Remote Litigation Strategist for Complex & Class Action

mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; GBP 94,000 - 104,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor, a leader in connecting elite legal talent with high-stakes matters, seeks a Litigation Expert for a remote contract role. You will guide complex litigation strategies, from pre-trial discovery to arbitration, collaborating with cross-functional teams on major matters.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years as a litigator, direct ownership of complex commercial matters, and fluency with litigation tooling. A JD with bar admission or international equivalence is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a litigator or trial attorney at a major litigation firm or corporate lit department

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.

Skills

Litigation

Trial experience

Arbitration experience

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent

Tools

Relativity

Everlaw

Discovery software

Job description

Mercor, a leader in connecting elite legal talent with high-stakes matters, seeks a Litigation Expert for a remote contract role. You will guide complex litigation strategies, from pre-trial discovery to arbitration, collaborating with cross-functional teams on major matters.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years as a litigator, direct ownership of complex commercial matters, and fluency with litigation tooling. A JD with bar admission or international equivalence is strongly preferred.