Details of the Organization

Contoural is the largest independent provider of strategic information governance consulting services, advising more than 30% of the Fortune 500, mid-sized companies, public sector entities, and non-profits. The firm focuses on defensibility, practicality, and independence, and does not sell software, accept referral fees, or promote vendor-driven solutions.

Details of the Job/Internship

Contoural is hiring a Legal Researcher to support project-based legal and regulatory research focused on records retention and recordkeeping requirements across multiple jurisdictions. This is a part-time, temporary, contract-based, fully remote role within the United States. The position involves hands-on legal research, reviewing and validating legal and regulatory citations, and applying independent legal judgment to develop defensible records retention schedules. This is not a consulting or client-facing role and requires accuracy, consistency, and sound judgment.

Role and Responsibilities

• Review statutes, regulations, and regulatory guidance to assess applicability to client records based on provided business, industry, and geographic context.
• Validate the accuracy and current status of legal citations, including identifying amendments, updates, or repeals.
• Confirm that cited sources are authoritative and accessible, and locate corrected sources where required.
• Consider related legal concepts, including statutes of limitation, when relevant to records retention decisions.
• Review non-English regulations using translation tools and apply legal judgment to translated materials.
• Produce a finalised set of applicable legal citations for use in client deliverables.
• Exercise independent legal judgment to reach defensible conclusions in line with defined research processes.

Eligibility

• JD from an accredited U.S. law school.
• Active bar licence not required.
• Legal research experience involving statutes and regulations.
• Understanding of how laws and regulations evolve, including amendments, repeals, and cross-references.
• Ability to independently locate and verify authoritative legal sources.
• Comfort with technology-assisted legal research tools.
• Strong attention to detail and consistency.

Salary/Stipend

Compensation details will be finalized during the interview process with the selected candidate.

Type of Opportunity

Fulltime

Country

India

Address

Work from Home.

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