Legal Research Analyst

Legal Research Analyst

ELVTR · South Africa (Remote) · — · Posted 2026-09-25

Workplace: remote

Department: Talent & HR Global

Description

About the role

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.

What you'll do

• 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

Benefits

• 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

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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