[Hiring] Attorney @Mercor

Role Description

• 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.
• Author legal reasoning problems grounded in real court opinions, orders, and judicial records.
• Support the development of AI systems trained on legal reasoning and judicial language.
• Complete structured tasks with consistency and accuracy.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Prior experience in legal data annotation or AI/ML projects (preferred).
• Familiarity with CourtListener (preferred).

Company Description

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.