[Hiring] Civil Litigator @Mercor

Role 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.

Position: Legal Expert — Civil Litigator (Deposition Transcript Review)

Type: Contract

Compensation: $120–$140/hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: 20+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Evaluate a full rough deposition transcript of roughly 250 pages to author reference answers for AI model measurement.
• Write gold-standard answers to about 100 questions, citing support by page and line.
• Complete eight short litigation tasks derived from the same transcript.
• Prepare all gold answers independently, noting any AI tool usage only for navigation.
• Own every answer end to end to ensure consistent judgment across all questions and tasks.

Qualifications

• Practicing civil litigator with experience in taking and defending 50+ depositions.
• Expertise in commercial, contract, or personal injury litigation.
• Comfortable working from a long rough transcript and citing it precisely by page and line.
• J.D. and licensed to practice law in the U.S.

Requirements

• Immediate start; applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

Application Process

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

Resources & Support

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