Mercor · Finance & specialist
Legal Expert - review AI outputs in your specialty
Listed on Mercor as “Legal Expert”
What this actually is
You bring your specialist expertise to AI evaluation. The shape of the work varies but the pattern is the same: review outputs, rate quality, write prompts, flag errors. The platform title (Legal Expert) reflects the rate band and the expertise required, not the day-to-day work.
Can you do this on your visa?
F-2 / F-4 / F-5 / F-6: open. E-1 to E-7: needs concurrent-employment permit. D-2 / D-4 students: S-3 permit, 20 hr/week cap. D-10 / D-8: case by case.
Korean tax on USD income
First 5 years in Korea: foreign-source income only taxed if remitted into Korea. After year 5: worldwide income. Full tax guide.
Original posting from Mercor
About the Role
Mercor is partnering with a leading AI lab to train frontier models on high-quality legal reasoning data. We're hiring Legal Experts to evaluate model outputs for realistic workplace scenarios and help shape how the next generation of AI reasons about employment disputes, workplace investigations, and labor matters.
Your experience in legal research, legal writing, case analysis, and familiarity with the U.S. legal system will ensure that each your evaluations are accurate, precise, and aligned with real-world legal reasoning.
What You'll Do
- Evaluate two AI-generated responses for the same prompt for correctness, accuracy, and client-readiness.
- 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 2+ years of professional experience in employment / labor law at a law firm, in-house legal department, government agency, or labor union
- 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)
- Have strong experience in legal research and legal writing, including case law analysis and drafting legal memoranda
- Demonstrate excellent written communication skills with high attention to detail
Role Highlights
- Flexible workload: 6-15 hours per week
- Role starts immediately, applications reviewed on a rolling basis
Compensation
- $100-$150/hr
Quoted from Mercor’s public listing on 2026-07-07. We don’t edit platform copy; honest framing is in the title and the “what this actually is” block above.
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