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**About the Role:** Mercor is partnering with a leading AI research lab to engage experienced patent and compliance attorneys to help train and evaluate next-generation AI systems on specialized legal reasoning. You'll author realistic scenarios and review AI-generated outputs across patent prosecution/litigation and regulatory compliance, ensuring they reflect how practitioners actually work. Fully remote, flexible hours, project-based. **Key Responsibilities:** \- Author tasks and scenarios drawn from real patent and compliance workflows (e.g., patent drafting and prosecution, claim construction, invalidity/IPR analysis, FTO opinions; regulatory filings, AML/BSA, OFAC, FCPA, HIPAA, FDA, GDPR/CCPA, export controls) \- Review and grade AI responses for legal accuracy, sound reasoning, and adherence to professional standards \- Produce model "golden answer" responses and detailed rationale to improve model training \- Flag ambiguity, risk, and edge cases the way a practicing attorney would **Ideal Qualifications:** \- 3+ years of professional experience in patent law and/or regulatory compliance (law firm, in-house, regulator, or agency) \- J.D. (or LL.B./LL.M. equivalent); strong candidates often hold degrees from leading US/UK/Canada law schools \- Active or inactive bar admission in a U.S., U.K., or Canadian jurisdiction and/or USPTO/CIPO/UKIPO registration in good standing \- Patent track: registered patent attorney/agent; technical background (engineering, CS, life sciences, chemistry) strongly preferred \- Compliance track: hands-on experience with one or more of AML/BSA, OFAC, FCPA, HIPAA, FDA, GDPR/CCPA, or export control regimes; CIPP/CFE/CAMS a plus \- Excellent written communication and the ability to articulate complex legal reasoning clearly
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