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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: Public Interest Law Expert (Civil / Environmental)

Type: Contract

Compensation: $1,750–$2,150/task

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Build a realistic digital workspace centered on the Drive folders you use daily. Include intake notes, case-summary memos, pleadings, advocacy letters, policy briefs, grant reports, amicus drafts, and email threads. Represent platforms like Westlaw / LexisNexis, Clio / MyCase, and Socrata / ArcGIS Hub.
• Design multi-step tasks grounded in real workflows. Require navigating multiple apps, files, and stakeholders to challenge frontier AI agents.
• Collaborate with other public-interest attorneys to design the environment, shape task scope, and review scenarios for realism and rigor.
• Work asynchronously with research teams to refine task designs and evaluation criteria for public-interest-law agent benchmarks.
• Contribute to frontier AI research and benchmarking. Your work directly informs how leading labs train and evaluate the next generation of AI systems.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• JD and active bar admission
• 3+ years of full-time public-interest experience at a major legal-aid organization, public-interest law firm, state AG / DOJ office, or impact-litigation nonprofit
• Background in civil-rights, civil-legal-aid, environmental law, consumer-protection, impact litigation, or administrative advocacy
• Day-to-day use of Westlaw / LexisNexis, Clio / MyCase, and Socrata / Esri ArcGIS Hub
• Strong analytical thinking and writing

Compensation & Legal

• Task Completion Pay: Competitive and based on task quality (~$1,750–$2,150 per completed task, subject to change as the project evolves)
• Performance Bonus: Top performers receive a weekly bonus incentive on top of their per task rate
• Hourly Opportunity: Top performers may transition to an hourly compensation model based on sustained quality and throughput

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com

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

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