Legal research is time-consuming, methodical, and absolutely cannot be cut short. At Okafor Legal Advisory, our junior solicitors were spending up to 40% of their billable hours on background research, case summarisation, and document organisation — work that requires intelligence and diligence but not a UK law degree. I had looked at legal process outsourcing firms before but found them rigid, expensive, and difficult to integrate with our workflow.
OnlineBestJobs.ph offered something different: direct access to individual professionals I could interview, assess, and onboard into our actual systems. I was clear in my posting about what the role required — research discipline, attention to detail, confidentiality, and the ability to produce clean, structured written summaries in formal English. The calibre of applicants was genuinely impressive. Several had worked with law firms in the US and Australia.
Sam has been our legal research associate for eight months. He handles case law research, drafts client-facing summaries of regulatory changes, organises discovery documents, and maintains our matter management database. His output is accurate, well-structured, and requires minimal editing. Our solicitors now spend that reclaimed 40% on client-facing work — which has allowed us to take on more matters without expanding the team. He is an exceptional professional and a core part of how we deliver value.
