[Hiring] Legal Domain Specialist @Mercor

Role Description

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. The position is for a Legal Domain Expert — AI Training & Evaluation.

• Evaluate the quality of legal knowledge work tasks and AI model outputs.
• Identify missing behaviors and thin reasoning.
• Develop high-quality instruction specs and produce golden solutions for legal problems.
• Design challenging legal tasks and evaluation sets.
• Collaborate with the research team to build legal-specific skills and tools.
• Work with client researchers to maintain consistent standards.
• Translate tacit legal judgment into explicit criteria.
• Provide precise, well-structured written feedback to improve AI model performance.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• 5+ years of substantive post-qualification legal practice.
• Specialization in a substantive practice area (e.g., corporate, litigation, regulatory).
• Seniority with real ownership of matters.
• Active admission to at least one U.S. state bar, in good standing.
• Experience with large language models in professional work.
• Ability to commit to 40 hours per week for 6 months.
• Reside in the Bay Area, California and able to come on-site when required.

Requirements

• W-2 employment with Cincinnatus LLC.
• Paid weekly.

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.