Georgia Civil Appellate Research

**Georgia Legal Research Paralegal Needed – Targeted Appellate Research**

I am preparing a Motion for Summary Judgment and am seeking an experienced legal research paralegal or legal researcher.

This is a targeted research project, not a drafting project.

I have already identified the primary legal issues and several preliminary authorities. I need assistance locating, verifying, and summarizing the strongest Georgia appellate authority relevant to those issues.

**Preferred Qualifications**

* Experience researching Georgia law
* Familiarity with Westlaw, Lexis, Fastcase, Casetext, or similar platforms
* Experience locating Georgia Supreme Court and Georgia Court of Appeals decisions
* Ability to Shepardize/KeyCite authorities and confirm they remain good law

**Research Areas**

The assignment will focus on identifying Georgia appellate authority concerning:

1. Statutory construction

* Giving effect to all provisions of a statute
* Avoiding interpretations that render statutory language meaningless
* Reading statutes as a whole

2. Reasonable reliance

* Justifiable reliance
* Ordinary diligence
* Reliance where contradictory information exists
* Reliance when information was available to the party

3. Inquiry notice and duty to investigate

* Constructive notice
* Inquiry notice
* Circumstances triggering a duty to investigate

I have already identified several preliminary cases and legal theories and will provide those materials after hiring.

**Deliverable**

Please provide:

* Relevant case citation
* Court and year
* Key quotation
* Brief explanation of relevance
* Confirmation whether the authority remains good law

No lengthy memorandum is required.

**Estimated Scope**

I will provide:

Current Statement of Undisputed Material Facts (SUMF)
Discovery responses from both defendants
Copy of O.C.G.A. § 31-21-7 (Georgia statute)
Defendants' answers and affirmative defenses
Preliminary case list already identified

The goal is to identify the strongest controlling Georgia authority supporting specific legal propositions relevant to summary judgment.

Approximately 4–6 hours of focused legal research.

**When Applying, Please Include**

* Your experience with Georgia legal research
* Research platforms you use
* Whether you have access to Westlaw or Lexis
* Estimated turnaround time