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Legal Nurse Consultant (Mass Tort)
Location: Remote (United States - Texas only)
Employment Type: Full Time
About Aperio Solutions:
Aperio Solutions is a nurse led legal services company that helps law firms build stronger mass tort case inventories. Our team supports every stage of the case lifecycle, from early eligibility screening through case development and settlement readiness. We combine clinical expertise with operational excellence to help firms make informed case decisions at scale.
We are growing and are looking for an experienced Legal Nurse Consultant who thrives in a high volume, fast paced environment.
About the Role
This is not a traditional legal nurse consulting position focused on a handful of complex cases.
You will review large volumes of medical records, identify qualifying injuries and exposures, make medically supported case determinations, and help ensure consistent, high quality work across our nursing team. You will also serve as a resource for training, quality assurance, and process improvement.
Responsibilities
- Review medical records for eligibility, causation, injury, and product or exposure criteria.
- Prepare concise medical summaries and case assessments.
- Audit work completed by other nurse reviewers for accuracy and consistency.
- Train and mentor new Legal Nurse Consultants.
- Develop and maintain review guidelines and best practices.
- Collaborate with project managers and attorneys to resolve complex medical issues.
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives and workflow optimization.
- Meet productivity and quality expectations in a high volume environment.
Qualifications
Required:
- Active unrestricted RN license.
- Five or more years of clinical nursing experience.
- Three or more years of Legal Nurse Consulting experience.
- Significant experience reviewing medical records for litigation.
- Experience working on high volume litigation or mass tort projects.
- Strong understanding of medical terminology, diagnostics, pharmacology, and documentation.
- Exceptional attention to detail and written communication skills.
- Comfortable working independently in a fully remote environment.
Preferred:
- Experience supporting mass tort settlement programs.
- Experience with bellwether cases, plaintiff fact sheets, or settlement review.
- Previous responsibility for training, mentoring, or auditing other reviewers.
- Experience developing review protocols or quality assurance programs.
- Familiarity with pharmaceutical, medical device, or toxic exposure litigation.
What We're Looking For
The ideal candidate has reviewed medical records, understands the pace and complexity of mass tort litigation, and enjoys helping others produce consistent, defensible work. You are equally comfortable making difficult medical determinations and coaching teammates to improve their performance.
Why Aperio Solutions
- Fully remote position.
- Work alongside an experienced team of nurses and legal professionals.
- Opportunity to influence quality standards across large national litigation projects.
- Collaborative, supportive culture focused on doing meaningful work for claimants and law firms.
Pay: $89,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
Application Question(s):
- Have you worked on plaintiff side mass tort litigation? (Required)
- Approximately how many medical records have you reviewed for litigation?
Less than 500
500 to 2,000
2,000 to 5,000
More than 5,000
- Have you participated in mass tort settlement review projects? (Yes/No)
- Have you trained or supervised other Legal Nurse Consultants? (Yes/No)
- Have you performed quality audits of other reviewers' work? (Yes/No)
- Which case types have you worked on? (Select all that apply)
Pharmaceutical
Medical Device
Toxic Exposure
Asbestos
Personal Injury
Other
Experience:
- Legal Nurse Consultant: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: Remote
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in legal consultant jobs.
- Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school or equivalent legal credential
- Active bar admission in at least one U.S. jurisdiction or eligibility to sit for the bar
- Demonstrated experience in contract drafting, review, and negotiation
- Knowledge of federal and state regulatory compliance frameworks relevant to the hiring industry
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for advising non-legal business stakeholders
- Proficiency with legal research platforms such as Westlaw or LexisNexis
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Tailor your resume to the practice area
Legal consultant roles vary sharply between corporate transactional work, regulatory advisory, and litigation support. Highlight the specific practice area on your resume for each application rather than listing every type of legal work you've done.
Quantify your contract and advisory outcomes
Hiring managers respond to specifics like the number of contracts reviewed, the complexity of regulatory frameworks navigated, or the size of deals supported. Replace vague descriptions with concrete outputs tied to your legal advisory work.
Apply early to roles that fit
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Target postings by client sector, not just title
Legal consultant postings often name the industry the role supports, such as healthcare compliance or financial services. Filtering by sector helps you find roles where your subject-matter expertise gives you a real edge over generalist candidates.
Prepare a sample work product for interviews
Many legal consultant interviews include a practical exercise: reviewing a contract clause, drafting a brief memo, or assessing a compliance gap. Having a clean, anonymized sample from past work to discuss signals hands-on readiness employers value in consultants.
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Legal Consultant Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most legal consultants?
The companies hiring the most legal consultants right now include Harbor, Protiviti, and RELX, with the largest share of openings in District of Columbia, Ohio, and Florida, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Demand is particularly concentrated in industries with heavy regulatory oversight, including healthcare, financial services, and technology.
How many legal consultant jobs are remote?
About 83% of legal consultant openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, making it one of the more flexible professional roles in the legal field. Contract review, compliance advisory, and regulatory research work tends to be the most remote-compatible, while roles involving in-person client counseling or court-adjacent support typically require on-site presence.
How do you become a legal consultant?
Most legal consultants start by earning a Juris Doctor and gaining experience as a practicing attorney or in-house counsel before moving into advisory work. You build credibility by developing deep expertise in a specific practice area, such as healthcare regulation or commercial contracts, then transition into consulting by taking on project-based engagements or joining a consulting firm that places legal professionals with corporate clients.
How do you get hired as a legal consultant with little experience?
Candidates with limited experience can break in by focusing on a niche where their law school coursework or clinic work is directly relevant, such as environmental compliance or intellectual property. Contract and project-based roles are more accessible than senior advisory positions and give you client-facing experience. Demonstrating that you can translate legal complexity into plain business guidance matters more than years of practice in early-career roles.
What does the legal consultant interview process look like?
The process typically starts with a recruiter or HR screen focused on your practice area background and availability, followed by one or two interviews with the hiring manager or a senior legal team member. Many employers include a practical exercise, such as reviewing a contract clause or drafting a short compliance memo. Final rounds may involve meeting business stakeholders you would advise, since the ability to communicate legal risk to non-lawyers is central to the role.
Where can I find and apply to legal consultant jobs?
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