UK-Based Legal Experts: Magic Circle
Mercor • Remote, UK
Education
Any
Type
Pay Rate
$225/task
Listed
19d ago
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Mercor is recruiting UK-based Legal Experts for a research project with a leading foundational model AI lab.
Ideal candidates have worked in roles such as:
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Mercor is recruiting UK-based Legal Experts for a research project with a leading foundational model AI lab. Ideal candidates have worked in roles such as:
- Associate
- Senior Associate We're especially interested in candidates from A&O Shearman, Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters, and Slaughter and May, though strong corporate law experience from similar firms is also welcome. You'll help create, review, and simulate realistic legal scenarios, including contract drafting, due diligence, regulatory analysis, client advisory, deal structuring, and dispute resolution. Strong candidates understand how modern law firm engagements operate, including Partner-led matter structures with Senior Associates, Associates, and Trainees across transactional and advisory workstreams. Here are more details about the role:
- You will be contributing to high-quality training data for frontier AI systems
- The work is fully remote and project-based
- You are available to work 40 hours/week
- Successful contributions increase the odds that you are selected on future projects with Mercor The vetting process involves: Resume + work history screen Short assessment evaluating law expertise We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.
- Resume + work history screen
- Short assessment evaluating law expertise
Requirements
- Must be eligible to work in one of: Remote, UK
- Fluent proficiency in English (Written & Verbal)
- Reliable high-speed internet connection
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
- Demonstrated expertise in Legal
Compensation Analysis
Rare opportunity for top 1% experts. Earn $225/hr contributing to the world's most advanced AI labs. This is one of the few roles where academic precision is valued as highly as commercial output.
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