Civil Rights Attorney – Public Interest Law

Job overview

The Civil Rights Attorney – Public Interest Law role is fully remote; the posting does not specify a geographic restriction. Compensation is $90–$100 per hour. Mercor connects creative and technical talent with AI research labs. The attorney develops legal scenarios, reference materials, and evaluation rubrics grounded in public interest legal practice. The work applies civil rights, environmental, and related legal expertise to help distinguish authentic legal judgment in AI research and evaluation tasks.

What you'll do

• Construct scenarios involving civil rights litigation, environmental compliance and enforcement, and community advocacy or policy reform
• develop tasks across civil rights, environmental, housing, consumer protection, immigration, and government accountability
• apply public interest legal methodologies to produce reference briefs, regulatory comments, and advocacy memoranda
• and author rubrics that distinguish authentic public interest legal judgment.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

civil rights attorney

public interest law

civil rights litigation

environmental law

legal research

regulatory advocacy

community advocacy

remote

mercor

$90–$100/hr

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The posting seeks at least five years of public interest attorney experience and strongly prefers a JD with bar admission or an international equivalent.

About the employer

Mercor is hiring for this role. Industry: Offices of Lawyers. Sector: 54.