Legal Expert — Specialist (Real Estate, Tax, Bankruptcy, Estates)

Mercor is partnering with a leading AI lab to train frontier models on high-quality legal reasoning data. We're hiring Specialist Lawyers in Real Estate, Tax, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Trusts & Estates to design realistic specialty scenarios, evaluate model outputs against established standards, and help shape how the next generation of AI reasons about high-stakes specialized legal work.

We welcome practitioners across these specialty areas — in-house specialists, partners and senior associates at firms, and former government / agency attorneys are all encouraged to apply.

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What You'll Do

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Real Estate

Tax

Bankruptcy / Restructuring

Trusts & Estates

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Mercor is partnering with a leading AI lab to train frontier models on high-quality legal reasoning data. We're hiring Specialist Lawyers in Real Estate, Tax, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Trusts & Estates to design realistic specialty scenarios, evaluate model outputs against established standards, and help shape how the next generation of AI reasons about high-stakes specialized legal work. We welcome practitioners across these specialty areas — in-house specialists, partners and senior associates at firms, and former government / agency attorneys are all encouraged to apply. Design realistic specialty scenarios drawn from your practice (RE purchase and leasing, M&A tax structuring, Ch. 11 petitions, estate planning, plus the workflows that define your area) 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 Have 3+ years of professional experience in one of the following specialties: Real Estate — commercial leasing, residential and commercial purchase agreements, title opinions, UCC liens, 1031 exchanges, zoning Tax — M&A tax structuring, IRS controversy, SALT nexus analysis, transfer pricing, 501(c)(3) applications, 280G, partnership/LLC tax allocations Bankruptcy / Restructuring — Ch. 11 petitions, DIP financing, 363 asset sales, plans of reorganization, automatic stay relief Trusts & Estates — estate planning, will drafting, trust formation, trust administration Hold a J.D. (U.S) or LL.B./LL.M. from an accredited law school Are licensed to practice law in the U.S.(active or inactive) Demonstrate excellent written communication skills with high attention to detail Cross-specialty experience (multiple practice areas) LL.M. in Tax or Estate Planning In-house experience at a real estate developer, financial institution, or wealth management firm Bankruptcy court experience or trustee work Minimum 15 hours per week (ideally 40+) Fully remote - must be based in the United States, Canada, or United Kingdom Role starts immediately, applications reviewed on a rolling basis We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

• Design realistic specialty scenarios drawn from your practice (RE purchase and leasing, M&A tax structuring, Ch. 11 petitions, estate planning, plus the workflows that define your area)
• 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
• Have 3+ years of professional experience in one of the following specialties:

Real Estate — commercial leasing, residential and commercial purchase agreements, title opinions, UCC liens, 1031 exchanges, zoning

Tax — M&A tax structuring, IRS controversy, SALT nexus analysis, transfer pricing, 501(c)(3) applications, 280G, partnership/LLC tax allocations

Bankruptcy / Restructuring — Ch. 11 petitions, DIP financing, 363 asset sales, plans of reorganization, automatic stay relief

Trusts & Estates — estate planning, will drafting, trust formation, trust administration

• Real Estate — commercial leasing, residential and commercial purchase agreements, title opinions, UCC liens, 1031 exchanges, zoning
• Tax — M&A tax structuring, IRS controversy, SALT nexus analysis, transfer pricing, 501(c)(3) applications, 280G, partnership/LLC tax allocations
• Bankruptcy / Restructuring — Ch. 11 petitions, DIP financing, 363 asset sales, plans of reorganization, automatic stay relief
• Trusts & Estates — estate planning, will drafting, trust formation, trust administration
• Hold a J.D. (U.S) or LL.B./LL.M. from an accredited law school
• Are licensed to practice law in the U.S.(active or inactive)
• Demonstrate excellent written communication skills with high attention to detail
• Real Estate — commercial leasing, residential and commercial purchase agreements, title opinions, UCC liens, 1031 exchanges, zoning
• Tax — M&A tax structuring, IRS controversy, SALT nexus analysis, transfer pricing, 501(c)(3) applications, 280G, partnership/LLC tax allocations
• Bankruptcy / Restructuring — Ch. 11 petitions, DIP financing, 363 asset sales, plans of reorganization, automatic stay relief
• Trusts & Estates — estate planning, will drafting, trust formation, trust administration
• Cross-specialty experience (multiple practice areas)
• LL.M. in Tax or Estate Planning
• In-house experience at a real estate developer, financial institution, or wealth management firm
• Bankruptcy court experience or trustee work
• Minimum 15 hours per week (ideally 40+)
• Fully remote - must be based in the United States, Canada, or United Kingdom
• Role starts immediately, applications reviewed on a rolling basis
• $100–$150/hr