Healthcare, Legal and Claims Support

Legal Research and Writing

Find, evaluate, and summarise the legal authority that actually supports (or undermines) a specific legal question

18h3 lessonsTier 2 hireabilityTier 2 certificate

What you'll be able to do

You can conduct legal research using both primary sources (statutes, case law) and secondary sources, evaluate whether a case is still good law (not overturned or superseded), and write a clear legal research memo summarising findings for an attorney's use.

Job titles this qualifies you for

ParalegalLegal AssistantContract AdministratorLegal Operations CoordinatoreDiscovery Analyst
Market intelligence
Demand
High
Remote
82% remote roles
Nigeria salary
Not a primary local hiring category
Remote (USD)
US median $61,010/year (BLS); US remote average $91,408/year (ZipRecruiter); offshore/remote paralegal support commonly $18,000-$30,000/year, with LATAM-based remote paralegals around $1,700-$3,500/month as a comparable benchmark

Lessons

Stage 1 — Foundation
1
Primary and Secondary Legal Sources
35 min
2
Evaluating Whether a Case Is Still Good Law
35 min
Stage 2 — Applied
1
Writing a Clear Legal Research Memo
30 min
Tier 2 Proof Submission

Legal Research and Writing Portfolio

Demonstrate source-selection strategy, good-law verification, and memo-writing skill.

1.A search strategy for a stated research question, identifying primary and secondary sources
2.A good-law verification process description with red-flag interpretation
3.A Question Presented and Brief Answer for a hypothetical contract-enforceability memo
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