Bilingual Japanese Legal Expert

Role Description

Mercor is seeking native Japanese speakers who are also legal professionals based in Japan. This role combines your legal expertise across a wide variety of different subjects with language mastery, helping train cutting-edge AI models in the legal domain.

You will leverage your background in legal practice, alongside your bilingual communication skills, to create accurate, culturally nuanced, and technically precise content that reflects real-world legal usage in Japanese.

Role Responsibilities

• Legal Content Development: Translate, adapt, and synthesize complex nuances in legal practices in Japan, reflecting region-specific laws, processes, and terminology requiring localized interpretation.
• Bilingual Communication: Write fluently in both Japanese and English, ensuring precise legal terminology and nuanced expression across languages.
• Domain Expertise: Provide cultural insights specific to the Japanese legal system.
• Collaboration: Work closely with reviewers and peers to refine content, validate accuracy, and align outputs with legal standard practices in Japan.

Qualifications

• Language Skills: Native-level fluency in Japanese with strong written and spoken English.
• Education: Advanced degree in Law.
• Experience: 2–6+ years of practicing law in Japan.
• Analytical Abilities: Excellent writing, analytical, and communication skills.
• Nice to Haves:
  • Experience with assessment and rubric development is a plus.
  • Familiarity with generative AI models or machine learning concepts is a bonus, but not required.

Requirements

• This is a remote and asynchronous role — work on your own schedule.
• Expect to contribute at least 20 hours per week.
• Expect a commitment of around 2 months.
• You’ll be working in a structured project environment with clear goals and tools.

Application and Onboarding Process

• Submit your resume.
• Complete an AI-led interview to assess language ability and professional experience. This should take around 15 minutes.
• If selected, you’ll take a follow-up AI-led interview to assess your professional background.
• You’ll then complete a paid work trial to determine if this type of work is suited for you.
• After that, you’ll receive feedback and be onboarded to the project.