Top Legal Jobs in Detroit, MI

Provide corporate and commercial legal advice to Magna Exteriors North America, including contracts, leases, employment, acquisitions, joint ventures, dispute resolution and litigation management; manage external counsel, coordinate with global legal teams, and support legal compliance and training initiatives.

Provides legal support for U.S. and Canadian technical product compliance, including regulatory matters, product recalls, field actions, investigations, and product integrity issues. Serves as the legal liaison with NHTSA, FCC, Transport Canada, and other authorities; interprets regulatory developments, guides organizational stakeholders, and collaborates globally on compliance, homologation, and product integrity matters.

Negotiate delinquent accounts with law firms to secure reduced balances, extended payment terms, or lump-sum settlements. Review legal documents, manage escalated portfolios and client accounts, maintain attorney relationships, meet monthly settlement and compliance goals, and handle high-volume inbound/outbound calls to resolve lawsuits and prevent further legal action.

Provides legal and administrative support for landlord-tenant matters. Responsibilities include preparing and e-filing case documents, drafting and reviewing lease agreements and eviction notices, scheduling court proceedings, organizing legal files, communicating with clients and opposing counsel, and assisting attorneys with case management. Candidates must understand landlord-tenant laws, demonstrate strong computer and telephone skills, stay organized, work collaboratively, and be professional, self-motivated, and receptive to direction.

Provides administrative and legal support for general liability litigation, including scheduling hearings and deadlines, organizing case files, pleadings, discovery, evidence, exhibits, and correspondence. Conducts legal research, drafts and proofreads documents, coordinates client and witness communications, manages electronic and paper filing systems, and handles client billing. The role requires strong organization, communication, multitasking, and knowledge of litigation procedures and documentation.

Lead and operationalize responses to subpoenas and eDiscovery demands; manage the end-to-end eDiscovery lifecycle; coordinate internal and external stakeholders; draft and improve policies and processes for customer data requests; monitor legal and regulatory developments; and act as project manager to drive litigation operations and legal tech–driven workflow improvements.

Supports the legal team with contract lifecycle management, contract drafting and review, records maintenance, M&A due diligence, closing documentation, legal billing, expense accruals, litigation recordkeeping, and cross-functional legal operations projects. The role also manages contract repositories, deal files, legal invoices, and administrative requests while handling confidential information and improving processes.

Entry-level Legal Assistant supporting an in-house legal and compliance team at a life sciences company. Responsibilities include legal research, corporate records, equity administration, litigation support, contract intake and redlining, compliance and privacy coordination, due diligence, filings, and legal AI tool adoption. The role is suited to a recent graduate planning to attend law school and requires strong organization, writing, analytical skills, discretion, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and AI tools.

Edit and optimize high volumes of AI-assisted legal marketing content for U.S. law firms. Ensure legal accuracy, SEO best practices, persuasive conversion-focused copy, consistent tone, citations, and formatting. Collaborate with writers and SEO teams, manage multiple deadlines, and maintain quality while staying current on SEO and AI writing trends.

Own commercial legal work, including drafting and negotiating enterprise technology agreements, SaaS licenses, partnerships, reseller arrangements, procurement contracts, and data processing agreements. Advise on AI product terms, data rights, intellectual property, cybersecurity testing permissions, liability, and risk allocation. Partner with Sales, Finance, Product, Engineering, and Security, while building scalable legal processes, templates, playbooks, and training. The role requires independently leading complex negotiations and supporting a growing technology startup.

Provides civil legal advice, brief services, referrals, and support to low-income and vulnerable clients through a legal helpline. Conducts eligibility screening, consultations, legal research, issue analysis, and prepares pleadings and letters for pro se litigants. Maintains case records, uses legal and client-service technology, collaborates with community partners, and participates in continuing education and organizational activities.

Evaluate AI-generated legal and compliance work products, including documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks, against domain-specific quality rubrics. Assess accuracy, rigor, factual correctness, aesthetics, and presentation quality, then provide clear, structured written feedback. This is a fully remote, hourly independent-contractor engagement with flexible scheduling and weekly payments.

