Litigation Expert - Complex Disputes

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking senior litigation professionals to build evaluation tasks for AI systems operating in civil litigation and dispute resolution contexts. The role covers US federal/state practice and international arbitration, with responsibilities to design scenarios, draft reference outputs, and write rubrics that capture senior litigators’ judgment.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of litigation experience, trial or arbitration exposure, and fluency with litigation tooling; a JD or equivalent

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a litigator or trial attorney at a major firm or corporate litigation department.
• Direct ownership of complex commercial litigation matters with trial or arbitration experience.
• Fluency in litigation tooling and a solid understanding of court procedure, discovery, and evidentiary rules.
• Bar admission (JD) or international equivalent; rubric or training authorship is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Construct litigation scenarios spanning pre-trial discovery, motions, trial strategy, and arbitration processes.
• Build tasks across commercial, complex and class action litigation, discovery and evidence management, and appellate practice.
• Develop scenarios involving Relativity, Everlaw, and deposition/trial preparation tools.
• Apply FRCP, Federal Rules of Evidence, and international rules to generate reference pleadings and memoranda.
• Author rubrics that distinguish authentic litigation judgment from generic exam-level recall.

Skills

Litigation experience

Trial/arbitration experience

Bar admission / JD preferred

Rubric/training authoring

Fluency with litigation tooling

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent bar admission

Tools

Relativity

Everlaw

Litigation management software

Job description

Role Overview

• Mercor is seeking senior litigation professionals to build evaluation tasks for AI systems operating in civil litigation and dispute resolution contexts.
• The workflows are calibrated to the case complexity, evidentiary stakes, and procedural scope of major commercial litigation and complex disputes.
• This role builds worlds on two tracks: a US track (Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Federal Rules of Evidence, state court analogs) and an International track (English Civil Procedure Rules, international arbitration rules such as ICC and LCIA). Experts qualified in either or both tracks are encouraged to apply.
• Contributors design litigation scenarios, draft reference outputs, and write rubrics that capture how senior litigators think.

Key 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.

Ideal Qualifications

• 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 & Ellis, or in-house litigation counsel).
• 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.