US Patent Attorney: Prosecution & Litigation Reviewer

Pearson; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor partners with a leading AI lab to evaluate frontier patent-related outputs. We seek US patent attorneys with prosecution and/or litigation experience to review, judge quality, and annotate errors in model-generated materials.

You will provide explainers for judgments and complete reviews within a defined window. Immediate start; 12–15 hours total commitment, onboarding included.

Qualifications

• Admitted to practice in at least one US state (active bar membership).
• 3+ years of US patent practice — prosecution and/or litigation.
• For prosecution: registered to practice before the USPTO (patent bar).
• Hold a technical or scientific degree (engineering, CS, life sciences, chemistry, physics, or similar).
• Hold a JD from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Write clearly and pay close attention to detail.
• Bonus: USPTO registration number, AmLaw 100 or top patent boutique, Federal Circuit or district court clerkship, prior data annotation / AI evaluation experience.
• Time commitment: ~12–15 hours total within a defined review window.
• Immediate requirement; completion of all reviews is essential.

Responsibilities

• Review patent-related outputs (prosecution and/or litigation work product) and assess quality against defined dimensions.
• Annotate inline, flagging legal, technical, factual, claim-construction and citation errors.
• Provide clear, well-reasoned explanations for each judgment.
• Complete all assigned reviews within the review window.
• Attend a short onboarding session before kickoff.

Skills

Patent prosecution

Patent litigation

Strong writing

Attention to detail

Analytical judgment

Education

J.D. from ABA-accredited law school

Technical/scientific degree

Job description

Mercor partners with a leading AI lab to evaluate frontier patent-related outputs. We seek US patent attorneys with prosecution and/or litigation experience to review, judge quality, and annotate errors in model-generated materials.

You will provide explainers for judgments and complete reviews within a defined window. Immediate start; 12–15 hours total commitment, onboarding included.