Legal Expert — Finance & Real Estate (Project Donna) | $100-$120/hr Remote
Overview
Mercor is hiring experienced finance and real estate lawyers for a paid, remote study with a legal AI company. You will read a realistic synthetic matter and evaluate six AI-generated work products labelled A through F. The legal areas include senior secured credit, project finance, RMBS, and tenant-favourable commercial leases. Your role is to review these drafts, make five comparisons against a common baseline, and provide a short written rationale for each preference. The project runs about 30 hours under a strict NDA.
What You'll Do5
- 1Read the synthetic legal matter and all supporting documents to establish a baseline of the facts.
- 2Examine six AI-generated work products labelled A through F, checking for legal accuracy, completeness, and practical judgment.
- 3Run five head-to-head comparisons between each AI output and a common comparator to identify the stronger result.
- 4Record your preferred option for each comparison and write a brief, precise justification in English.
- 5Follow confidentiality rules and avoid using external AI tools on any project material to preserve study integrity.
Requirements5
- 1Qualified lawyer with active bar admission and substantive experience in finance or real estate transactions.
- 2Hands-on history with senior secured credit facilities, project finance credit agreements, RMBS closing exceptions, or tenant-favourable commercial leases.
- 3Ability to assess legal work product on correctness, completeness, professional judgment, and usefulness.
- 4Precise written English, with clear and concise articulation of legal reasoning.
- 5Skill in working independently from written instructions and meeting strict deadlines without supervision.
Who Should Apply
This role fits a transactional lawyer who has spent years negotiating and reviewing finance and real estate deals, and who can quickly explain why one contract clause beats another. If your practice has not touched senior secured credit, project finance, RMBS, or mixed-use leases, this project will likely exceed your expertise. Applicants often get rejected when their background lacks specific references to the covered practice areas, or when their rationale is vague rather than tied to legal detail. The assignment requires solo work, so lawyers who need frequent check-ins or prefer a collaborative setting may find it difficult.
Salary Insight
The rate is $100 to $120 per hour, which sits near the high end for independent legal consulting work. That premium matches the specialized finance and real estate knowledge required, and the engagement totals about 30 hours of effort.
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When you apply, name the exact deal types you have handled, such as senior secured credit, project finance, RMBS closing exceptions, or tenant-favourable leases. Also include a brief example where you compared two contract alternatives and explained your choice. This mirrors the study's core task and raises your fit score.
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