Senior Litigator, AI-Driven Complex Disputes

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking senior litigation professionals to build evaluation tasks for AI systems operating in civil litigation and dispute resolution contexts. The role covers US federal/state practice and international arbitration, with responsibilities to design scenarios, draft reference outputs, and write rubrics that capture senior litigators’ judgment.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of litigation experience, trial or arbitration exposure, and fluency with litigation tooling; a JD or equivalent

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a litigator or trial attorney at a major firm or corporate litigation department.
• Direct ownership of complex commercial litigation matters with trial or arbitration experience.
• Fluency in litigation tooling and a solid understanding of court procedure, discovery, and evidentiary rules.
• Bar admission (JD) or international equivalent; rubric or training authorship is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Construct litigation scenarios spanning pre-trial discovery, motions, trial strategy, and arbitration processes.
• Build tasks across commercial, complex and class action litigation, discovery and evidence management, and appellate practice.
• Develop scenarios involving Relativity, Everlaw, and deposition/trial preparation tools.
• Apply FRCP, Federal Rules of Evidence, and international rules to generate reference pleadings and memoranda.
• Author rubrics that distinguish authentic litigation judgment from generic exam-level recall.

Skills

Litigation experience

Trial/arbitration experience

Bar admission / JD preferred

Rubric/training authoring

Fluency with litigation tooling

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent bar admission

Tools

Relativity

Everlaw

Litigation management software

Job description

Mercor is seeking senior litigation professionals to build evaluation tasks for AI systems operating in civil litigation and dispute resolution contexts. The role covers US federal/state practice and international arbitration, with responsibilities to design scenarios, draft reference outputs, and write rubrics that capture senior litigators’ judgment.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of litigation experience, trial or arbitration exposure, and fluency with litigation tooling; a JD or equivalent