Supports the client engagement process by drafting, reviewing, revising, coordinating, and tracking engagement letters, confidentiality agreements, disclaimers, and related documentation. Monitors requests in Ironclad, ServiceNow, email, and other systems; coordinates stakeholders and approvals; prepares Risk Management Committee materials and reports; maintains workflow records; and assists with higher-risk engagements. The role also supports legal technology improvements, process optimization, reporting, and confidential document management.

Manage Life360’s patent and trademark portfolios, including prosecution, enforcement, and outside counsel relationships. Advise on intellectual property matters involving patents, trademarks, trade secrets, licensing, open-source software, product development, and commercial transactions. Draft and negotiate IP-related agreements, support M&A due diligence, review marketing materials for compliance, and counsel cross-functional teams on strategic IP risks and opportunities.

Manage Helix’s legal operations infrastructure, including request intake, workflows, SOPs, legal technology platforms, metrics, contract reviews, renewals, vendor coordination, outside counsel, IP docketing, and corporate filings. The role partners cross-functionally with legal, finance, procurement, and business leaders to improve processes, administer systems, triage matters, and maintain efficient, organized legal operations.

Owns the end-to-end contract and legal document lifecycle, including maintaining MSAs and templates, redlining routine agreements, managing document control and data rooms, coordinating due diligence, tracking renewals, and supporting contract execution. Drafts investor, equity, trademark, and corporate filing documents while serving as an internal legal and paralegal resource. Partners with Finance, Compliance, Sales, People Operations, leadership, and outside counsel, escalating higher-risk legal matters as needed.

Paid 10-week legal internship working alongside in-house counsel on content distribution agreements, depositions, hearings, legal research, and memorandum drafting across entertainment-related practice areas.

Provide freelance English-to-French legal translation and editing for a U.S. government judiciary client. Responsibilities include translating or editing legal content using accurate U.S. legal terminology, applying CAT tools and Trados, maintaining strong organization and communication, and completing on-demand assignments during U.S. Eastern Time hours.

Provide freelance English-to-German legal translation and/or editing services for a U.S. Government judiciary client. Translate legal content using accurate U.S. legal and technical terminology, apply CAT tools and Trados, maintain excellent language quality, and support ongoing, as-needed assignments. Applicants must be native German speakers, U.S. citizens, available during most 9–5 EST hours, and willing to undergo security clearance processing and fingerprinting.

Provide legal guidance on healthcare regulatory matters and commercial contracting for payor and clinical partnerships. Advise on corporate practice of medicine, fraud and abuse, telehealth, HIPAA, Medicare/Medicaid, AI clinical governance, and negotiate provider, payor, and commercial agreements to enable compliant growth.

Own and operate Arctic Wolf’s global privacy program across multiple jurisdictions. Develop privacy policies, data maps, assessments, and compliance processes; advise Product and Engineering on privacy by design; support incident response, data subject requests, commercial agreements, and regulatory inquiries. Manage outside counsel and privacy vendors while providing practical guidance, training, and scalable playbooks.

Leads legal operations, corporate governance, entity management, securities compliance, transaction support, contract workflows, legal technology, and compliance initiatives. Oversees legal operations teams, Board and committee materials, corporate records, filings, document systems, and process improvements. Partners with executive leadership, Finance, HR, and external counsel to build scalable legal department processes.

Review and assess public sector, legal, and go-to-market documents, providing structured feedback focused on quality, accuracy, relevance, and adherence to guidelines. The role requires strong analytical, written communication, document review, and attention-to-detail skills. It is a fully remote independent contractor position with flexible scheduling and weekly payments, open to applicants in the United States, Europe, the UK, and Canada.

Advise ClassPass and Playlist on product compliance throughout the development lifecycle, focusing on consumer protection, AI regulation, privacy, data protection, marketing, and platform regulations. Partner with Product, Design, Engineering, Security, sales, marketing, and operations teams; monitor global regulatory developments; maintain privacy records and assessments; draft policies and agreements; support negotiations, M&A, training, and other legal projects.

Reviews and evaluates legal, commercial, compliance, and contract documents for accuracy, completeness, clarity, risks, and adherence to standards. Provides structured, objective feedback and recommendations using professional judgment and established guidelines. Requires independent remote work, strong analytical and communication skills, attention to detail, and familiarity with commercial agreements, compliance materials, and document review.