Litigation Associate (Legal Research Expert) – AI Research Project (Remote Contract)
Company: Mercor
Location: Remote
Type: Independent Contractor (1099 for U.S Workers)
Payment: Weekly via Stripe or Wise
Interested Candidates should apply directly on Mercor via the following link:
* You will be required to complete an interview and/or assessment. Please do not apply if you will not complete all of the required steps to be considered.**
About the Role
Mercor is hiring experienced Litigation Associates on behalf of a leading AI lab developing benchmarks to evaluate advanced AI systems on realistic legal research tasks. In this role, you will help expand a dataset of high-quality legal research questions that reflect the types of issues attorneys encounter in active client matters. This is not a bar-exam-style drafting project—the focus is on practitioner-driven questions grounded in identifiable authority and controlling precedent.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft well-scoped, realistic legal research questions arising in litigation contexts
- Reflect real client-driven issues such as motions practice, procedural disputes, evidentiary issues, and appellate standards
- Ensure questions require:
- Identification and synthesis of controlling authority
- Jurisdictional analysis
- Application of precedent to specific fact patterns
- Avoid abstract academic hypotheticals
- Clearly frame questions so they are answerable through professional legal research
Requirements
- 4–7+ years of experience at a reputable law firm in litigation practice
- Strong experience conducting substantive legal research
- Experience drafting research memoranda, briefs, or dispositive motions
- Familiarity with jurisdiction-specific precedent analysis
- Clear and structured legal writing style
Note: Even if you do not meet every requirement listed above, you are encouraged to apply. Candidates may be evaluated through interviews or writing-based assessments.
Nice to Have
- Federal clerkship experience
- Background in appellate or complex litigation
- Prior experience with AI, legal tech, or dataset development projects
Why Join
- Help shape how next-generation AI systems are evaluated for legal reasoning
- Collaborate with a leading AI research organization
- Contribute to projects that influence the future of legal technology and AI
Contract and Payment Terms
- You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
- This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
- Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
- Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
About Mercor
Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models using human expertise. You will work on projects that focus on training and enhancing AI systems. You will be paid competitively, collaborate with leading researchers, and help shape the next generation of AI systems in your area of expertise. Mercor considers all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provides reasonable accommodations upon request.
Interested Candidates should apply directly on Mercor via the following link:
Pay: $180.00 - $200.00 per hour
Benefits
Work Location: Remote