Legal Research Analyst

About the role

A global education company running live, expert-led business courses is hiring a Legal Research Analyst to own the research, analysis and drafting behind its cross-border operations. The role suits someone early in their legal career who wants exposure to real commercial and employment questions across the US, UK, EU, South Africa, Australia and APAC, working remotely.

Key responsibilities

• Research legal questions across multiple jurisdictions as the company expands, covering contractor and partner engagement models, entity structuring, employment and commercial law.
• Draft and maintain contract templates such as consulting agreements, teaching assistant agreements, statements of work, amendments and termination agreements, with jurisdiction-specific variants.
• Redline counterparty contracts and flag the terms that matter.
• Build and own the legal register: active matters, deadlines, obligations, renewals and filings.
• Scope and brief external counsel, write the question, assemble the file, track cost and turnaround, and pressure-test responses.
• Support entity formation, restructuring and market-entry diligence.
• Maintain approved communication templates and FAQs for teams working with instructors.
• Build the systems that let a small legal function support a fast-growing company.

Required profile

• Law degree and 2-4 years of practical legal experience (private practice, in-house or legal services).
• Excellent written English; the core output is a one-page memo a non-lawyer can act on immediately.
• Proven legal research skill, including in legal systems other than your own, and the judgment to know when local counsel is needed.
• Contract drafting and redlining experience.
• Comfort with ambiguity and the initiative to turn a half-formed business question into a precise legal one.

Nice to have

• Cross-border contractor or freelancer engagement experience.
• Employment or labour law background.
• Bar admission in your home jurisdiction.
• Data protection experience (GDPR, POPIA).
• Experience in a distributed, remote-first company.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and opportunities for career advancement.
• Free access to company courses and ongoing professional development.
• Remote-first culture with a flexible, supportive environment and collaborative international team.
• Gym membership reimbursement, mental health support and generous paid vacation allowance.

To apply, submit your CV and a short note on a legal question you researched where the answer was not obvious, explaining what you found and what you recommended.