Regulatory Law Expert - Compliance Specialist

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: Regulatory Law Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $90–$100/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Construct scenarios spanning regulatory compliance program design, agency investigations, and enforcement actions.
• Build tasks across financial services regulation, healthcare and FDA regulation, antitrust and competition law, data privacy and cybersecurity regulation, and environmental and energy regulation.
• Develop scenarios involving tools such as regulatory tracking platforms, compliance management systems, and agency filing systems used across regulated industries.
• Apply regulatory law methodologies to the standards track a world targets (US: Administrative Procedure Act, agency-specific statutes and regulations; International: EU regulations and directives, UK regulatory frameworks), and produce reference compliance memoranda, regulatory filings, and enforcement response documents.
• Author rubrics that distinguish authentic regulatory judgment from generic law school or bar exam-level recall.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 5+ years working as a regulatory attorney or compliance counsel at a major law firm, regulated company, or government agency.
• Direct ownership of regulatory compliance programs, agency interactions, or enforcement matters.
• Fluency in regulatory tooling, plus understanding of how administrative process and agency rulemaking actually work.
• A recognized professional credential is strongly preferred (JD with bar admission, or an international equivalent).

Preferred

• Prior rubric, training, or compliance documentation authorship is a plus.

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: support@mercor.com

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