[Hiring] Public Interest Law Specialist @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: $1,750–$2,150/task

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Build a realistic digital workspace centered on the Drive folders you use daily, including:
  • intake notes
  • case-summary memos
  • pleadings
  • advocacy letters
  • policy briefs
  • grant reports
  • amicus drafts
  • email threads
• Represent platforms like Westlaw / LexisNexis, Clio / MyCase, and Socrata / ArcGIS Hub.
• Design multi-step tasks grounded in real workflows, requiring navigation of multiple apps, files, and stakeholders to challenge frontier AI agents.
• Collaborate with other public-interest attorneys to design the environment, shape task scope, and review scenarios for realism and rigor.
• 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 the next generation of 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
• Background in civil-rights, civil-legal-aid, environmental law, consumer-protection, impact litigation, or administrative advocacy
• Day-to-day use of Westlaw / LexisNexis, Clio / MyCase, and Socrata / Esri ArcGIS Hub
• Strong analytical thinking and writing

Requirements

• Task Completion Pay: Competitive and based on task quality (~$1,750–$2,150 per completed task, subject to change as the project evolves)
• Performance Bonus: Top performers receive a weekly bonus incentive on top of their per task rate
• Hourly Opportunity: Top performers may transition to an hourly compensation model based on sustained quality and throughput

Application Process

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

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