About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Domain Expert – Legal (Lexis+ Research)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $76–$120/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

- Confirm every case, statute, and regulation is still positive law for the point cited. Catch negative Shepard's treatment.
- Catch non-existent or misdescribed cases. Verify quotes, holdings, and pin cites.
- Judge completeness by ensuring controlling authority is found and on-point cases are not missed. Maintain distinct 50-state/multi-jurisdiction splits.
- Verify currency by checking the version of the law in force on the operative date.
- Distinguish binding vs.



persuasive authority. Require verify-before-finalize.

QualificationsMust-Have

- Frequent Lexis+ use - weekly or more - for substantive legal research in your current or recent role
- 2+ years of professional legal-research experience
- Reflexive Shepard's/Key Cite use; can spot a bad cite, misstated holding, or superseded statute on sight
- J.D. and bar admission, MLIS / law librarian, or equivalent research-heavy experience

Resources & Support

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📌 Legal Research Expert - Lexis+ Specialist (Gold Coast)
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