US Contract Attorney, In-House Counsel
$100 to $120/hIndicative range provided by Mercor
Posted on October 23, 2026 · Applications until December 3, 2026
Only: United States
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This remote role involves evaluating and generating legal datasets to train frontier AI models on complex US in-house legal tasks. Qualified candidates must hold an active US bar admission and possess at least three years of legal experience that includes in-house business advising.
Description in English, as published by Mercor.
About the Role Mercor is partnering with a leading AI lab to train frontier models on high-quality legal reasoning data. This is an evergreen talent pool for experienced US In-House Counsel, by applying, you join a standing bench and are considered for ongoing and upcoming legal-AI projects as they launch. We review applications on a rolling basis and reach out when work that fits your background comes up.
Typical work includes recurring side-by-side evaluations and legal dataset generation: you'll compare AI-generated legal work, judge which response is stronger and why, and create realistic in-house legal tasks and reference answers.
What You'll Do
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Compare pairs of responses to in-house legal tasks (contract review, policy and compliance questions, risk assessments and business-facing legal advice) and decide which is stronger, with clear reasoning
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Write concise justifications grounded in the source documents and applicable US law
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Create realistic legal prompts, fact patterns and model answers drawn from your in-house experience
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Flag errors, gaps and risky advice in AI-generated legal content
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Attend onboarding and calibration sessions
You're a Good Fit If You
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Are admitted to practice in at least one US state (active bar membership)
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Have 3+ years of legal practice, including in-house experience advising a business on contracts, compliance, employment, risk or disputes
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Hold a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school
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Write clearly and pay close attention to detail
Bonus Qualifications
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2+ years of experience at an AmLaw 100 firm (strongly preferred)
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Prior work on legal AI projects with Mercor
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Prior data annotation, AI evaluation or legal-benchmark experience
Role Highlights
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Evergreen talent pool, apply once and be considered for ongoing projects as they launch
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Fully remote, flexible hours; recurring tasks as new work comes up
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Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
10 openings
Only: United States
About Mercor
Mercor is a US marketplace hiring remote experts for AI and consulting projects, from law to engineering. The original posting is on their site.
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