Senior Patent Attorney | Upto $120/hr

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: IP Law Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $100–$120/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Build a realistic digital workspace centered on the Drive folders you use daily. Include client memos, patent/trademark drafts, prior-art search results, opinion letters, licensing agreements, docket printouts, and email threads.
• Design multi-step tasks based on real workflows. Structure around end-to-end client engagements requiring navigation of multiple apps, files, and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with other IP attorneys to design environments, shape task scope, and review scenarios for realism and rigor.
• Work asynchronously with research teams to refine task designs and evaluation criteria for IP-law agent benchmarks.
• Contribute to frontier AI research and benchmarking. Your work directly informs how leading labs train and evaluate the next generation of AI systems.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• JD and active bar admission; USPTO registration for patent practitioners.
• 3+ years of full-time IP experience at an AmLaw 100/200 firm or Fortune 500 in-house IP team.
• Day-to-day use of Westlaw / LexisNexis, HotDocs or Contract Express, and Relativity.
• Strong analytical thinking and writing skills.

Preferred

• Background in patent prosecution, trademark portfolio management, IP litigation, or licensing.
• Experience in trade-secret and IP enforcement strategy.

Compensation & Legal

• Transition from an hourly rate to compensation based on throughput of quality work.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.