Public Interest Law Expert

Mercor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 124,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is hiring a Public Interest Law professional for a remote contract role. You will construct complex civil rights, environmental, and policy reform scenarios, and work with tools used by legal aid organizations.

Responsibilities include producing study briefs, regulatory comments, and advocacy memoranda, with emphasis on regulatory processes and impact litigation. Requires 5+ years in public interest law, JD with bar admission or international equivalent preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a public interest attorney at a legal aid org, advocacy nonprofit, or government agency.
• Experience owning impact litigation, regulatory advocacy, or policy reform initiatives.
• Fluency with public interest legal tooling and understanding regulatory processes.
• JD with bar admission or international equivalent preferred; rubric/training a plus.

Responsibilities

• Construct civil rights, environmental, and policy reform scenarios.
• Develop tasks across civil rights, environmental law, housing, immigration, and government accountability.
• Develop scenarios involving legal research platforms, case management systems, and regulatory filing systems.
• Apply public interest methodologies to produce reference briefs, regulatory comments, and memoranda.
• Create rubrics distinguishing authentic public interest judgment.

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

Public Interest Law (Civil Law / Environmental Law)

Type

Contract

Compensation

$90–$100/hour

Location

Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Construct scenarios spanning civil rights litigation, environmental compliance and enforcement, and community advocacy or policy reform processes.
• Build tasks across civil rights and constitutional law, environmental law and regulation, housing and consumer protection, immigration and asylum, and government accountability.
• Develop scenarios involving tools such as legal research platforms, case management systems used by legal aid organizations and nonprofits, and regulatory filing systems (e.g., EPA dockets).
• Apply public interest law methodologies (constitutional analysis, regulatory compliance review, impact litigation strategy) to the standards track a world targets (US: federal civil rights statutes, NEPA, environmental statutes; International: human rights treaties, EU directives), and produce reference legal briefs, regulatory comments, and advocacy memoranda.
• Author rubrics that distinguish authentic public interest legal judgment from generic law school or bar exam-level recall.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 5+ years working as a public interest attorney at a legal aid organization, advocacy nonprofit, or government agency (ACLU, Earthjustice, NRDC, Legal Aid Society, or a state attorney general's office).
• Direct ownership of impact litigation, regulatory advocacy, or policy reform initiatives.
• Fluency in public interest legal tooling, plus understanding of how regulatory processes and legislative advocacy actually work.
• A recognized professional credential is strongly preferred (JD with bar admission, or an international equivalent); prior rubric, training, or policy authorship is a plus.