Professional Domain Expert (Legal)

Role Overview

Mercor is collaborating with a leading AI lab to contract experienced professionals for an AI model evaluation project. Contractors will assess the quality, accuracy, and safety of AI-generated responses across specialized domains such as finance, law, medicine, and accounting. The project offers an opportunity to directly improve the reliability of AI systems in high-stakes contexts where inaccurate information carries serious risk.

Key Responsibilities

• Write realistic prompts that reflect how professionals and consumers seek domain-specific guidance
• Evaluate AI-generated responses for factual accuracy, regulatory or clinical correctness, and practical usefulness
• Identify fabricated claims, incorrect references, or misleading reasoning across model outputs
• Score and rank multiple model responses using structured rubrics across dimensions
• Provide written justifications with specific evidence for each evaluation

Ideal Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in Legal or a relevant professional field
• Professional experience applying domain expertise in a practitioner or advisory capacity
• Familiarity with industry-specific standards, regulations, or clinical guidelines
• Strong written communication and critical reasoning skills

More About the Opportunity

• Expected commitment: ~20 hours/week

Application Process

• Submit your resume to begin
• Complete the Model Response Evaluation assessment