Legal Data Collector (Nigeria)

Read this first Only apply if you can already get Nigerian legal materials through legitimate channels. That means buying official copies from government printers or Ministries of Justice, requesting certified copies from court registries, using a law faculty or Bar library, or making requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2011. We can’t use material from internal or restricted sources, or copied from paid databases. If you don’t have an existing way to get these materials, this role isn’t the right fit. About Largence Largence builds AI-powered legal infrastructure for Nigeria and the UK. We’re building the most complete collection of Nigerian law available anywhere, at local, state and federal level, and we need people across the country to help us collect it. What we need, in order of priority Judgments from the federal courts: Supreme Court, Court of Appeal (all divisions), Federal High Court, National Industrial Court, FCT High Court, Sharia Court of Appeal (FCT), and Customary Court of Appeal (FCT) Federal legislation: the Constitution and every alteration, Acts of the National Assembly, and historical decrees and repealed laws State legislation: each state’s latest consolidated laws, every amending law passed since, and historical edicts Subsidiary legislation: federal and state regulations, orders, rules and statutory instruments Judgments from state superior courts: High Courts, Sharia Courts of Appeal and Customary Courts of Appeal Official gazettes: the Federal Gazette and every state gazette, including back issues Court rules and practice directions for every federal and state court Tribunal decisions: election petition tribunals, Tax Appeal Tribunal, Investments and Securities Tribunal, Code of Conduct Tribunal, Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal, and other statutory tribunals Regulator guidance: circulars, guidelines and codes from CBN, SEC, NDPC, FCCPC, FIRS, NCC, NAFDAC, PENCOM, NAICOM and other regulators Bills and legislative records: National Assembly and State House of Assembly bills, Hansards, votes and proceedings, and committee reports Judgments from lower courts: Magistrates’, District, Customary and Area/Sharia courts Local government bye-laws for every LGA Treaties and regional law: treaties Nigeria has signed, ECOWAS and AU instruments, and ECOWAS Court decisions involving Nigeria Law reform material: reports from the Nigerian Law Reform Commission, the state law reform commissions, and other commissions of inquiry Cause lists from federal and state courts Judicial and court records: lists of judges by court and division, court locations and divisions Commentary and academic work: law journals, bench bulletins, case digests and legal articles, wherever these can be legitimately shared What you’ll do Get materials from the categories above through official channels Scan every page legibly if not already digital(300dpi PDF minimum) Log each item in our shared tracker with its title, number or suit number, date, court or issuing body, judge(s) and counsel where relevant, and the channel you used Flag any judgment covered by a reporting restriction or anonymisation order, for example those involving children or sexual offences Keep receipts and reference numbers for everything you obtain Compensation ₦100,000 to ₦500,000 per month, depending on how much local, state and federal material you can access and deliver. We’re also open to fixed fees per bundle, for example a complete set of one state’s laws, or one court’s judgments for a given period. You’ll report directly to the Largence founding team. Before any payment, we’ll agree with you in writing: Scope: which states, court levels and categories you’ll cover, and what counts as one bundle Access: the specific channel you’ll use for each category, with evidence such as a receipt, FOI acknowledgement or library access Pay model: monthly or per bundle, the amount, and the milestones payment is tied to Purchase costs: whether official copy fees are reimbursed on receipt (pre-approved) or included in your fee Delivery standard: file format, scan quality, naming, and the metadata required for each item Completeness: how we’ll check a bundle is complete, for example against a state’s table of laws or a court’s index Acceptance: how long we have to review a delivery, and how rejection and rework work Payment terms: invoicing, payment date, method (naira bank transfer) and withholding tax Provenance: your confirmation that everything was obtained lawfully, through official channels, with no paid databases or restricted sources Anti-bribery: only official fees are paid, with no payments to officials to secure access Ownership: any rights in your scans, logs and metadata transfer to Largence, which handles all licensing of the underlying material Confidentiality: you don’t share collected material or Largence’s plans with anyone else Data protection: how you’ll handle personal data in judgments under the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023, including restricted and anonymised cases Ongoing updates: whether new judgments, laws and gazettes after the first delivery are included and how they’re paid Reporting: how often you’ll update us and through which channel Status and term: independent contractor (not employee), contract length, and notice to end it Who this suits Lawyers, law students, NYSC corps members, registry and library professionals, or anyone with legitimate access to Nigerian legal materials. Application Process Apply here on LinkedIn, or email hello@largence.com. Please include: The state(s) and court levels you can cover Exactly which channel(s) you’ll use to get the material One real sample (a law or judgment), scanned and logged with the details above We’re also open to alternative arrangements and proposals, such as a different pay structure, a partnership, or a one-off supply of a specific collection. Send them to hello@largence.com. <