US Contract Attorney — Transactional

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

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a US Contract Attorney (Transactional) for a part-time remote role. You will compare contract responses, draft and redline documents, and summarize due diligence findings for AI-driven workflows.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years at a major firm, plus experience with legal AI projects or data annotation. This is a fully remote, contractor position with weekly payout through the Mercor platform.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience at a top-tier law firm (AmLaw 100 preferred).
• Experience with transactional work and deal support.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Compare pairs of transactional outputs with clear justification.
• Draft and redline contracts and issue lists grounded in US law.
• Produce concise rationales and model prompts for AI evaluation.

Skills

Contract drafting

Legal analysis

Attention to detail

Tools

Westlaw

LexisNexis

Job description

# US Contract Attorney — Transactional$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 Transactional 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.## What You'll Do* Compare pairs of responses to transactional tasks (contract drafting, redlines, issues lists, due diligence summaries and deal analyses) 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 transactional 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-8427## Pay & PayoutIndependent contractor engagement, fully remote. Mercor pays weekly via Stripe or Wise.