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Specialised Part-Time Consulting Opportunity for Legal Research ProfessionalsWe 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 ResponsibilitiesCase Law & Citation ValidationVerify cases, statutes, and regulations cited in legal researchConfirm that authorities remain good law for the specific proposition citedIdentify negative Shepard's treatment, overruling risk, superseded authority, and other validity concernsVerify quotations, holdings, pin cites, and descriptions of judicial decisionsIdentify nonexistent, mischaracterised, or incorrectly cited authoritiesLexis+ Research & Shepard's ReviewUse Shepard's Citations Service to evaluate subsequent treatment and authority statusInterpret Shepard's Signal indicators and Depth of Discussion informationReview citing references and assess the significance of positive, negative, or questioning treatmentDistinguish overruled, superseded, depublished, and factually distinguished authoritiesApply verify-before-finalise research practices consistentlyAdvanced Legal ResearchConduct terms-and-connectors, natural-language, and segment-based searchesUse Lexis Headnotes, Case Summaries, Case Notes, and annotated statutory materialsWork with Lexis+ and Protégé features for litigation research and AI-assisted discoveryUse secondary authorities including treatises, ALR, Am. Jur., practice guides, and Practical GuidanceEvaluate 50-state and multi-jurisdictional research while keeping jurisdictional differences clearly separatedStatutory, Regulatory & Currency ReviewReview annotated statutes and regulations for currentness and applicabilityIdentify historical versions and changes in statutory or regulatory languageDetermine which version of a law was in force on a specific operative dateAssess effective dates, amendments, superseding provisions, and related authorityVerify that legal conclusions rely on the correct law for the relevant periodResearch Completeness & Quality EvaluationDetermine whether controlling authority has been identifiedIdentify significant on-point cases or authorities omitted from an analysisDistinguish binding precedent from persuasive authorityReview legal research for completeness, methodological rigour, and defensibilityProvide clear written feedback explaining research deficiencies and required correctionsIdeal ProfileStrong candidates may have:At least 2 years of professional legal research experienceFrequent substantive use of Lexis+, typically weekly or more, in a current or recent professional roleStrong practical knowledge of Shepard's and legal citation validationAbility to quickly identify weak citations, misstated holdings, outdated statutes, and authority problemsExperience conducting complex case law, statutory, regulatory, or multi-jurisdictional researchStrong understanding of hierarchy of authority and jurisdictional precedentExcellent legal writing, analytical reasoning, and attention to detailEducational BackgroundA Juris Doctor degree with bar admission is highly relevantAn MLIS or equivalent qualification combined with professional law librarian or legal research experience may also qualifyEquivalent research-intensive professional experience may be consideredAdvanced training in legal research, litigation, statutory analysis, or legal information systems may strengthen an applicationNice to HaveAdvanced familiarity with Lexis+ with ProtégéExperience using Shepard's Graphical and litigation issue filtersFamiliarity with Lex Machina Litigation AnalyticsExperience with CourtLink, PACER, Brief Analysis, or comparable litigation research toolsBackground conducting 50-state surveys or complex multi-jurisdictional researchExperience using Matthew Bender treatises, ALR, Am. Jur., or Practical GuidanceFamiliarity with historical statutory and regulatory researchExperience reviewing legal research produced by attorneys, researchers, or AI systemsWhy This OpportunityApply advanced Lexis+ expertise to sophisticated legal research evaluationWork across case law, statutes, regulations, secondary sources, and litigation analyticsUse professional judgment to verify authority, currency, and research completenessHelp improve the accuracy and reliability of complex legal research outputsParticipate in flexible remote work with competitive hourly compensationContract DetailsIndependent contractor roleFully remote with flexible schedulingCompetitive rates between $70–$115 per hour depending on expertise and project scopeFrequent professional Lexis+ experience is requiredWork may include citation validation, Shepard's review, statutory research, authority analysis, and research-quality evaluationWeekly payments via Stripe or WiseProjects may be extended, shortened, or adjusted depending on scope and performanceWork will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institutionAbout the PlatformThis opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC. 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