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Posted 3 days ago
Requirements and responsibilities
We are looking for experienced legal professionals to write complex legal reasoning problems from CourtListener, a comprehensive database of U.S. court opinions and legal records.
In this role, you will author legal reasoning problems grounded in real court opinions, orders, and judicial records. Your work will directly support the development of AI systems trained on legal reasoning and judicial language.
Responsibilities:
- Review and annotate U.S. court opinions and legal filings sourced from CourtListener.
- Apply legal judgment to evaluate case outcomes, reasoning quality, and document classification.
- Complete structured tasks with consistency and accuracy.
Requirements:
- Have 3+ years of professional experience practicing law at a law firm, in-house legal department, government agency, or legal research organization.
- Hold a J.D., LL.M. or equivalent legal degree from a top U.S. university.
- Experience with U.S. federal or state court systems.
- Strong reading comprehension of legal texts.
- Ability to commit ~15 hours/week.
Nice to have:
- Prior experience in legal data annotation or AI/ML projects.
- Familiarity with CourtListener.
We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.
Contract and Payment Terms:
- You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
- This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
- Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
- Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
- Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
- Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.
Optionally, you can add more information later (benefits, pre-screening questions, etc.)