Lawyers at Obsidian

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Role Description

Mercor is partnering with a cutting-edge AI research organization to identify legal experts for a short-term content validation and benchmarking initiative. This project seeks individuals with deep legal reasoning skills to help evaluate and enhance AI-generated legal outputs. It's an opportunity to contribute to the development of AI systems capable of understanding and generating nuanced legal analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Review AI-generated legal documents and assess for accuracy, coherence, and legal validity
• Draft and score legal reasoning questions to benchmark model performance
• Provide expert insights on U.S. legal frameworks, case law, and argumentation
• Support test design efforts that simulate real-world legal scenarios

Qualifications

• J.D. from a top 14 U.S. law school (Yale, Stanford, Harvard, Columbia, UChicago, NYU, UPenn)
• 2+ years of experience at a top-tier law firm, clerkship, or in-house legal department
• Exceptional writing and critical analysis skills
• Familiarity with U.S. legal systems, litigation, and regulatory language

Requirements

• Remote and asynchronous — set your own hours
• Expected commitment: 10–20 hours/week
• Duration: 6–8 weeks, with potential for extension

Compensation & Contract Terms

• $125–175/hour for U.S.-based professionals
• Weekly payments via Stripe Connect
• Independent contractor status

Application Process

• Submit your resume to express interest
• Complete a short intake form highlighting your legal expertise
• Qualified candidates will be contacted within 3–5 business days

Company Description

• Mercor is a talent marketplace that connects top experts with leading AI labs and research organizations.
• Our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Adam D’Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
• Thousands of professionals across law, research, engineering, and creative domains have joined Mercor to work on frontier AI projects.