US Contract Attorney — In-House Counsel

AI Work Expert; United States; Remote; USD 138,000 - 165,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Mercor is recruiting a US-based in-house Contract Attorney to join a rolling talent pool for AI and legal tasks. This part-time contractor role can be performed remotely. You will review contracts and provide risk assessments, answer policy and compliance questions, and create realistic prompts and model answers drawn from in-house experience.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years at an AmLaw 100 firm and prior AI project work. Payment is hourly, with weekly payout through Mercor.

Qualifications

• Review contracts and provide risk-based assessments.
• Provide policy/compliance guidance based on US law.
• Annotate data for AI evaluation and provide model answers.

Responsibilities

• Review contracts and provide risk assessments and in-house legal advice.
• Annotate data and develop AI evaluation prompts and model answers.
• Flag errors and risky advice in AI-generated content.
• Attend onboarding and calibration sessions.

Skills

Legal research

Contract analysis

US law understanding

Tools

Mercor platform

Job description

# US Contract Attorney — In-House Counsel$120per hourPart-time contractor Remote Last verified 10 Nov 2026Listed on Mercor mercor.comApplyApplyReferral link. You pay nothing; we may earn a fee.Affiliate disclosureWork Expert (WE) is an independent publishing and referral website. We are not a recruiter, hiring manager, agent or employer, and we are not affiliated with or endorsed by Mercor. Applying takes you to the platform's own website, where we may be recorded as the referring source. We may receive a referral fee at no additional cost to you. Read our full affiliate disclosure →## About the RoleMercor is partnering with a leading AI lab to train frontier models on high-quality legal reasoning data. This is an evergreen talent pool for experienced US In-House Counsel — by applying, you join a standing bench and are considered for ongoing and upcoming legal-AI projects as they launch. We review applications on a rolling basis and reach out when work that fits your background comes up.## What You'll Do* Compare pairs of responses to in-house legal tasks (contract review, policy and compliance questions, risk assessments and business-facing legal advice) and decide which is stronger, with clear reasoning* Write concise justifications grounded in the source documents and applicable US law* Create realistic legal prompts, fact patterns and model answers drawn from your in-house experience* Flag errors, gaps and risky advice in AI-generated legal content* Attend onboarding and calibration sessions## You're a Good Fit If You* 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 experienceGet ready for MercorDesign a resume for Mercor Prepare for the Mercor interview## Role HighlightsPay (stated by Mercor)$100-$120/hContractPart-time contractorLocationRemoteCategoryModel evaluationPosted18 days agoJob IDWE-8379## Pay & PayoutIndependent contractor engagement, fully remote. Mercor pays weekly via Stripe or Wise.