Source: https://deftridge.com/job/legal-research-assistance-michigan-dt-5006790/ Title: Legal Research Assistance, remote, Michigan | Deftridge Summary: Legal Research Assistance (Westlaw) for a senior Paralegal, remote in Michigan. $52-$64 an hour, about 6 hours in total. Starts next week. One-off Posted Oct 27 · DT-5006790 # Legal Research Assistance (Westlaw) Senior · Paralegal · Remote · Michigan only **$52–$64** / hour About $170–$460 in total. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so **nothing comes out of your rate**. - **Company** Automotive supplier in car subscriptions · 201–500 employeesCL-46764 · based in Warren - **Where** Remote · Michigan only - **Format** One-off task - **Time needed** about 6 h in total - **Start** Starts next week - **Level** Senior · 5-10 years - **When you work** Flexible hours, async **3** professionals have asked about this task **65** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This automotive supplier in car subscriptions (201–500 employees) is looking for a senior Paralegal for a single piece of work with a fixed scope and a fixed price. Finds authorities and summarises them for a lawyer. It is a self-contained job: scope, checklist and price are agreed before you start. It is an automotive business with long programme cycles and a strong paper trail. The work is fully remote, but the company can only contract people who live in Michigan, so this one is for residents there. You choose your hours; nothing is scheduled except an occasional short call. ## What you deliver - Research three state-law questions and send a two-page summary with sources. - A final note stating what was checked and what was left out of scope - A 20-minute walkthrough call, or a recorded screen share if you prefer - The finished deliverable in the agreed file format, with sources and assumptions listed ## How the work runs - Day 1: scope confirmed in writing, files shared - Middle of the period: draft shared for early feedback - Last day: final version and handover note **Duration:** 1 to 2 weeks. Accepted after the walkthrough. Edits requested within three working days are part of the price. ## Tools Westlaw Lexis ## Who fits - 5-10 years of hands-on work as a Paralegal, or the equivalent mix of roles - Comfortable working in Westlaw and Lexis - The work is done under the supervision of a licensed lawyer or accountant on the company's side. - Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate ### Nice to have - A habit of asking one clarifying question early rather than five late - Comfortable explaining numbers or decisions to a non-specialist reader ## Not included - Managing other contractors or employees - Travel or work at a fixed location - A signature or opinion in your own name: sign-off stays with the company ## How you get paid - The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice. - Deftridge pays you in USD after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement. - You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs. - You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge. ## What happens after you say you're interested 1. **Within one working day** A recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want. 1. **You agree the rate** You and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead. 1. **With your written OK** The company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days. 1. **Start** You sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above. ## What the company sees about you First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details. Your profile **Alex** Senior Paralegal - **Experience** 5-10 years in legal - **Tools** Westlaw, Lexis - **Offers** 6 hours in total, weekday evenings - **Rate** $58 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, $58 an hour, is **above** the median senior Paralegal rate in Michigan ($50). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median $50 This task $58 $37 $69 [All Paralegal jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/paralegal/united-states/) · [Paralegal rates in Michigan](https://deftridge.com/rates/paralegal/michigan/) · [Legal jobs](https://deftridge.com/jobs/legal/) ## Questions about pay and privacy The rules are the same for every task. [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job. CL-46764 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead. ## Interested in this task? Leave your first name and e-mail. You hear back from a recruiter inside one working day, and nothing reaches the company without your written OK. - You see and agree the rate before the company hears about you - Your employer and surname stay private - E-mail only, no phone calls Thank you, Legal Research Assistance (Westlaw) is noted. 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