Legal Expert — Civil Litigator (Deposition Transcript Review)

$120/hr

rate as listed

Workload: ~15h/week
Engagement: Project-based
Location: US
Field: Legal

Review a roughly 250-page deposition transcript and produce record-grounded reference answers with precise page-and-line citations. This remote United States assignment is for a practicing civil litigator who has personally taken and defended depositions.

The assignment

Read one rough deposition transcript in full, answer about 100 questions concerning the record, and complete eight short litigation tasks based on the same testimony. Every answer must cite supporting page and line references, and one litigator owns the complete body of work to preserve consistent judgment.

What Mercor screens for

The screen is likely to test whether you currently practice civil litigation, have personally taken and defended depositions, and can discuss specific work in commercial, contract or personal injury matters. Expect follow-up on transcript ambiguities, conflicting testimony, citation accuracy, and the difference between what the record establishes and what it merely suggests. A J.D. and an active U.S. law licence are required, while Minnesota admission is not required.

Working constraints

Gold answers must be prepared without AI assistance. If an AI tool is used only to navigate the transcript, that use must be disclosed wherever applicable. The work therefore requires a manual, auditable process for reading the complete record, tracking support, resolving inconsistencies and checking every page-and-line citation.

Logistics

The role is fully remote and limited to candidates based in the United States. It starts immediately, with applications reviewed on a rolling basis. The listing does not state that the role is asynchronous, and it does not disclose fixed weekly hours or a typical schedule.

Pay band: $120/hr

What they look for

Active U.S. law licence and J.D.
Current civil litigation practice
First-hand experience taking and defending depositions
Commercial, contract or personal injury litigation experience
Rough deposition transcript analysis
Precise page-and-line citation and record-based legal reasoning

Included with this listing

Interview prep — 10 questions

Matched to what this platform's screening actually measures. Answer each out loud in 60–90 seconds: claim → concrete example → implication.

What it tests: This tests whether your claimed practice is current, relevant to the listed case types, and supported by concrete responsibilities rather than a general legal background.
A strong answer: Give a concise account of your current role, the proportion of work involving commercial, contract or personal injury disputes, and what you personally do during written discovery, deposition preparation and examination. Use anonymized but verifiable specifics such as jurisdictions, matter types and recent responsibilities.
Where people lose it: Candidates lose points by describing a firm or team’s litigation work without identifying which deposition and discovery tasks they personally performed.

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