Legal Research Analyst
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About the Position
We're a global education company running live, expert-led business courses across multiple markets. As we grow, so does the volume of legal questions that come with operating in many jurisdictions at once - how we contract with instructors in different countries, how we structure entities, how we respond when a regulator asks a question.
We're hiring a dedicated legal role to take ownership of the research, analysis, and drafting that sits underneath those decisions.
This is a genuinely broad role for someone early in their legal career who wants exposure to real cross-border commercial and employment questions, rather than a narrow slice of one. You'll research law in jurisdictions you haven't worked in before - the US, the UK and EU, South Africa, Australia, and across APAC - and your job will be to bring back a clear answer, not a hedge.
Responsibilities
- Research legal questions across multiple jurisdictions as we expand - contractor and partner engagement models, entity structuring, employment and commercial law, etc.
- Draft and maintain our contract templates: consulting agreements, teaching assistant agreements, statements of work, amendments, and termination agreements, with jurisdiction-specific variants
- Redline counterparty contracts and flag the terms that actually matter
- Build and own our legal register: active matters, deadlines, obligations, renewals, filings
- Scope and brief external counsel - write the question, assemble the pack, track cost and turnaround, and pressure-test what comes back
- Support entity formation, restructuring, and market-entry diligence
- Maintain approved communication templates and FAQs for teams who work with our instructors
- Build the systems that let a small legal function support a fast-growing company
Requirements
- A law degree and 2–4 years of practical legal experience - private practice, in-house, or legal services
- Excellent written English. The core output of this role is a one-page memo a non-lawyer can act on immediately. Clarity beats comprehensiveness.
- Proven legal research skill, including in legal systems that aren't your own - and the judgment to know when a question needs local counsel and how to frame it for them
- Contract drafting and redlining experience
- Thoughtful, verified use of AI research tools. We use them; we also check every citation at source.
- Comfort with ambiguity, and the initiative to turn a half-formed business question into a precise legal one
- Interest in how the business actually works, not just the legal question in isolation
Nice to Have
- Experience with cross-border contractor or freelancer engagement models
- Employment or labour law background
- Admission to the bar in your home jurisdiction
- Data protection experience (GDPR, POPIA)
- Experience in a distributed, remote-first company
We Offer
- Competitive Compensation: Competitive salary, Opportunities for career advancement as ELVTR continues to grow globally
- Learn and Grow: Free access to ELVTR courses, Ongoing professional development opportunities, Career growth within one of the world's fastest-growing online education companies
- Remote-First Culture: Work from wherever you're most productive, Flexible and supportive work environment, Collaborative international team
- Health & Wellbeing: Gym membership reimbursement, Mental health support, Generous paid vacation allowance
About the Company
Why Join ELVTR?
- Make an Impact: Every course you help create empowers professionals to build new skills, advance their careers, and unlock opportunities they never thought possible.
- Grow Your Career: We're committed to developing our people. As ELVTR continues to expand globally, you'll have opportunities to grow professionally, take on new challenges, and shape the future of online education.
- Join a Winning Team: Work alongside passionate educators, creators, marketers, and innovators who are committed to delivering world-class learning experiences and making education more accessible around the world.
Ready to Help Shape the Future of Online Learning?
Submit your CV and a short note on a legal question you researched where the answer wasn't obvious - what you found, and what you recommended.
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