Legal Research Analyst
A global education company is seeking a Legal Research Analyst to handle cross-border legal questions, contract drafting, and regulatory research. The role is open to candidates in South Africa and involves managing international commercial and employment law matters.
Can a South African apply?
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South Africa (remote)
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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 registeractive 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
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
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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