Job description
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: Law Experts
Type:Contract
Compensation:$110–$150/hour
Location:Remote
Commitment:20+ hours/week
Role Responsibilities
Construct enterprise legal scenarios across in-house counsel, regulatory, transactional, and litigation work for Fortune 500 organizations.
Draft and review materials grounded in enterprise compliance regimes (FCPA, SOX, GDPR, HIPAA, sector-specific regulation in banking, healthcare, pharma, and insurance).
Build tasks around enterprise contracting at material scale (MSAs, SOWs, DPAs, licensing) and M&A diligence for F500 transactions.
Develop ERM and COSO-aligned risk scenarios, board-level reporting, and regulated-industry investigations.
Author detailed, criterion-referenced rubrics that capture the judgment a senior F500 lawyer would apply.
Qualifications
Must-Have
2+ years as in-house counsel at a Fortune 500 or large public company, or as a partner/senior associate at an AmLaw 100 firm representing F500 clients.
Deep exposure to one or more enterprise practice areas: M&A, securities, regulatory, employment, IP, privacy, or commercial contracting at F500 scale.
Familiarity with CLM platforms (Ironclad, Agiloft, Icertis) and enterprise GRC tooling.
JD with active bar admission.
Preferred
Prior rubric, exam, or training-content authorship is a plus.
Compensation & Legal
Hourly contractor, Paid weekly via Stripe Connect.
Onboarding via the Mercor Rubric Academy, a paid program that calibrates contributors to the quality bar before live work.
Advancement: strong contributors move into reviewer, lead, and domain SME roles with elevated rates.
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Eligible countries: United States. Accepted UTC offsets: UTC-10, UTC-9, UTC-8, UTC-7, UTC-6, UTC-5, UTC+14. Review the full description for employer-specific work authorization, residency and schedule requirements.