Public Interest Law Expert

Job overview

The Public Interest Law Expert role is described as remote, with the listing location in New York, NY. Compensation is $90–$100 per hour. Mercor connects creative and technical talent with AI research labs. The expert develops public-interest legal scenarios, tasks, reference briefs, regulatory comments, advocacy memoranda, and evaluation rubrics. The work covers areas including civil rights, environmental law, housing and consumer protection, immigration and asylum, and government accountability, applying public-interest legal methods and relevant legal standards.

What you'll do

• Construct scenarios involving civil rights litigation, environmental compliance and enforcement, and community advocacy or policy reform
• build tasks across specified public-interest legal areas
• develop scenarios using legal research, case management, and regulatory filing tools
• apply public-interest legal methodologies and produce reference briefs, regulatory comments, and advocacy memoranda
• author rubrics distinguishing authentic public-interest legal judgment from generic legal recall.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

public interest law

civil rights

environmental law

housing

consumer protection

immigration and asylum

legal research

remote

new york ny

mercor

$90–$100/hr

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires 5+ years working as a public-interest attorney and direct ownership of impact litigation, regulatory advocacy, or policy reform initiatives; JD with bar admission or international equivalent is strongly preferred.

About the employer

Mercor is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Sector: 54.