Corporate/M&A Lawyer (Australia) | $100-$120/hr Remote
Overview
Australian-qualified lawyers with corporate/M&A or transactional experience can earn $100-$120/hr reviewing legal AI outputs remotely. Mercor is recruiting expert reviewers to score how two LLM platforms answer questions on Australian law. Each assignment involves running matched prompts through both systems, comparing answers, and rating them against a standardized rubric. The initial commitment is around 10 hours, with expectations of additional work for strong reviewers.
What You'll Do4
- 1Submit the same legal prompts to two separate AI systems and record both responses.
- 2Compare the answers side by side to identify differences in legal reasoning and precision.
- 3Grade each response using the standardized rubric, keeping the criteria consistent across all evaluations.
- 4Provide clear written feedback that explains each score and points out any legal inaccuracies.
Requirements5
- 1At least two years (three or more preferred) in a law firm's corporate, M&A, or transactional practice group.
- 2If you are now in-house, your move must have happened within the past two years and your earlier work must have been in a law firm.
- 3Hold a current Australian legal qualification and show strong knowledge of Australian corporate and commercial law.
- 4Native or fluent English with the ability to write clear, accurate evaluation notes.
- 5Work without supervision, stick to a detailed rubric, and meet every deadline.
Who Should Apply
Candidates with a true corporate or M&A law firm background will find this review work a good fit. The role suits someone who can assess legal reasoning with care and explain why one answer outranks the other. It does not suit lawyers who have spent most of their career in-house, unless the in-house move occurred in the past two years. Applicants often get rejected when their written feedback is too thin, or when they ignore the rubric's scoring instructions and substitute their own criteria.
Salary Insight
The advertised rate is $100-$120/hr, so the initial 10-hour block pays about $1,000-$1,200. For Australian legal review work, this rate reflects the senior level of expertise the role demands.
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In your application, state your exact years of law-firm experience and the types of corporate transactions you have worked on. Include a short legal writing sample that demonstrates how you explain technical points. When you submit test evaluations, tie every comment back to the rubric so reviewers see that you can follow its criteria.
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