Legal Research Expert - Lexis+ Specialist
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About the job
Role Responsibilities
- Confirm every case, statute, and regulation is still good law for the point cited. Catch negative Shepard's treatment.
- Catch non-existent or misdescribed cases. Verify quotes, holdings, and pin cites.
- Judge completeness by ensuring controlling authority is found and on-point cases are not missed. Maintain distinct 50-state/multi-jurisdiction splits.
- Verify currency by checking the version of the law in force on the operative date.
- Distinguish binding vs. persuasive authority. Require verify-before-finalize.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Frequent Lexis+ use - weekly or more - for substantive legal research in your current or recent role.
- 2+ years of professional legal-research experience.
- Reflexive Shepard's/KeyCite use; can spot a bad cite, misstated holding, or superseded statute on sight.
- J.D. and bar admission, MLIS / law librarian, or equivalent research-heavy experience.
Application process
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About Mercor
Mercor runs a remote talent marketplace that places experienced specialists on contract assignments, often for AI and other technology employers. Openings cover many professional fields, including engineering, research, design, finance, tax, and legal work, and are commonly paid hourly with flexible or part-time schedules. The usual path is a single application and screening flow, after which candidates can be matched to projects that fit their expertise.