About the job:
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: Applied Legal Benchmark Specialist Type: Contract Compensation: $83–$105/hour Location: Remote Commitment: 10+ hours/week
Role Responsibilities:
Author original law questions that test deep conceptual understanding. Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined.
Rate each question's difficulty as Medium, Hard, or Expert. Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives.
Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise reasoning in markdown format. Supply 1–5 academic references per question.
Review pre-written questions for accuracy, clarity, and rigor. Edit where needed, rate difficulty, and document any changes made.
Flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability in verification tasks. Justify any edits made.
Qualifications:
Must-HaveJD, LLM, SJD, or doctoral candidate in Law or a closely related field.
Strong command of legal reasoning, statutory interpretation, and jurisprudential theory.
Excellent written English and ability to express complex legal ideas clearly and concisely.
PreferredExperience with bar exam writing, legal academia, or judicial clerkships.
