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Legal Experts

$55 - $135 per hour

Mercor Inc

Legal Experts

Hourly contract Remote $55-$135 per hour Posted by Mercor

Location Requirements: Canada United States

We are looking for experienced legal professionals to write complex legal reasoning problems from CourtListener, a comprehensive database of U.S. court opinions and legal records.

In this role, you will author legal reasoning problems grounded in real court opinions, orders, and judicial records. Your work will directly support the development of AI systems trained on legal reasoning and judicial language.

Responsibilities:
  • Review and annotate U.S. court opinions and legal filings sourced from CourtListener
  • Apply legal judgment to evaluate case outcomes, reasoning quality, and document classification
  • Complete structured tasks with consistency and accuracy
Requirements:
  • Have 3+ years of professional experience practicing law at a law firm, in-house legal department, government agency, or legal research organization
  • Hold a J.D., LL.M. or equivalent legal degree from a top U.S. university
  • Experience with U.S. federal or state court systems
  • Strong reading comprehension of legal texts
  • Ability to commit ~15 hours/week
Nice to have:
  • Prior experience in legal data annotation or AI/ML projects
  • Familiarity with CourtListener

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

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 can 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.
  • Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
  • Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.
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.

Vacancy posted 4 days ago
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