Public Defenders — Paid Research Study
Mercor
$100/hour · as listed
Mercor is recruiting current and former public defenders for a remote research study focused on understanding the real work of public defense. This paid research opportunity asks you to document your actual responsibilities, daily tasks, and workflow dependencies—not theoretical job duties. You'll complete an initial survey describing your primary responsibilities, the specific tasks you performed, and how different pieces of work connected to one another.
This remote data work suits licensed public defenders who want to contribute to research on their profession. Your insights will help map how public defense work actually functions in practice. The study is compensated at $100 per hour, and participation is remote, making it accessible regardless of location.
From the listing: Mercor marketplace · hourly. ## Help map public defenders' work We are recruiting 100 current or former public defenders for a remote research study through Project Mercator. We want to understand the work you personally did, not an ideal job description. ## What you will do In the first survey, describe your primary responsibilities, tasks, smaller pieces of work, and which tasks need outputs from other tasks. You can als
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