Transactional Regulatory Associate

Mercor

Job Location:

Toronto - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Mercor is recruiting experienced Transactional or Regulatory Associates to support an AI lab building a benchmark for evaluating AI systems on real-world legal research tasks. You will draft realistic research questions that reflect issues arising in transactional and regulatory practice grounded in statutory and regulatory interpretation.

Key Responsibilities

Draft practitioner-level research questions arising in:
- Corporate transactions
- Securities regulation
- Administrative law
- Compliance and regulatory frameworks
Incorporate jurisdiction-specific statutory or regulatory interpretation
Frame issues that require synthesis of:
- Statutory text
- Agency guidance
- Case law
- Legislative history (where appropriate)
Ensure questions resemble real client matters not academic hypotheticals

Requirements

47 years of law firm experience in transactional or regulatory practice
Strong background in statutory and regulatory interpretation
Experience researching federal and/or state regulatory frameworks
Ability to clearly scope legal issues for research

Nice to Have

Experience interacting with regulatory agencies
Background in highly regulated industries (financial services healthcare energy etc.)
Prior work in legal tech or AI-related initiatives

Why Join

Help define realistic evaluation benchmarks for advanced AI legal reasoning
Collaborate with a cutting-edge AI research lab

Mercor is recruiting experienced Transactional or Regulatory Associates to support an AI lab building a benchmark for evaluating AI systems on real-world legal research tasks. You will draft realistic research questions that reflect issues arising in transactional and regulatory practice grounded in...