Remote IP Attorney & AI Training Architect

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 2,411,000 - 2,962,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Task-based compensation

Weekly bonus

Hourly transition option

Job summary

Mercor is seeking an IP Law Expert on a remote contract basis. You will handle patent and trademark workflows, drafting and reviewing IP documents, and collaborating with labs on AI benchmarking. The role emphasizes high-level legal analysis and rigorous writing for elite research environments.

Requirements include a JD, bar admission, and 3+ years of IP experience in top firms or large in-house teams. Westlaw/LexisNexis, Relativity, and document automation tools are used daily.

Qualifications

• JD and active bar admission.
• 3+ years of IP experience at a top firm or Fortune 500 in-house team.
• Background in patent prosecution, trademark portfolio management, IP litigation, or licensing.
• Experience with Westlaw/LexisNexis, HotDocs, Contract Express, and Relativity.

Responsibilities

• Build a realistic digital workspace centered on Drive folders and include client memos, drafts, and licensing documents.
• Design multi-step tasks grounded in real workflows for end-to-end client engagements across apps and files.
• Collaborate with IP attorneys to shape task scope and review realism and rigor.
• Work asynchronously with research teams to refine task designs and evaluation criteria for IP-law benchmarks.
• Contribute to frontier AI research and benchmarking used to train labs.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strong writing

IP experience

Legal research

Education

JD

Tools

Westlaw/LexisNexis

HotDocs

Contract Express

Relativity

Job description

Mercor is seeking an IP Law Expert on a remote contract basis. You will handle patent and trademark workflows, drafting and reviewing IP documents, and collaborating with labs on AI benchmarking. The role emphasizes high-level legal analysis and rigorous writing for elite research environments.

Requirements include a JD, bar admission, and 3+ years of IP experience in top firms or large in-house teams. Westlaw/LexisNexis, Relativity, and document automation tools are used daily.