We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for experienced legal research professionals with substantial hands-on expertise using Lexis+ for case law, statutory, regulatory, and multi-jurisdictional research.
This role focuses on evaluating sophisticated legal research for authority, currency, completeness, and professional accuracy. Selected professionals will verify cases, statutes, regulations, quotations, holdings, and citations; identify missing controlling authority; distinguish binding from persuasive precedent; and apply advanced Lexis+ research techniques to complex legal questions.
Key Responsibilities
Case Law & Citation Validation
Verify cases, statutes, and regulations cited in legal research
Confirm that authorities remain good law for the specific proposition cited
Identify negative Shepard's treatment, overruling risk, superseded authority, and other validity concerns
Verify quotations, holdings, pin cites, and descriptions of judicial decisions
Identify nonexistent, mischaracterised, or incorrectly cited authorities
Lexis+ Research & Shepard's Review
Use Shepard's Citations Service to evaluate subsequent treatment and authority status
Interpret Shepard's Signal indicators and Depth of Discussion information
Review citing references and assess the significance of positive, negative, or questioning treatment
Distinguish overruled, superseded, depublished, and factually distinguished authorities
Apply verify-before-finalise research practices consistently
Advanced Legal Research
Conduct terms-and-connectors, natural-language, and segment-based searches
Use Lexis Headnotes, Case Summaries, Case Notes, and annotated statutory materials
Work with Lexis+ and Protégé features for litigation research and AI-assisted discovery
Use secondary authorities including treatises, ALR, Am. Jur., practice guides, and Practical Guidance
Evaluate 50-state and multi-jurisdictional research while keeping jurisdictional differences clearly separated
Statutory, Regulatory & Currency Review
Review annotated statutes and regulations for currentness and applicability
Identify historical versions and changes in statutory or regulatory language
Determine which version of a law was in force on a specific operative date
Assess effective dates, amendments, superseding provisions, and related authority
Verify that legal conclusions rely on the correct law for the relevant period
Research Completeness & Quality Evaluation
Determine whether controlling authority has been identified
Identify significant on-point cases or authorities omitted from an analysis
Distinguish binding precedent from persuasive authority
Review legal research for completeness, methodological rigour, and defensibility
Provide clear written feedback explaining research deficiencies and required corrections
Ideal Profile
Strong candidates may have:
At least 2 years of professional legal research experience
Frequent substantive use of Lexis+, typically weekly or more, in a current or recent professional role
Strong practical knowledge of Shepard's and legal citation validation
Ability to quickly identify weak citations, misstated holdings, outdated statutes, and authority problems
Experience conducting complex case law, statutory, regulatory, or multi-jurisdictional research
Strong understanding of hierarchy of authority and jurisdictional precedent
Excellent legal writing, analytical reasoning, and attention to detail
Educational Background
A Juris Doctor degree with bar admission is highly relevant
An MLIS or equivalent qualification combined with professional law librarian or legal research experience may also qualify
Equivalent research-intensive professional experience may be considered
Advanced training in legal research, litigation, statutory analysis, or legal information systems may strengthen an application
Nice to Have
Advanced familiarity with Lexis+ with Protégé
Experience using Shepard's Graphical and litigation issue filters
Familiarity with Lex Machina Litigation Analytics
Experience with CourtLink, PACER, Brief Analysis, or comparable litigation research tools
Background conducting 50-state surveys or complex multi-jurisdictional research
Experience using Matthew Bender treatises, ALR, Am. Jur., or Practical Guidance
Familiarity with historical statutory and regulatory research
Experience reviewing legal research produced by attorneys, researchers, or AI systems
Why This Opportunity
Apply advanced Lexis+ expertise to sophisticated legal research evaluation
Work across case law, statutes, regulations, secondary sources, and litigation analytics
Use professional judgment to verify authority, currency, and research completeness
Help improve the accuracy and reliability of complex legal research outputs
Participate in flexible remote work with competitive hourly compensation
Contract Details
Independent contractor role
Fully remote with flexible scheduling
Competitive rates between $70–$115 per hour depending on expertise and project scope
Frequent professional Lexis+ experience is required
Work may include citation validation, Shepard's review, statutory research, authority analysis, and research-quality evaluation
Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
Projects may be extended, shortened, or adjusted depending on scope and performance
Work will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution
About the Platform
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