Multilingual Law Expert
Mercor • Remote • Posted 53 days ago
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$75/task
Posted
53d ago
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About this Role
- Role Overview
Mercor is collaborating with a leading AI lab on a large-scale AI training initiative focused on improving legal reasoning, statutory interpretation, and structured legal analysis in advanced language models. We’re seeking experienced legal professionals to contribute by creating and evaluating law-related prompts and responses.
This is a multilingual opportunity. We are specifically seeking experts who are fluent and professionally active in one or more of the following languages:
Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Russian, German, Arabic, Thai, Tamil, or Hindi.
Importantly, we are not looking for translation ability alone. Candidates must have real-world legal practice or research experience within their language and jurisdictional context, including familiarity with local statutes, case law, regulatory systems, legal terminology, and professional standards.
- Key Responsibilities
Author realistic legal prompts spanning doctrinal analysis, statutory interpretation, regulatory compliance, contractual reasoning, and applied legal problem-solving
Review and revise AI-generated responses for legal accuracy, logical rigor, clarity, and adherence to jurisdiction-specific standards
Write high-quality human-authored “gold” responses for complex or ambiguous legal questions
Create controlled prompt variations that test subtle differences in facts, jurisdiction, procedural posture, or legal framing
Evaluate outputs across different tones (formal legal writing, advisory memos, analytical essays) and instruction constraints
Identify model failure cases involving flawed reasoning, misapplication of precedent, overgeneralization, or jurisdictional inaccuracies
- Ideal Qualifications
Law degree (e.g., J.D., LL.B., or equivalent)
2+ years of professional work experience practicing law, conducting legal research, or working in a legal, judicial, regulatory, or academic setting
Active professional familiarity with legal systems in at least one of
Requirements
- Must be eligible to work in Remote
- Fluent proficiency in English (Written & Verbal)
- Reliable high-speed internet connection
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
- Demonstrated expertise in Legal
Eligible Languages
Fluent proficiency in one or more of: Arabic, Chinese, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tamil, or Thai
Compensation Analysis
Monetize your niche expertise without the billable hours. At $75/hr, this role offers elite compensation for pure intellectual work—no client management or administrative bloat.
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