US Contract Attorney — In-House Counsel
Listing checked October 24, 2026 · pay as published by Mercor
Overview
Pearson maintains an evergreen bench of US contract attorneys for legal AI training work. Projects support frontier models and draw on contract review, compliance, employment, risk, and disputes experience. Attorneys compare AI-generated legal responses, justify which answer holds up under US law, and craft realistic in-house prompts with model answers. Onboarding and calibration sessions keep review standards aligned across the bench. The work is remote with flexible hours, and applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
What You'll Do5
- 1Compare paired answers to in-house legal tasks such as contract review, policy and compliance questions, risk assessments, and business-facing advice, then choose the stronger response and explain the choice.
- 2Write short justifications that cite the source documents and the US law that controls the answer.
- 3Draft realistic legal prompts, fact patterns, and model answers from your in-house practice.
- 4Identify mistakes, missing points, and risky guidance in AI-generated legal content.
- 5Join onboarding and calibration sessions to align your review approach with project standards.
Requirements6
- 1Active bar membership in at least one US state.
- 23+ years of legal practice, with in-house experience advising a business on contracts, compliance, employment, risk, or disputes.
- 3A J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.
- 4Strong legal writing and close attention to detail.
- 5Preferred: 2+ years at an AmLaw 100 firm.
- 6Prior work on legal AI projects with Mercor, data annotation, AI evaluation, or legal-benchmark work.
Who Should Apply
The ideal candidate holds active US bar membership, brings 3+ years of legal practice with in-house advice on contracts, compliance, employment, risk, or disputes, and earned a J.D. from an ABA-accredited school. Prior AmLaw 100 time or legal AI evaluation work helps.
Salary Insight
The posting lists $100.00 to $120.00 per hour. Earnings track assigned project hours, and work becomes available as the evergreen pool receives new projects.
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State your active bar state and years of in-house practice up front, then add one concrete deal, policy, or employment matter where you advised a business. Note any AmLaw 100 time and prior legal AI evaluation or annotation work, since those bonus items can raise your fit score.
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