Legal Research Expert - Lexis+ Specialist

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; GBP 79,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Domain Expert – Legal (Lexis+ Research) for a remote, contract position. You will conduct rigorous legal research, verify citations, and ensure authorities are current and correctly applied across jurisdictions.

The role requires 2+ years of professional legal-research experience, a J.D. and bar admission (or equivalent), and frequent Lexis+ usage to support research-heavy work in a remote setup.

Qualifications

• Frequent Lexis+ use for substantive legal research.
• Minimum 2 years of professional legal research experience.
• Proficient with Shepard's/KeyCite for citational accuracy.
• J.D. and bar admission, MLIS or equivalent research-heavy background.

Responsibilities

• Confirm every case, statute, and regulation is still good law for the point cited; catch Shepard's treatment.
• Catch non-existent or misdescribed cases; verify quotes, holdings, and pin cites.
• Maintain jurisdiction splits; ensure controlling authority is found and on-point cases are not missed.
• Verify currency by checking the version of the law in force on the operative date.
• Distinguish binding vs. persuasive authority; require verify-before-finalize.

Skills

Lexis+ use

Legal research

Cite-checking

Education

J.D.

Bar admission

MLIS / law librarian

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: Domain Expert – Legal (Lexis+ Research)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $76–$120/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Confirm every case, statute, and regulation is still good law for the point cited. Catch negative Shepard's treatment.
• Catch non-existent or misdescribed cases. Verify quotes, holdings, and pin cites.
• Judge completeness by ensuring controlling authority is found and on-point cases are not missed. Maintain distinct 50-state/multi-jurisdiction splits.
• Verify currency by checking the version of the law in force on the operative date.
• Distinguish binding vs. persuasive authority. Require verify-before-finalize.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Frequent Lexis+ use - weekly or more - for substantive legal research in your current or recent role
• 2+ years of professional legal-research experience
• Reflexive Shepard's/KeyCite use; can spot a bad cite, misstated holding, or superseded statute on sight
• J.D. and bar admission, MLIS / law librarian, or equivalent research-heavy experience

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: [e-mail]