Senior Law Librarian / Research Attorney
Mercor • Remote • Posted 53 days ago
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$160/task
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53d ago
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About this Role
Mercor is hiring experienced Senior Law Librarians and Research Attorneys to help design complex, high-quality legal research questions for an AI evaluation benchmark. This role is ideal for professionals who regularly handle escalated or cross-jurisdictional research questions and are skilled at framing nuanced research problems.
Draft sophisticated legal research questions reflecting complex firm-level inquiries
Senior Law Librarians and Research Attorneys
Key Responsibilities
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Why Join
Mercor is hiring experienced Senior Law Librarians and Research Attorneys to help design complex, high-quality legal research questions for an AI evaluation benchmark. This role is ideal for professionals who regularly handle escalated or cross-jurisdictional research questions and are skilled at framing nuanced research problems. Draft sophisticated legal research questions reflecting complex firm-level inquiries Design issues requiring: Multi-jurisdictional analysis Conflicting authority resolution Deep precedent synthesis Ensure all questions are grounded in identifiable, authoritative legal sources Maintain clarity, realism, and practical scope 8+ years of experience as a law librarian, research attorney, or senior legal research specialist Extensive experience handling complex or escalated research requests Strong understanding of legal research methodologies Exceptional issue-framing and writing skills Experience training associates on research techniques Exposure to AI tools in legal research Prior dataset annotation or benchmark development experience Apply deep research expertise to shape how AI systems are evaluated on legal reasoning Flexible engagement structure Work with a top-tier AI research organization We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.
- Draft sophisticated legal research questions reflecting complex firm-level inquiries
- Design issues requiring:
Multi-jurisdictional analysis
Conflicting authority resolution
Deep precedent synthesis
- Multi-jurisdictional analysis
- Conflicting authority resolution
- Deep precedent synthesis
- Ensure all questions are grounded in identifiable, authoritative legal sources
- Maintain clarity, realism, and practical scope
- Multi-jurisdictional analysis
- Conflicting authority resolution
- Deep precedent synthesis
- 8+ years of experience as a law librarian, research attorney, or senior legal research specialist
- Extensive experience handling complex or escalated research requests
- Strong understanding of legal research methodologies
- Exceptional issue-framing and writing skills
- Experience training associates on research techniques
- Exposure to AI tools in legal research
- Prior dataset annotation or benchmark development experience
- Apply deep research expertise to shape how AI systems are evaluated on legal reasoning
- Flexible engagement structure
- Work with a top-tier AI research organization
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
Compensation Analysis
Mercor is hiring experienced Senior Law Librarians and Research Attorneys to help design complex, high-quality legal research questions for an AI evaluation benchmark. This role is ideal for professionals who regularly handle escalated or cross-jurisdictional research questions and are skilled at framing nuanced research problems. Draft sophisticat
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