[Hiring] Environmental Law Expert @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: Public Interest Law Expert (Civil / Environmental)

Type: Contract

Compensation: $100–$120/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Build a realistic digital workspace centered on the Drive folders you use daily, including intake notes, case-summary memos, and pleadings.
• Design multi-step tasks grounded in real workflows that challenge frontier AI agents.
• Collaborate with other public-interest attorneys to design environments and review scenarios for realism.
• Work asynchronously with research teams to refine task designs and evaluation criteria for public-interest-law agent benchmarks.
• Contribute to frontier AI research and benchmarking, directly informing how leading labs train and evaluate AI systems.

Qualifications

• Must-Have: JD and active bar admission.
• 3+ years of full-time public-interest experience at a major legal-aid organization, public-interest law firm, state AG / DOJ office, or impact-litigation nonprofit.
• Day-to-day use of Westlaw / LexisNexis, Clio / MyCase, and Socrata / Esri ArcGIS Hub.
• Strong analytical thinking and writing skills.
• Preferred: Background in civil-rights, civil-legal-aid, environmental law, consumer protection, or impact litigation.
• Experience in administrative or rule-making advocacy.

Requirements

• Project expected to begin on an effective hourly rate.
• Transition to compensation based on throughput of quality work.

Application Process

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

Resources & Support

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