Depending on what our clients are running, that can be within a week or several months. Finishing the domain expert interview and joining every network you qualify for both improve your odds of being matched. You only need to sign up once to be eligible across all of them. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Contract and Payment Terms

You will be engaged as an independent contractor. This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule. Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance. Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution. Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered. Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.

About Mercor

Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models using human expertise. You will work on projects that focus on training and enhancing AI systems. You will be paid competitively, collaborate with leading researchers, and help shape the next generation of AI systems in your area of expertise.