Freelance Court Researcher Jobs

One legitimate work at home employment is in the area of freelance court researcher jobs. Typically, a court researcher will be trained by companies to go to public courts and similar public buildings, to obtain information that is in the public domain. The information that court researcher jobs are asking you to collect is typically information on judgements, or marriages, and other public events to which the information is freely available.

US Only:

I haven’t seen this type of work, in this form, advertised in the UK – freelance court researcher jobs do seem to be a US-based phenomenon.

Other companies will hire court researchers to perform specific parts of background checks and criminal record checks – perhaps for employment purposes or court cases.

The companies who want court researchers will have a constant set of new clients coming on board. They will each have a different set of requirements and openings – so it’s not until you apply that you will find out if it’s a job that’s open to you in your local neighbourhood.

Rate of Pay: Court Researcher roles typically might pay $10-20/hour. You’re paid on a “per result” basis, so one you get more familiar with the routine, the documents and the work, you’ll find yourself working faster just from familiarity – and it’s at this point that you see your income rising without doing any more work, you’ll just be working more efficiently and faster.

Hours: The hours you are able to work will be restricted to the hours that any of the public offices are open, so the hours are sociable.

Freelance Court Researcher Jobs: Companies

Here are some companies that have freelance court researcher jobs or a waiting list:

• Find an Heir http://www.findanheir.com/ : Genealogical researchers wanted by Find An Heir. As a researcher, you will visit courts to check probate cases in which the heirs or their addresses are unknown. Set your own hours and schedule. Work either full- or part-time, whenever you find it personally convenient.
• Castle Branch https://www.castlebranch.com/ : Employment and background checks.
• Deed Collector http://deedcollector.com/ : To collect mortgage documents and possibly marriage documents from public courts/similar. Depending on your county, the mortgage documents will be called Deed of Trust, Trustee, Warranty Deed and Mortgage. The marriage documents you will collect are marriage licenses. Online training provided. No up front fees.
• FNAC USA http://fnacusa.com/employment-opportunities/ : part-time, independent contractor position that consists of locating and recording the names and addresses of sellers of owner-financed real estate notes. Opportunities exist in multiple counties. This is an excellent opportunity for those seeking supplemental income.
• IT Boss Research http://www.itbossresearch.com/court-researcher.php
• JBS http://www.work4jbs.com/jbs/cr.htm : Must be available for a minimum of 5-10 hours/week. No experience required, free training offered. Must be able to type at least 45wpm
• Lexis Nexis http://www.lexisnexis.com :
• Mail Co-Productions https://www.mailcoproductions.com : MailCo’s research division independently contracts individuals to collect data from courthouses throughout the country. As our company and business grows, we continue to look for qualified, assertive individuals interested in becoming independent courthouse researchers.
• Pro Data Research http://prodataresearch.com : Collecting mostly mortgage information from public records. Earn an average of $12-$18 per hour – over 25¢ per record!. No up front fees. Exclusive territory.
• Sunlark Research http://www.sunlarkresearch.com : Collect basic information from the public documents available, such as names and addresses, then enter the information into a database or spreadsheet software, depending on the needs of the client.
• United Data Network : United Data Network hired court researchers nationwide. They are no longer operating.
• USIS : Independent Contractors and Record Specialists – no longer operating.
• Wolfgang Research : Research public documents at local public offices. No longer operating.

You will need to check out what each of these companies is looking for and in which states. Some will require a college degree, or high school degree – many do not. If you are reliable and well organised, they’ll train you fully to do this research work in your local area.

Pay is dependent on the number of records you are retrieving for each company – you’ll obviously speed up (so get paid more) as you get more practice.

Find More Work at Home Companies here: Big List of Work at Home Companies

Date last checked: August 2016