Transactional Attorney - Legal Expert

Job Description

Job Description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: US Contract Attorney — Transactional
Type: Contract
Compensation: $100–$120/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Compare pairs of responses to transactional tasks and decide which is stronger with clear reasoning.
• Write concise justifications grounded in source documents and applicable US law .
• Create realistic legal prompts, fact patterns, and model answers from your transactional experience.
• Flag errors, gaps, and risky advice in AI-generated legal content .
• Attend onboarding and calibration sessions.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Admitted to practice in at least one US state (active bar membership).
• 3+ years of US transactional practice in areas like M&A, finance, capital markets, commercial contracts, or corporate matters.
• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school .
• Write clearly and pay close attention to detail.

Preferred

• 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.

Start Date

• Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

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