Litigation Consultant - Fully Remote | Upto $100/hr

mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; GBP 94,000 - 104,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor, a leader in connecting elite legal talent with high-stakes matters, seeks a Litigation Expert for a remote contract role. You will guide complex litigation strategies, from pre-trial discovery to arbitration, collaborating with cross-functional teams on major matters.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years as a litigator, direct ownership of complex commercial matters, and fluency with litigation tooling. A JD with bar admission or international equivalence is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a litigator or trial attorney at a major litigation firm or corporate lit department

Responsibilities

• Construct litigation scenarios spanning pre-trial discovery, motion practice, trial strategy, and settlement or arbitration processes.
• Build tasks across commercial litigation, complex and class action litigation, discovery and evidence management, trial advocacy, and appellate practice.
• Develop scenarios involving tools such as e-discovery platforms (Relativity, Everlaw), litigation management software, and deposition/trial preparation tools used on major matters.
• Apply litigation methodologies (case strategy development, discovery and evidence analysis, motion drafting) to the standards track a world targets (US: FRCP, Federal Rules of Evidence, state court rules; International: CPR, international arbitration rules), and produce reference pleadings, discovery responses, motions, and trial memoranda.
• Author rubrics that distinguish authentic litigation judgment from generic law school or bar exam-level recall.

Skills

Litigation

Trial experience

Arbitration experience

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent

Tools

Relativity

Everlaw

Discovery software

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: Litigation Expert Type: Contract Compensation: $90–$100/hour Location: Remote

Job Responsibilities

• Construct litigation scenarios spanning pre-trial discovery, motion practice, trial strategy, and settlement or arbitration processes.
• Build tasks across commercial litigation, complex and class action litigation, discovery and evidence management, trial advocacy, and appellate practice.
• Develop scenarios involving tools such as e-discovery platforms ( Relativity , Everlaw ), litigation management software, and deposition/trial preparation tools used on major matters.
• Apply litigation methodologies (case strategy development, discovery and evidence analysis, motion drafting) to the standards track a world targets (US: FRCP , Federal Rules of Evidence , state court rules; International: CPR , international arbitration rules), and produce reference pleadings, discovery responses, motions, and trial memoranda.
• Author rubrics that distinguish authentic litigation judgment from generic law school or bar exam-level recall.

Qualifications Must-Have

• 5+ years working as a litigator or trial attorney at a major litigation firm or corporate litigation department ( Quinn Emanuel , Gibson Dunn , Boies Schiller Flexner , Kirkland & Ell ... )
• Direct ownership of complex commercial litigation matters, with trial or arbitration experience.
• Fluency in litigation tooling and methodologies, plus understanding of how court procedure, discovery, and evidentiary rules actually work.
• A recognized professional credential is strongly preferred ( JD with bar admission , or an international equivalent such as Barrister or Solicitor with advocacy rights); prior rubric or training authorship is a plus.