Clinical Law Professor / Clinic Director

Mercor is seeking experienced Clinical Law Professors and Clinic Directors to evaluate AI-generated legal reasoning involving civil legal services. Experts will combine doctrinal knowledge, legal pedagogy, and practical supervision experience to assess AI-generated legal analyses.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI-generated legal responses.
• Review issue spotting, legal reasoning, and procedural analysis.
• Assess scenarios involving housing, family, consumer, and debt law.
• Provide structured feedback to improve AI systems.
• Apply experience supervising law students and live-client clinics.

Required Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD).
• Current or previous U.S. bar admission.
• Experience directing or supervising a law school clinic.
• Expertise in one or more civil legal practice areas.
• Strong legal writing and evaluation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Clinical Professor of Law or Clinic Director.
• Experience with housing, family, consumer, elder, or disability law clinics.
• Experience developing legal curriculum or assessment rubrics.
• Published scholarship or educational materials.

Why Join Mercor?

• Help build more accurate AI for legal education and practice.
• Bring your clinical teaching expertise to emerging legal technologies.
• Short-term, intellectually engaging project.
• Competitive compensation.

Engagement Details

Location: Remote

Commitment: Approximately 15 hours/week

Project Duration: Estimated 2–3 weeks

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Contract and Payment Terms

• You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
• This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
• Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
• Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
• Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
• Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.