Legal Researcher
Legal Researcher is a remote contract SME Careers opportunity focused on develop AI Training Content: Create detailed prompts and gold-standard legal research outputs (issue outlines, research plans, memo templates, authority summaries). Applicant pay shown: Up to $110/hour.
- Platform
- SME Careers
- Fit category
- Legal
- Remote/location
- Remote — 17 listed countries, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brazil, Cambodia, Germany, India; review the public role for the complete current list
- Pay
- Advertised ceiling: Up to $110/hour
- Eligibility
- Remote, India eligibility signal
- Difficulty
- Selective
- Last reviewed
- Jul 19, 2026
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What this role involves
Legal Researcher is a remote contract SME Careers opportunity focused on develop AI Training Content: Create detailed prompts and gold-standard legal research outputs (issue outlines, research plans, memo templates, authority summaries). The public role asks for jD/LLB (or equivalent) or advanced paralegal/legal research background with substantial primary-law research experience; active bar membership is a plus. Public responsibilities include develop AI Training Content: Create detailed prompts and gold-standard legal research outputs (issue outlines, research plans, memo templates, authority summaries).
Requirements
- JD/LLB (or equivalent) or advanced paralegal/legal research background with substantial primary-law research experience; active bar membership is a plus.
- 5+ years of professional experience performing legal research (law firm, in-house, government, academia, or legal publishing).
- Strong ability to conduct structured research: issue framing → jurisdiction selection → authority retrieval → synthesis → caveats/uncertainty.
- Proven experience interpreting statutes, regulations, and case law, including understanding holdings vs dicta and procedural posture relevance.
- Strong citation hygiene: ability to verify quotations, pinpoint citations, and proposition support, and to flag unsupported assertions.
Best for
- People with credible legal expertise
- Applicants comfortable with role-specific screening for Legal Researcher
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- You need guaranteed placement, hours, or continuous project work
- You cannot meet the current country or identity-verification requirements
Application tips
- Prepare concise evidence that matches the Legal Researcher requirements.
- Expect role-specific screening; SME Careers documentation says AI may support the interview assessment while people make final decisions.
- Confirm current country eligibility, applicant pay, Deel or identity onboarding, and project availability before accepting work.