Law Content Author - 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. We are seeking an Applied Legal Benchmark Specialist on a contract basis to author legal benchmark materials, rate questions by difficulty, and provide Chain-of-Thought solutions with references.

Remote role requiring JD/LLM or doctoral candidate, strong legal reasoning, and excellent written English. 10+ hours/week commitment, competitive hourly compensation.

Qualifications

• JD, LLM, SJD, or doctoral candidate in Law or a closely related field.
• 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 that test deep conceptual understanding. Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined.
• Rate each question's difficulty as 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.
• Review pre-written questions for accuracy, clarity, and rigor. Edit where needed, rate difficulty, and document any changes made.
• Flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability in verification tasks. Justify any edits made.

Skills

Legal reasoning

Statutory interpretation

Jurisprudential theory

Written English

Question writing

Education

JD / LLM / SJD / or doctoral candidate in Law

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 that test deep conceptual understanding. Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined.


• Rate each question's difficulty as 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.


• Review pre-written questions for accuracy, clarity, and rigor. Edit where needed, rate difficulty, and document any changes made.


• Flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability in verification tasks. Justify any edits made.

Qualifications Must-Have

• JD , LLM , SJD , or doctoral candidate in Law or a closely related field.


• 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.