At a Glance
- Tasks: Verify legal cases and statutes, ensuring accuracy and completeness in research.
- Company: Mercor connects top talent with leading AI research labs.
- Benefits: Competitive hourly rate, remote work flexibility, and a chance to work with elite professionals.
- Other info: Join a dynamic team with opportunities for professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the legal field while working remotely with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: 2+ years of legal research experience and frequent use of Lexis+.
The predicted salary is between 120 - 120 $ per hour.
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: Domain Expert – Legal (Lexis+ Research)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $76–$120/hour
Location: Remote
- Role Responsibilities
- Confirm every case, statute, and regulation is still good law for the point cited. Catch negative Shepard's treatment.
- Catch non-existent or misdescribed cases. Verify quotes, holdings, and pin cites.
- Judge completeness by ensuring controlling authority is found and on-point cases are not missed. Maintain distinct 50-state/multi-jurisdiction splits.
- Verify currency by checking the version of the law in force on the operative date.
- Distinguish binding vs. persuasive authority. Require verify-before-finalize.
Qualifications
- Must-Have
- Frequent Lexis+ use - weekly or more - for substantive legal research in your current or recent role
- 2+ years of professional legal-research experience
- Reflexive Shepard's/Key Cite use; can spot a bad cite, misstated holding, or superseded statute on sight
- J. D. and bar admission, MLIS / law librarian, or equivalent research-heavy experience
- 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
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