Law Content Author - Fully Remote | Upto $105/hr

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 114,000 - 145,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Remote contract role for an Applied Legal Benchmark Specialist (10+ hours/week) with compensation of $83–$105/hour. Based in the US, you will craft questions that test deep understanding and rate their difficulty, ensuring clarity and rigor.

Excellent written English and strong legal reasoning are essential. This role is contract-based and allows flexible remote work, with a focus on precision and formal

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

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.