Intellectual Property Attorney - AI Trainer

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Task-based compensation

Weekly bonus

Hourly transition option

Job summary

Mercor is seeking an IP Law Expert on a remote contract basis. You will handle patent and trademark workflows, drafting and reviewing IP documents, and collaborating with labs on AI benchmarking. The role emphasizes high-level legal analysis and rigorous writing for elite research environments.

Requirements include a JD, bar admission, and 3+ years of IP experience in top firms or large in-house teams. Westlaw/LexisNexis, Relativity, and document automation tools are used daily.

Qualifications

• JD and active bar admission.
• 3+ years of IP experience at a top firm or Fortune 500 in-house team.
• Background in patent prosecution, trademark portfolio management, IP litigation, or licensing.
• Experience with Westlaw/LexisNexis, HotDocs, Contract Express, and Relativity.

Responsibilities

• Build a realistic digital workspace centered on Drive folders and include client memos, drafts, and licensing documents.
• Design multi-step tasks grounded in real workflows for end-to-end client engagements across apps and files.
• Collaborate with IP attorneys to shape task scope and review realism and rigor.
• Work asynchronously with research teams to refine task designs and evaluation criteria for IP-law benchmarks.
• Contribute to frontier AI research and benchmarking used to train labs.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strong writing

IP experience

Legal research

Education

JD

Tools

Westlaw/LexisNexis

HotDocs

Contract Express

Relativity

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: IP Law Expert Type: Contract Compensation: $1,750–$2,150 per completed task Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Build a realistic digital workspace centered on the Drive folders you use day-to-day. Include client memos, patent/trademark drafts, prior-art search results, opinion letters, licensing agreements, docket printouts, and email threads. Represent platforms like Westlaw/LexisNexis , HotDocs , and Relativity .
• Design multi-step tasks grounded in real workflows. Structure around end-to-end client engagements, requiring navigation of multiple apps, files, and stakeholders to challenge frontier AI agents.
• Collaborate with other IP attorneys to design the environment, shape task scope, and review scenarios for realism and rigor.
• Work asynchronously with research teams to refine task designs and evaluation criteria for IP-law agent benchmarks.
• Contribute to frontier AI research and benchmarking. The work produced directly informs how leading labs train and evaluate the next generation of AI systems.

Qualifications Must-Have

• JD and active bar admission; USPTO registration for patent practitioners.
• 3+ years of full-time IP experience at an AmLaw 100/200 firm or Fortune 500 in-house IP team.
• Background in patent prosecution, trademark portfolio management, IP litigation, or licensing.
• Day-to-day use of Westlaw/LexisNexis, HotDocs, or Contract Express, and Relativity.
• Strong analytical thinking and writing skills.

Compensation & Legal

• Task Completion Pay: Competitive and based on task quality.
• Performance Bonus: Weekly bonus incentive for top performers.
• Hourly Opportunity: Transition to hourly compensation based on sustained quality and throughput.