US Contract Attorney — Litigation

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

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Flexible hours

Rolling applications

Job summary

Mercor seeks experienced US Litigation attorneys for an evergreen, fully remote role focused on evaluating AI-generated legal content. You will compare responses to litigation tasks, justify outcomes with clear reasoning, and craft realistic prompts and fact patterns drawn from your litigation experience. Ideal candidates hold an active bar in at least one US state, with strong writing and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Admitted to practice in at least one US state with active bar membership.
• 3+ years of US litigation practice (civil/commercial, motions, discovery, trial prep).
• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Strong writing and meticulous attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and compare pairs of litigation tasks with clear reasoning.
• Write concise, source-grounded justifications grounded in US law.
• Create realistic prompts, fact patterns, and model answers from litigation experience.
• Flag errors or risky advice in AI-generated legal content.
• Participate in onboarding and calibration sessions.

Skills

US bar admission

US litigation

Clear writing

Attention to detail

Education

J.D. from ABA-accredited law school

Job description

Pay: $100 – $120/hour
Commitment: Hourly
Open to: USA
Field: Law

About the Role

Mercor 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 Litigation attorneys — 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.

Typical work includes recurring side-by-side evaluations and legal dataset generation: you'll compare AI-generated legal work, judge which response is stronger and why, and create realistic litigation tasks and reference answers.

What You'll Do

• Compare pairs of responses to litigation tasks (research memos, pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery and case strategy) 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 litigation experience
• Flag errors, gaps and risky advice in AI-generated legal content
• Attend onboarding and calibration sessions

You're a Good Fit If You

• Are admitted to practice in at least one US state (active bar membership)
• Have 3+ years of US litigation practice, such as civil or commercial litigation, motion practice, discovery and trial preparation
• Hold a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school
• Write clearly and pay close attention to detail

Bonus Qualifications

• 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

Role Highlights

• Evergreen talent pool — apply once and be considered for ongoing projects as they launch
• Fully remote, flexible hours; recurring tasks as new work comes up
• Applications reviewed on a rolling basis