Litigation Consultant - Fully Remote | Upto $100/hr

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 124,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a senior Litigation Expert for a remote contract role. You will develop complex litigation scenarios across pre-trial discovery, motion practice, trial strategy, and settlement or arbitration.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience at a top firm or corporate legal department, with direct ownership of complex commercial matters, familiarity with FRCP and evidentiary rules, and strong drafting and rubric-authoring skills. Experience with Relativity or Everlaw is a plus.

Qualifications

• 5+ years working as a litigator or trial attorney at a major firm or corporate department.
• Direct ownership of complex commercial litigation matters, with trial/arbitration experience.
• Fluency in litigation tooling and procedural rules (discovery, evidentiary rules, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Construct litigation scenarios across discovery, motion practice, trial strategy, and settlement/arbitration.
• Build tasks across commercial, complex, and class action litigation and discovery management.
• Develop scenarios involving e-discovery platforms (Relativity, Everlaw) and trial preparation tools.
• Apply litigation methodologies to FRCP, Federal/Evidentiary rules, international rules where applicable.
• Author rubrics distinguishing authentic litigation judgment from generic recall.

Skills

Litigation experience

Trial advocacy

Case strategy

Education

JD with bar admission

International equivalent (Barrister/Solicitor)

Tools

Relativity

Everlaw

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.