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

mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; AUD 164,000 - 207,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Mercor seeks an Applied Legal Benchmark Specialist for a remote contract engagement of 10+ hours per week.

Compensation ranges from $83 to $105 per hour, reflecting expertise in legal benchmarks and question development. Ideal candidates will possess a JD/LLM/SJD or be doctoral candidates, with strong legal reasoning and exceptional English writing.

Qualifications

• Must hold a JD, LLM, SJD, or be a doctoral candidate in Law or closely related field.
• Master's degree considered for exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.

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, Hard, or Expert.
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives.
• 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.

Skills

Legal reasoning

Statutory interpretation

Academic writing

English proficiency

Education

JD/LLM/SJD or doctoral candidate

Master's degree with depth in subdomain

Job description

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.