Litigation Expert - Trial Specialist

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; GBP 92,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Litigation Expert for a remote contract role. You will lead sophisticated commercial litigation tasks and develop strategies for pre-trial phases and arbitration.

You will work with e-discovery platforms like Relativity and Everlaw, draft pleadings, and ensure procedural compliance across US and international rules.

Candidates should have 5+ years at top firms or in-house, JD with bar admission, and proven trial/arbitration ownership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as litigator or trial attorney at leading firm or in-house
• Direct ownership of complex commercial matters with trial/arbitration experience
• Fluency with litigation tooling and procedural rules
• JD with bar admission or international equivalent preferred

Responsibilities

• Create litigation scenarios across discovery, motions, trials, and settlements/arbitration
• Handle complex commercial, class action, discovery, and appellate tasks
• Develop scenarios using Relativity, Everlaw, and related tools
• Apply case strategy, discovery and draft motions, pleadings, and memoranda
• Author rubrics distinguishing authentic litigation judgment from generic recalls

Skills

Litigation experience

Trial experience

Legal research

E-discovery

Team collaboration

Education

JD with bar admission

Equivalent qualification

Tools

Relativity

Everlaw

Litigation software

Discovery tools

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

Role 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 & 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.