[Hiring] Trial Attorney @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: Litigation Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $100–$120/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Build a realistic digital workspace centered on the Drive folders you use daily, including:
  • Pleadings
  • Motions
  • Deposition summaries
  • Discovery requests
  • Exhibit lists
  • Case chronologies
  • Expert reports
  • Email threads
• Represent platforms like Relativity, Nuix Discover, Westlaw, LexisNexis, Clio, and MyCase.
• Design multi-step tasks grounded in real workflows, structured around end-to-end matters such as:
  • Pre-litigation
  • Pleadings
  • Discovery
  • Motions
  • Trial/settlement
  • Post-judgment
• Navigate multiple apps, files, and stakeholders to challenge frontier AI agents meaningfully.
• Collaborate with other litigation experts 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 litigation 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 litigation experience at an AmLaw 100 firm or Fortune 500 in-house litigation group
• Background in commercial, securities, IP, employment, or regulatory-enforcement litigation
• Day-to-day use of Relativity, Nuix Discover, Westlaw, LexisNexis, and Clio/MyCase
• Strong analytical thinking and writing skills

Requirements

• Compensation will transition from an hourly rate to a model based on throughput of quality work.

Application Process

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

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