Lead Mercor's Law domain on Project Sage by overseeing legal experts, reviewing citation-backed legal research, assessing task complexity, and ensuring high-quality AI training data across statutes, case law, and procedural rules.
Legal Expert
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brazil, Cambodia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Philippines, United States, Timor-Leste, Vietnam
Up to $115/hr
May 21, 2026
Job description
SME Careers is seeking experienced Legal Experts to contribute expertise toward improving advanced AI systems on legal reasoning, legal analysis, and policy-focused tasks.
This remote contractor role focuses on reviewing, evaluating, and improving AI-generated legal analyses and legal reasoning across a wide range of legal disciplines and real-world legal scenarios.
Contributors will help improve how AI systems understand and communicate:
- Legal reasoning
- Case analysis
- Statutory interpretation
- Compliance frameworks
- Legal issue spotting
- Jurisdictional analysis
- Legal writing and explanation quality
This is an expert network opportunity. While there may not be an immediate active project, qualified candidates may be prioritized for future assignments and long-term AI training initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
Review AI-generated legal analyses for:
- Accuracy
- Legal reasoning quality
- Clarity
- Procedural correctness
- Logical consistency
Evaluate legal responses involving:
- Constitutional law
- Contracts
- Torts
- Criminal law
- Civil procedure
- Regulatory and administrative law
Identify:
- Legal reasoning flaws
- Citation issues
- Incorrect rule statements
- Jurisdictional inconsistencies
- Missing assumptions or facts
Create and refine:
- AI training prompts
- Legal explanations
- Model legal solutions
- Legal reasoning tasks
Rank and compare AI-generated responses based on:
- Correctness
- Legal methodology
- Reasoning quality
- Communication clarity
Test AI systems for:
- Inaccuracies
- Biases
- Weak legal reasoning
- Reliability issues
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or higher in:
- Law (JD/LLB)
- Legal Studies
- Public Policy
- Political Science
Minimum 5 years of professional experience in:
- Law
- Legal studies
- Public policy
- Political science
Strong understanding of:
- Constitutional law
- Contracts
- Torts
- Criminal law
- Civil procedure
- Regulatory law
- Administrative law
Strong skills in:
- Legal reasoning
- Issue spotting
- Case analysis
- Statutory interpretation
- Compliance analysis
Ability to evaluate:
- Citations
- Procedural posture
- Jurisdictional relevance
- Logical legal consistency
Excellent written communication skills with minimum C1 English proficiency
Ability to provide clear and structured legal feedback without unnecessary verbosity
Ability to work independently in remote contractor environments
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience with:
- AI training
- AI data annotation
- Legal editing
- QA review
- Technical legal evaluation
Skills & Technologies
- Legal Reasoning
- Statutory Interpretation
- Case Law Analysis
- Civil Procedure
- Torts
- Contracts
- Criminal Law
- Compliance
- Regulatory & Administrative Law
- Legal Writing
Work Details
- Remote contract role
- Flexible schedule
- Weekly payments after approved work
- Referral bonus opportunities available
About SME Careers
SME Careers is an AI Data Services company and subsidiary of SuperAnnotate focused on helping leading AI labs improve advanced AI systems using real-world legal and policy expertise.
Contributors help shape the future of AI by improving legal reasoning, legal communication, compliance analysis, and policy-focused problem solving.
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