Legal Expert — Employment / Labor

About the Role

Mercor is partnering with a leading AI lab to train frontier models on high-quality legal reasoning data. We're hiring Employment and Labor Attorneys to design realistic workplace scenarios, evaluate model outputs against established standards, and help shape how the next generation of AI reasons about employment disputes, workplace investigations, and labor matters.

We welcome employment defense and plaintiff attorneys, in-house labor counsel, EEO investigators, and senior associates in employment practice. Class action and wage-and-hour specialists are particularly encouraged.

What You'll Do

• Design realistic workplace scenarios drawn from your practice (EEOC charges, severance and non-compete drafting, harassment investigations, wage & hour analyses, NLRB matters, employment policies)
• 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

You're a Good Fit If You

• Have 1–4 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./Canada) or LL.B./LL.M. (U.K.) from an accredited law school
• Are licensed to practice law in the U.S., Canada, or U.K. (active or inactive)
• Have strong experience with one or more of: EEOC charge response, wage & hour analysis, severance and non-compete drafting, harassment investigations, employee handbook drafting, NLRB proceedings, or collective bargaining
• Demonstrate excellent written communication skills with high attention to detail

Bonus Qualifications

• Class action / wage and hour collective experience
• Workplace investigation certification (AWI-CH)
• Multi-state employment compliance experience
• Familiarity with HRIS / case management tools

Role Highlights

• Minimum 20 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

Compensation

• $85–$120/hr