[Hiring] Legal Assessment Specialist @Mercor

Role Description

• Author original law questions that test deep conceptual understanding, not surface-level recall.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined. All necessary information must be in the problem statement.
• Rate each question's difficulty: Medium (intro undergraduate), Hard (advanced undergraduate), or Expert (post-graduate and above).
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives that challenge expert-level solvers.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise reasoning in markdown format.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources (peer-reviewed journals, legal repositories).
• For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made.

Qualifications

• Must-Have: JD, LLM, SJD, or doctoral candidate in Law or a closely related field.
• Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
• Strong command of legal reasoning, statutory interpretation, and jurisprudential theory.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex legal ideas clearly and concisely.
• Preferred: Experience with bar exam writing, legal academia, or judicial clerkships is a strong plus.

Requirements

• Contract position.
• Compensation: $83–$105/hour.
• Location: Remote.
• Commitment: 10+ hours/week.

Application Process

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

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]
• Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.