U.S.-Based Legal Cite Checker / Bluebook

I am seeking a U.S.-based current law student, recent law graduate, attorney, or legal researcher with law review or law journal experience to perform a careful cite-check and Bluebook review of a long-form constitutional law and policy article.
The article is approximately 47 pages / 24,000 words and contains approximately 168 footnotes. The piece concerns constitutional reform, comparative constitutional structures, and a proposed “American Union” framework.
Required Qualifications
Applicants must be:
Based in the United States;
A current or former member of a law review, law journal, or equivalent legal publication;
Highly proficient with The Bluebook;
Experienced in source-cite checking, including confirming that cited sources actually support the propositions in the text;
Comfortable reviewing citations to law review articles, scholarly books, historical sources, public policy materials, foreign constitutions, and comparative constitutional materials;
Detail-oriented, reliable, and able to meet a late-July deadline.
Scope of Work
The project will involve:
Reviewing each footnote for Bluebook form;
Confirming that each cited source supports the sentence or proposition it is attached to;
Identifying citations that are weak, inaccurate, overstated, or incomplete;
Suggesting stronger or alternative support where appropriate;
Flagging any claims that need additional authority;
Checking quotations, pincites, and citation signals;
Providing a clean revised version of the footnotes and/or comments in the draft explaining any concerns.
This is not a general substantive edit. I am primarily looking for source accuracy, citation integrity, and Bluebook cleanup.
Preferred Background
Strong candidates will have experience with one or more of the following:
Law review cite-checking;
Scholarly legal writing;
Constitutional law;
Comparative constitutional law;
Public law or law-and-policy journals;
HeinOnline, Westlaw, Lexis, JSTOR, Google Scholar, or similar research tools.
Timing
The work is time-sensitive. I would like the review completed by late July 2026, with the possibility of starting with a short paid sample assignment before committing to the full project.
Compensation
Please propose either an hourly rate or a fixed project fee. As a general guide, I expect the project may involve approximately 35–50 hours, depending on the depth of review.
Application Instructions
Please include:
Your law school or legal background;
Your law review, journal, or cite-checking experience;
Your Bluebook experience;
Your availability between now and late July;
Your proposed hourly rate or fixed fee;
A brief description of how you would approach the project.
Because the article has not yet been submitted for publication, confidentiality is required. The selected freelancer should not share, distribute, or use the draft for any purpose other than this project.
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