US Contract Attorney - AI Trainer

Mercor; United States; Remote; USD 138,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor seeks a US Contract Attorney — Transactional for a fully remote role. Candidates must hold an active US state bar and have at least 3 years of US transactional experience in areas like M&A, finance, or corporate contracts. A JD from an ABA-accredited law school is required.

The role involves evaluating AI-generated content, drafting concise legal prompts, and providing strong, sourced justifications. Rolling applications welcome.

Qualifications

• Active bar membership in at least one US state.
• 3+ years of US transactional practice in areas like M&A, finance, capital markets, commercial contracts, or corporate matters.
• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Write clearly and pay close attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Compare pairs of responses to transactional tasks and decide which is stronger with clear reasoning.
• Write concise justifications grounded in source documents and applicable US law.
• Create realistic legal prompts, fact patterns, and model answers from your transactional experience.
• Flag errors, gaps, and risky advice in AI-generated legal content.
• Attend onboarding and calibration sessions.

Skills

US bar admission

US transactional experience

AmLaw 100 experience

AI project experience

Attention to detail

Education

J.D. from ABA-accredited law school

Job description

This a Full Remote job, the offer is available from: United States, Illinois (USA)

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: US Contract Attorney — Transactional

Type: Contract

Compensation

$100–$120/hour

Location

Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Compare pairs of responses to transactional tasks and decide which is stronger with clear reasoning.
• Write concise justifications grounded in source documents and applicable US law.
• Create realistic legal prompts, fact patterns, and model answers from your transactional experience.
• Flag errors, gaps, and risky advice in AI-generated legal content.
• Attend onboarding and calibration sessions.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Admitted to practice in at least one US state (active bar membership).
• 3+ years of US transactional practice in areas like M&A, finance, capital markets, commercial contracts, or corporate matters.
• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Write clearly and pay close attention to detail.

Preferred

• 2+ years of experience at an AmLaw 100 firm (strongly preferred).
• Prior work on legal AI projects with Mercor.
• Prior data annotation, AI evaluation, or legal-benchmark experience.

Start Date

• Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: [e-mail]