Trial Attorney - Fully Remote | Upto $100/hr

mercor; United States; À distance; USD 124 000 - 138 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

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.

Responsabilités

• 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.

Connaissances

Litigation experience

Trial/arbitration

Litigation tooling

Bar admission or JD

Formation

JD with bar admission or international equivalent

Outils

Relativity

Everlaw

Litigation software

Description du poste

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: Litigation Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $90–$100/hour

Location: Remote

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.

Qualifications

• 5+ years working as a litigator or trial attorney at a major litigation firm or corporate litigation department.
• Direct ownership of complex commercial litigation matters, with trial or arbitration experience.
• Fluency in litigation tooling and methodologies, plus understanding of how court procedure, discovery, and evidentiary rules actually work.
• A recognized professional credential is strongly preferred ( JD with bar admission, or an international equivalent such as Barrister or Solicitor with advocacy rights); prior rubric or training authorship is a plus.

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