Legal and Compliance

Legal Research Assistant

Research, summarise, and draft the groundwork attorneys build their cases on

20h4 lessonsTier 3 hireabilityTier 2 certificate

What you'll be able to do

You can conduct structured legal research using primary and secondary sources, read and summarise a case using the IRAC method, draft a clear legal research memo, and understand exactly where your work ends and a supervising attorney's judgement must begin.

Job titles this qualifies you for

Legal Research AssistantLegal AssistantParalegal SupportContract Administrator Support
Market intelligence
Demand
Moderate
Remote
50% remote roles
Nigeria salary
Not a primary local hiring category
Remote (USD)
$12–$35/hour (offshore legal research support, per US remote legal research rate data)

Lessons

Stage 1 — Foundation
1
Legal System and Terminology Basics
25 min
2
Legal Research Methodology
30 min
Stage 2 — Applied
1
Case Reading and the IRAC Method
30 min
2
Legal Memo Writing and Drafting Support
20 min
Tier 2 Proof Submission

Legal Research Memo Portfolio

Produce a complete, properly cited legal research memo on a fictional legal question, reviewed by a qualified legal practitioner.

1.One complete legal research memo using the standard structure (Question Presented, Brief Answer, Facts, Discussion, Conclusion)
2.At least one case summary in IRAC format supporting the memo's analysis
3.A short written statement of the supervision boundary — what you are and are not authorised to conclude or send directly to a client
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