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Lady of Justice — classical stone statue holding the scales and sword of justice
Fiat justitiaLet the right match be weighed
Remote legal counsel · Africa to America

The right legal mind, weighed and matched.

US law firms are quietly building benches of vetted common-law professionals across Africa — paralegals, legal assistants, intake specialists and case managers. We weigh each candidate against your practice, and put only the balanced few in front of you.

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40+US firms on the bench
½the all-in cost of local staff
72hrto your first shortlist
I.
The Case for LexStaff

Six reasons firms retain us

We carry recruitment, compliance, equipment and support — so your lawyers carry only the law.

i.

One flat fee

$11 per hour, all-inclusive. Salary, taxes, equipment, connectivity and round-the-clock support sit inside a single rate. No invoices you didn't expect.

ii.

Privilege protected

Encrypted channels, signed NDAs, SOC 2-aligned controls and monitored environments. Your client confidences stay privileged.

iii.

Seated in days

From first call to a productive teammate in three to five working days. No training runway, no onboarding fog.

iv.

Standing guarantee

A lifetime replacement promise. If a match stops serving you, a new one is found within 72 hours, at no further charge.

v.

Hours returned

Firms reclaim 15 to 25 billable hours each week as routine work moves off the partners' desks and onto a dedicated bench.

vi.

Common-law fluency

Our professionals are trained in common-law jurisdictions — Westlaw, discovery, motion practice — so the vocabulary is shared from day one.

II.
The Proceedings

Four sittings, start to seated

A deliberate sequence — each step earns the next.

I

Discovery call

Fifteen minutes. We hear your practice areas, caseload, tools and the temperament of your team.

15 min · no obligation
II

The shortlist

Two or three weighed candidates within 72 hours. You interview by video and decide — full control, full transparency.

72 hours · you choose
III

Chambers set up

We handle equipment, connectivity, secure access and your firm's onboarding protocol end to end.

1–3 days · zero friction
IV

Seated & working

Your new colleague begins. We watch the first fortnight closely, then stand by with 24/7 support.

Day one · ready to deliver
III.
Members of the Bar

A bench, already vetted

Each profile has cleared a five-stage examination. You meet only those who balance against your brief.

AO
7Years
Amara Okoro
Senior Legal Assistant
⚖ Lagos, Nigeria · WAT (UTC+1)
Legal ResearchClioContract Review
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SD
9Years
Sipho Dlamini
Paralegal
⚖ Johannesburg, South Africa · SAST (UTC+2)
DiscoveryTrial PrepWestlaw
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FA
5Years
Fatima Al-Hassan
Intake Specialist
⚖ Nairobi, Kenya · EAT (UTC+3)
Client IntakeConflict ChecksCRM
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KM
8Years
Kofi Mensah
Case Manager
⚖ Accra, Ghana · GMT (UTC+0)
Case LifecycleDeadlinesClient Updates
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LM
6Years
Lerato Molefe
Legal Assistant
⚖ Cape Town, South Africa · SAST (UTC+2)
Document ProductionE-filingTime & Billing
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CE
11Years
Chinedu Eze
Senior Paralegal
⚖ Abuja, Nigeria · WAT (UTC+1)
Complex ResearchMotion DraftingCorporate Law
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South AfricaCommon Law · SAST (UTC+2)
KenyaCommon Law · EAT (UTC+3)
NigeriaCommon Law · WAT (UTC+1)
GhanaCommon Law · GMT (UTC+0)
IV.
The Assessment of Fees

One rate. Weigh it yourself.

No benefits arithmetic, no equipment line items. The figure you see is the figure you pay.

All-inclusive rate
$11 / hour
✓ Professional's full salary
✓ Payroll, taxes & local compliance
✓ Laptop & dual monitors
✓ Enterprise-grade connectivity
✓ 24/7 IT & HR support
✓ Lifetime replacement guarantee

Weigh your savings

Verdict — monthly saving
$6,834
a 64% reduction · $82,008 across a year
The ledgerLocal US staffLexStaff Global
Hourly rate$28 – $38$11 flat
Benefits & payroll taxes+30–40%Included
Equipment & workspace$1,800–$3,500 / yrIncluded
Connectivity & IT supportNot included24/7, included
Time to productivity4–8 weeks3–5 days
Recruitment & vettingWeeks of HR costWe carry it
Replacement guaranteeNoneLifetime
Effective monthly cost, 1 FTE$5,200 – $7,200$1,903
V.
Sworn Testimony

On the record from the bench

Managing partners who scaled their firms with a LexStaff bench.

“

Our legal assistant from Kenya handles intake and research flawlessly. We cut staffing cost by over 45% while taking on more clients — and the replacement guarantee meant we never gambled.

Michael R. Thompson
Managing Partner, Thompson Litigation LLP · Texas
“

We were skeptical until we tried it. Our paralegal from South Africa is genuinely part of the team — thorough, fast, dependable. We've never once needed the guarantee.

Elena M. Rivera
Founder & Principal, Rivera Legal Group · California
“

As a solo, I could never justify full-time staff. LexStaff seated a case manager within a week. I bill more and sleep better — support is there whenever I reach for it.

James K. Peterson
Solo Practitioner, Peterson & Associates · Florida
VI.
Points of Order

Questions, answered plainly

The objections firms raise before they retain us.

Every member carries five or more years in legal services and clears a five-stage examination of skills, communication, judgment and fit. You interview before you decide — the choice is always yours.

SOC 2-aligned controls, end-to-end encryption, binding NDAs and monitored environments. Your teammate works inside your firm's own software and VPN, so confidential data never leaves your systems.

Our talent sits between UTC+0 and UTC+3, overlapping meaningfully with US business hours. For asynchronous work it becomes an asset — tasks completed overnight, waiting for your morning.

A shortlist of two or three within 72 hours of your discovery call. After your interview and selection, setup runs one to three days — three to five days from first call to productive work.

A lifetime replacement guarantee covers you: a new match within 72 hours at no extra cost. A 30-day trial period lets you confirm both skill and cultural fit before you commit further.

None. Adjust hours or pause whenever you need. We ask 30 days' notice to transition someone off, but there is no penalty for doing so.

The Summons

Let us weigh the right counsel for your firm.

Begin with a fifteen-minute discovery call. No obligation, no pressure — only a clear sense of who we'd put in front of you.

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