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Legal research: finding the laws and cases that apply, with tools like Westlaw and Lexis. ACLU - Internships, Harvey, Wilson Elser - Business & Legal Professionals, ACLU - National Office and 10x Team have the most open roles mentioning Legal research right now.

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138 open roles · 23 posted in the last 7 days · 26% remote · 67 companies hiring · $180K median advertised salary · checked Nov 15 against employer career pages

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Kind of workOpen jobs asking for Legal researchMedian advertised pay
Legal counsel42$189K
Paralegal and legal operations40$150K
Legal intern and trainee lawyer19–
Summer intern12–
Litigation12$221K
Compliance10$112K
Engineering manager7$350K
Commercial and product counsel7–

Skills asked together with Legal research

Litigation (51%), Law degree (41%), Bar admission (22%), Regulatory compliance (22%), Microsoft Office (17%), eDiscovery (14%), Contract drafting (14%), LLM (13%) of the 138 open postings that name Legal research.

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Questions about Legal research jobs

What is Legal research?
Finding the laws and cases that apply, with tools like Westlaw and Lexis. 138 open roles on Jobs Every Hour ask for it as of Nov 15, 2026.
How many Legal research jobs are open right now?
There are 138 open Legal research jobs at 67 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 23 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most Legal research jobs?
Right now the most openings are at ACLU - Internships (13), Harvey (12), Wilson Elser - Business & Legal Professionals (7), ACLU - National Office (7) and 10x Team (5). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote Legal research jobs?
36 of the 138 open Legal research jobs (26%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do Legal research jobs pay?
The median advertised salary is $180K, based on 61 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $105K and $238K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
Is it hard to get a Legal research job?
28 of the 138 open Legal research jobs (20%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 69 postings that state experience, the median asks for 4 years. 67 companies are hiring and 23 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
How is AI changing Legal research jobs?
25 of the 138 open Legal research jobs (18%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, AI, Computer Vision. Employers still list 138 such roles today at 67 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
What skills do Legal research jobs ask for?
Most often Legal research (100%), Litigation (51%), Law degree (41%), Bar admission (22%), Regulatory compliance (22%) of the 138 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
Which job titles come up most in Legal research jobs?
Summer 2027 Legal Intern (10), Legal Engineering Manager (7), Paralegal (6), Staff Attorney (4), Competition Law Consultant (4): the most common titles among the 138 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
Are Legal research jobs in demand in 2026?
138 Legal research jobs are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 67 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 23 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $180K. 36 (26%) can be done remotely.
How do I apply for Legal research jobs?
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