Legal Research Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $120/hr

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: Legal Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70–$120/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities

- Review and QA AI-agent rollouts by verifying agent answers against actual dockets, ensuring accuracy in case details and outcomes.

- Identify failure modes by analyzing agent performance and flagging tasks that are too simple or solvable without PACER .

- Improve realism and difficulty of tasks to reflect authentic federal docket research, enhancing challenge for capable agents.

- Update grading guidance to ensure accuracy, focusing on correct answers and identifying errors such as misread procedural posture.

- Catch plausible-but-wrong answers that might be overlooked by non-expert reviewers.

Qualifications

Must-Have

- Frequent hands-on PACER / CM/ECF use for federal docket research in your current or recent role, weekly or more.

- 2+ years in federal litigation support: litigation paralegal, docket/court clerk, legal-research librarian, or litigator.

- Ability to read a federal docket on sight, decode a case number, trace procedural posture, and recognize case types.

- Proficiency with PACER search mechanics and name-variant traps.

- Sound judgment on correct, complete answers with confidence to mark plausible answers wrong.

Preferred

- Experience with bankruptcy dockets and complex/multidistrict litigation.

- Hands-on experience across multiple courts.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

- Upload resume

- AI interview based on your resume

- Submit form

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PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

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