Remote Litigation Strategist for Complex Disputes

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 124,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Litigation Expert for a remote contract position, focusing on constructing litigation scenarios across discovery, trial strategy, and settlements to support AI research collaborations.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of litigator experience, direct ownership of complex matters, and fluency with e‑discovery tools like Relativity and Everlaw. JD with bar admission or international equivalent is preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years working as a litigator or trial attorney.
• Direct ownership of complex commercial litigation matters with trial/arbitration experience.
• Fluency in litigation tooling and methodologies with understanding of court procedures.
• JD with bar admission or international equivalent preferred; prior rubric authorship is a plus.

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 using tools such as e-discovery platforms (Relativity, Everlaw), litigation management software, and deposition/trial preparation tools.
• Apply litigation methodologies to standards tracks (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 experience

Trial/arbitration

Litigation tooling

Bar admission or JD

Education

JD with bar admission or international equivalent

Tools

Relativity

Everlaw

Litigation software

Job description

Mercor is seeking a Litigation Expert for a remote contract position, focusing on constructing litigation scenarios across discovery, trial strategy, and settlements to support AI research collaborations.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of litigator experience, direct ownership of complex matters, and fluency with e‑discovery tools like Relativity and Everlaw. JD with bar admission or international equivalent is preferred.