[Hiring] Senior Legal Consultant @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: Law Experts

Type: Contract

Compensation: $110–$150/hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: 20+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Construct enterprise legal scenarios across in-house counsel, regulatory, transactional, and litigation work for Fortune 500 organizations.
• Draft and review materials grounded in enterprise compliance regimes (FCPA, SOX, GDPR, HIPAA, sector-specific regulation in banking, healthcare, pharma, and insurance).
• Build tasks around enterprise contracting at material scale (MSAs, SOWs, DPAs, licensing) and M&A diligence for F500 transactions.
• Develop ERM and COSO-aligned risk scenarios, board-level reporting, and regulated-industry investigations.
• Author detailed, criterion-referenced rubrics that capture the judgment a senior F500 lawyer would apply.

Qualifications

• Must-Have:
• 2+ years as in-house counsel at a Fortune 500 or large public company, or as a partner/senior associate at an AmLaw 100 firm representing F500 clients.
• Deep exposure to one or more enterprise practice areas: M&A, securities, regulatory, employment, IP, privacy, or commercial contracting at F500 scale.
• Familiarity with CLM platforms (Ironclad, Agiloft, Icertis) and enterprise GRC tooling.
• JD with active bar admission.
• Preferred:
• Prior rubric, exam, or training-content authorship is a plus.

Requirements

• Hourly contractor, paid weekly via Stripe Connect.
• Onboarding via the Mercor Rubric Academy, a paid program that calibrates contributors to the quality bar before live work.
• Advancement: strong contributors move into reviewer, lead, and domain SME roles with elevated rates.

Application Process

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

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