Legal Expert — Compliance / Regulatory Job
Employer: Mercor
SpiderID: 14183804
Location: United State, California
Posted: 5/21/2026
Wage: $85 - $120 per hour
Priority Review Date: 8/19/2026
Job Code / NOC / SOC:
Category: Legal
Job Description:
## REMOTE WORK ##
What You'll Do:
Design realistic regulatory scenarios drawn from your practice (AML/SAR preparation, OFAC screening, FCPA assessments, FDA submissions, HIPAA reviews, environmental permitting, administrative hearings, privacy/PIA)
Write "golden" reference responses at attorney-level quality
Grade AI-generated responses against structured rubrics
Provide written feedback the research team uses to improve model behavior
Participate in onboarding office hours and specialty calibration sessions
You're a Good Fit If You
Have 1–4 years of professional experience in regulatory or compliance law at a law firm, in-house legal department, government agency, or regulator
Hold a J.D. (U.S./Canada) or LL.B./LL.M. from an accredited law school
Are licensed to practice law in the U.S. (active or inactive)
Have strong experience with one or more of: AML/BSA, OFAC sanctions screening, FCPA/anti-corruption, healthcare regulatory (HIPAA, Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, Medicare/Medicaid), FDA submissions, privacy (GDPR/CCPA/PIA/DPIA), environmental permitting, export control, or administrative hearings
Demonstrate excellent written communication skills with high attention to detail
Bonus Qualifications:
CIPP, CFE, CAMS, or similar certification
Internal compliance investigation experience
Experience drafting compliance training programs
Familiarity with regulatory portals (FDA, federalregister.gov, NLRB.gov, EEOC)
Role Highlights:
Minimum 20 hours per week (ideally 40+)
Fully remote — must be based in the United States.
Role starts immediately, applications reviewed on a rolling basis
What You'll Do:
Design realistic regulatory scenarios drawn from your practice (AML/SAR preparation, OFAC screening, FCPA assessments, FDA submissions, HIPAA reviews, environmental permitting, administrative hearings, privacy/PIA)
Write "golden" reference responses at attorney-level quality
Grade AI-generated responses against structured rubrics
Provide written feedback the research team uses to improve model behavior
Participate in onboarding office hours and specialty calibration sessions
You're a Good Fit If You
Have 1–4 years of professional experience in regulatory or compliance law at a law firm, in-house legal department, government agency, or regulator
Hold a J.D. (U.S./Canada) or LL.B./LL.M. from an accredited law school
Are licensed to practice law in the U.S. (active or inactive)
Have strong experience with one or more of: AML/BSA, OFAC sanctions screening, FCPA/anti-corruption, healthcare regulatory (HIPAA, Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, Medicare/Medicaid), FDA submissions, privacy (GDPR/CCPA/PIA/DPIA), environmental permitting, export control, or administrative hearings
Demonstrate excellent written communication skills with high attention to detail
Bonus Qualifications:
CIPP, CFE, CAMS, or similar certification
Internal compliance investigation experience
Experience drafting compliance training programs
Familiarity with regulatory portals (FDA, federalregister.gov, NLRB.gov, EEOC)
Role Highlights:
Minimum 20 hours per week (ideally 40+)
Fully remote — must be based in the United States.
Role starts immediately, applications reviewed on a rolling basis
Company Profile:
Mercor is partnering with a leading AI lab to train frontier models on high-quality legal reasoning data. We're hiring Compliance and Regulatory Attorneys to design realistic regulatory scenarios, evaluate model outputs against established legal and compliance standards, and help shape how the next generation of AI reasons about regulatory frameworks, internal investigations, and high-stakes compliance work.
We welcome regulatory counsel, in-house compliance attorneys (with JD), former regulators, healthcare and financial regulatory specialists, and senior associates in compliance practice. Specialists in AML/BSA, FCPA, FDA, healthcare regulatory, sanctions, or privacy are all encouraged.
Contact Information:
| Contact Name: Zenix16 | Type: Recruiter |
| Company: Mercor | |
| Web Site: https://t.mercor.com/gNM5T | |