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Legal Expert (PACER / Federal Court Records) | $70–$120/hr | Worldwide Remote Mercor is seeking an experienced federal litigation professional to serve as a Domain Expert for AI agent evaluation and quality assurance. This role is ideal for litigation paralegals, docket specialists, legal-research librarians, or litigators who use PACER and CM/ECF on a weekly basis and have deep familiarity with federal court dockets and procedures.
What You'll Do Review and QA completed AI agent runs, verifying accuracy against actual federal dockets — correct case, court, parties, procedural posture, and outcome Identify failure modes in AI agent behavior, flagging tasks that are too easy or solvable without genuine PACER use Improve task realism and difficulty by refining prompts to reflect authentic federal docket research challenges Sharpen grading guidance so correct answers pass and incorrect ones fail, including gating failures such as wrong case identification or misread procedural posture Catch plausible-but-wrong answers that a non-expert reviewer might miss Required PACER Knowledge Reading dockets fluently: parties, attorneys, assigned judge, filed/terminated dates, case status, and procedural posture Searching effectively: PACER Case Locator vs.
court-specific CM/ECF searches; party-name variants, corporate suffixes, and common search traps Court structure: district, appellate (circuit), and bankruptcy courts; consolidated cases, MDL lead vs. member cases, and transfers Case classification: civil, criminal, and bankruptcy types; Nature of Suit codes; cause of action; party roles Document types: complaints, answers, motions, briefs, orders, judgments, and exhibits; understanding sealed, restricted, and redacted records Requirements Frequent, hands-on PACER/CM/ECF use in a current or recent professional role (weekly or more) 2+ years of federal litigation support experience as a litigation paralegal, docket/court clerk, legal-research librarian, or litigator Ability to decode case numbers, trace procedural posture, and distinguish open vs.
terminated cases on sight Strong command of PACER search mechanics and name-variant pitfalls Confident judgment on what constitutes a correct, complete answer Bonus Qualifications Bankruptcy docket experience Complex or multidistrict litigation (MDL) background Experience across multiple federal courts beyond a single firm's home district Note: A J.D. and bar admission are welcome but not required.
Experienced litigation paralegals and docket specialists are strongly encouraged to apply.