Regulatory Law Expert - Compliance Specialist

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; GBP 93,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Regulatory Law Expert for a remote contract engagement. The role focuses on designing compliance programs, managing agency interactions, and enforcement matters across multiple regulated industries.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years as a regulatory attorney, owns compliance programs, and holds a JD with bar admission or international equivalent. Strong knowledge of UK, EU, and US frameworks is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as regulatory attorney or compliance counsel at a top firm, regulated company, or government agency.
• Direct ownership of regulatory compliance programs, agency interactions or enforcement matters.
• Fluency with regulatory tooling and understanding of administrative process and agency rulemaking.
• JD with bar admission or international equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design regulatory compliance programs and respond to agency investigations.
• Handle tasks across financial services, healthcare, antitrust, data privacy, and environmental law.
• Develop tools and processes using regulatory tracking platforms and filing systems.
• Apply US, EU, and UK regulatory frameworks to prepare memoranda and filings.
• Create rubrics distinguishing regulatory judgment from generic exam-style recall.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Legal analysis

Regulatory tooling

Education

JD with bar admission

Tools

Regulatory tracking platforms

Compliance management systems

Agency filing systems

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

Role Responsibilities

• Construct scenarios spanning regulatory compliance program design, agency investigations, and enforcement actions.
• Build tasks across financial services regulation, healthcare and FDA regulation, antitrust and competition law, data privacy and cybersecurity regulation, and environmental and energy regulation.
• Develop scenarios involving tools such as regulatory tracking platforms, compliance management systems, and agency filing systems used across regulated industries.
• Apply regulatory law methodologies to the standards track a world targets (US: Administrative Procedure Act, agency-specific statutes and regulations; International: EU regulations and directives, UK regulatory frameworks), and produce reference compliance memoranda, regulatory filings, and enforcement response documents.
• Author rubrics that distinguish authentic regulatory judgment from generic law school or bar exam-level recall.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 5+ years working as a regulatory attorney or compliance counsel at a major law firm, regulated company, or government agency.
• Direct ownership of regulatory compliance programs, agency interactions, or enforcement matters.
• Fluency in regulatory tooling, plus understanding of how administrative process and agency rulemaking actually work.
• A recognized professional credential is strongly preferred (JD with bar admission, or an international equivalent).

Preferred

• Prior rubric, training, or compliance documentation authorship is a plus.