Remote Legal Due Diligence Researcher

Beacon Hill Staffing Group; Sacramento (CA); Remote; USD 41,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, through its Beacon Hill Legal division, seeks a seasoned Business Intake Researcher for a remote, six‑month assignment with potential for permanent conversion. The role focuses on risk research, due diligence, and client intake across a leading law firm’s information governance function.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in risk assessment, corporate research, and KYC/AML, with strong analytical and writing skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience conducting risk assessment, investigative due diligence, corporate research, or similar analytical research.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth research on prospective clients, companies, and related entities to identify potential business and risk concerns.
• Review corporate backgrounds, financial information, litigation and regulatory history, SEC filings, public records, and current news.
• Analyze and synthesize information from multiple sources into clear, concise research findings.
• Support attorneys and internal stakeholders with due diligence related to new clients and matters.
• Assist with research involving potential lateral hires, business combinations, and other special risk-related projects.
• Partner with conflicts and business intake teams as needed to identify potential issues during the intake process.
• Support additional Information Governance and risk management initiatives.

Skills

Risk assessment

Corporate research

KYC/AML

Due diligence

Legal conflicts

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Lexis

Bloomberg

Dun & Bradstreet

TLO

SEC databases

Job description

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, through its Beacon Hill Legal division, seeks a seasoned Business Intake Researcher for a remote, six‑month assignment with potential for permanent conversion. The role focuses on risk research, due diligence, and client intake across a leading law firm’s information governance function.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in risk assessment, corporate research, and KYC/AML, with strong analytical and writing skills.