What the work involves
This is a single written survey, not ongoing evaluation work. You will be asked to name the dimensions that meaningfully distinguish one corporate-law job from another — practice area, deal size, client type, degree of client contact, transactional versus advisory balance, regulatory intensity, and whatever else your experience says matters — and then to lay out the main categories or values within each dimension. Answers are prose and notes rather than ratings; you can define unfamiliar terms of art as you go, because the research team may not share your vocabulary. No preparation, citation, or outside research is expected, and there is no correct taxonomy being checked against.
What the platform screens for
Mercor runs a short eligibility application before the survey is released, and the review is essentially about whether your practice history is genuinely corporate. Screens of this kind look for a specific, checkable account of your role: years in practice, the setting (firm, in-house, or both), the kinds of matters you actually handled, and how recent your U.S. exposure is. Litigation, criminal, or unrelated practice on its own falls outside this round. Vagueness reads as a red flag more often than narrowness does — a securities lawyer who says so plainly is a better fit than a generalist who describes nothing in particular.
Practical logistics
- Fully remote and asynchronous; no calls, no scheduled sessions.
- One-time engagement — expect 15–20 minutes, up to 25 for a thorough response. No timer runs.
- English only, using your own professional experience.
- Confidentiality is a hard constraint: no client names, employer names, individuals, or identifying matter details. Keep everything at the level of the profession, not the file.
- Pay is $50 one-time as observed on this listing; selection is not guaranteed after application, and payment terms follow Mercor's standard process.