Paralegal | $120/hr Remote | Mercor
If you're a seasoned legal professional with a passion for AI and an eye for detail, this hourly contract role offers you an opportunity to shape the next generation of AI legal tools.
Base pay range
$90/hr - $120/hr
Company: Mercor (worked through Crossing Hurdles) – a partner powering cutting‑edge AI research labs globally.
Location: Remote
Type: Hourly contract
Commitment: 10–40 hours/week, flexible and asynchronous.
Role Responsibilities
- Collaborate with researchers to create realistic legal scenarios and case studies for benchmarking and improving AI models.
- Draft, review, and refine legal‑style prompts, responses, briefs, memos, and other legal documents to enhance the AI model's capabilities in legal reasoning.
- Provide feedback on the accuracy, clarity, and legal rigor of AI‑generated content, ensuring it meets professional standards.
- Work closely with a small team to complete focused project sprints, contributing your legal expertise to enhance the AI model.
- Be willing to work in an experimental environment, where collaboration and iteration are key to improving the model.
Requirements
- Strong professional legal experience, ideally at a top U.S. law firm or in‑house at a leading corporation.
- Strong background in legal research, drafting, and analysis across areas such as corporate law, litigation, or regulatory compliance.
- Ability to work effectively in a small group and willingness to iterate on the project structure.
- Excellent written communication skills with a high attention to detail.
Application Process
(Takes 20 minutes)
- Upload resume.
- AI interview based on your resume (15 minutes).