Legal Expert — Compliance / Regulatory
Mercor • Remote, Canada, USA
Education
Any
Type
hourly
Pay Rate (by country)
$100–$150/hr
Listed
71d ago
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What We Know About This Role
- Weekly hours
- 15 hrs/week
About this Role
From the Mercor listing
About the Role
Mercor is partnering with a leading AI lab to train frontier models on high-quality legal reasoning data. We're hiring Compliance and Regulatory Attorneys to design realistic regulatory scenarios, evaluate model outputs against established legal and compliance standards, and help shape how the next generation of AI reasons about regulatory frameworks, internal investigations, and high-stakes compliance work.
We welcome regulatory counsel, in-house compliance attorneys (with JD), former regulators, healthcare and financial regulatory specialists, and senior associates in compliance practice. Specialists in AML/BSA, FCPA, FDA, healthcare regulatory, sanctions, or privacy are all encouraged.
What You'll Do
Design realistic regulatory scenarios drawn from your practice (AML/SAR preparation, OFAC screening, FCPA assessments, FDA submissions, HIPAA reviews, environmental permitting, administrative hearings, privacy/PIA)
Write "golden" reference responses at attorney-level quality
Grade AI-generated responses against structured rubrics
Provide written feedback the research team uses to improve model behavior
Participate in onboarding office hours and specialty calibration sessions
You're a Good Fit If You
Have 1–4 years of professional experience in regulatory or compliance law at a law firm, in-house legal department, government agency, or regulator
Hold a J.D. (U.S./Canada) or LL.B./LL.M. from an accredited law school
Are licensed to practice law in the U.S. (active or inactive)
Have strong experience with one or more of: AML/BSA, OFAC sanctions screening, FCPA/anti-corruption, healthcare regulatory (HIPAA, Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, Medicare/Medicaid), FDA submissions, privacy (GDPR/CCPA/PIA/DPIA), environmental permitting, export control, or administrative hearings
Demonstrate excellent written communication skills with high attention to detail
Bonus Qualifications
CIPP, CFE, CAMS, or similar certification
Internal compliance investigation experience
Experience drafting compliance training programs
Familiarity with regulatory portals (FDA, federalregister.gov, NLRB.gov, EEOC)
Role Highlights
Minimum 15 hours per week (ideally 40+)
Fully remote — must be based in the United States.
Role starts immediately, applications reviewed on a rolling basis
Compensation
- $100–$150/hr
Requirements
- Must be eligible to work in one of: Remote, Canada, USA
- Fluent proficiency in English (Written & Verbal)
- Reliable high-speed internet connection
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
- Demonstrated expertise in Legal
Key Responsibilities
- Design realistic regulatory scenarios drawn from your practice (AML/SAR preparation, OFAC screening, FCPA assessments, FDA submissions, HIPAA reviews, environmental permitting, administrative hearings, privacy/PIA)
- Write "golden" reference responses at attorney-level quality
- Grade AI-generated responses against structured rubrics
- Provide written feedback the research team uses to improve model behavior
Why This Role
Monetize your niche expertise without the billable hours. At $125/hr, this role offers elite compensation for pure intellectual work, no client management or administrative bloat.
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Is AI training work the same as traditional consulting?
No. Instead of client deliverables, you're given complex scenarios to evaluate: grading the AI's logic, correcting its hallucinations, and supplying expert-level reasoning it doesn't have on its own. The job is closer to teaching than consulting.
Why do these AI training roles pay so much?
Because general knowledge isn't what's being tested. The model already knows the basics; what it needs is expertise on edge cases, the rare, difficult, highly technical judgment calls only a senior professional in the field would make correctly.
What does the day-to-day workload look like for elite-expert AI training roles?
Slow and deep, not fast and repetitive. A single task can take 45-60 minutes of researching citations or verifying complex calculations. Quality is what's being measured here, not throughput.
What does Legal work look like for a Legal Expert — Compliance / Regulatory?
Tasks here are scoped to Legal, not generic labeling. As a Legal Expert — Compliance / Regulatory, expect to draw on real domain judgment (evaluating outputs, correcting errors, or providing expert reasoning specific to Legal) rather than following a one-size-fits-all rubric. If you don't have hands-on Legal background, this is likely not the right listing to start with.
How many hours per week does this role require?
Based on the listing, this role is scoped at about 15 hours per week. Treat this as a real commitment expectation, not a loose estimate.
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Can I apply from outside Canada or USA?
This specific role is open only to people based in Canada and USA. If you are somewhere else, applying is unlikely to lead to an offer even if you pass the assessment, because the restriction is usually about where the work can legally be contracted rather than your skills. Read the full description for any tax-residency or right-to-work caveats before you apply, since they can differ by country.
How soon will I start working after applying to Mercor?
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