Top Legal Jobs in Detroit, MI

Build and run the holding companys day-to-day legal function across portfolio companies: intake and triage, contract template management, outside counsel coordination, routine commercial contract negotiation, entity governance, post-acquisition legal integration, and escalation of specialist matters.

Manage construction defect litigation and complex third-party claim files, perform coverage analysis, manage outside counsel, conduct legal research and file audits, advise on negotiations/mediations, recommend reserves/payments, and support policy form review and claims reporting to senior management.

Assist in launching and maintaining venture capital firms globally, managing legal and operational matters while collaborating with partners and clients.

Provide U.S. regulatory legal counsel on crypto and financial matters, coordinate with agencies and internal teams on investigations, enforcement, AML/sanctions compliance, remediation, and regulatory filings, and advise on evolving U.S. regulatory developments affecting the business.

Provide commercial legal support for sales, finance, product, and engineering: draft, review, and negotiate SaaS, partner, vendor, and NDAs; identify data, IP, and privacy risks; build templates and playbooks; use AI-assisted contract tools to streamline workflows; coordinate with data acquisition, product, and privacy teams.

Provide accurate, timely legal support on consumer-facing matters; handle complex client inquiries across channels with professionalism and empathy; serve as escalation point; create and update scripts/procedures; assist project managers; monitor case health, identify errors, and implement resolutions.

Provide senior-level legal expertise to design, evaluate, and benchmark AI systems for legal tasks. Review AI outputs, create task specifications and reference solutions, develop evaluation frameworks and scoring guidelines, and give structured feedback. Collaborate with researchers, engineers, and program teams to translate professional legal judgment into consistent evaluation standards.

Own commercial contracting, privacy and data-protection (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, HIPAA) programs, corporate governance, IP/open-source policy, and telecom/AI regulatory posture. Be the in-house legal function: build playbooks, support Sales/Product/Engineering, and manage outside counsel to keep deals and product shipping moving quickly.

Lead the legal function: own commercial contracting, stand up privacy and data-protection programs, advise Sales/Finance/Product/Engineering, manage corporate governance and equity matters, set IP/open-source and AI governance posture, and manage outside counsel while building playbooks to enable fast business operations.

Serve as the CLO's Chief of Staff and lead Legal Operations: manage a small team and global legal budget, own legal vendor and tech strategy (CLM, e-billing, litigation tools), build dashboards and metrics, drive cross-functional integration, and implement AI-driven automation to improve reporting, decision-making, and operational efficiency across legal, corporate development, and IT.

Submit a spontaneous application for potential legal vacancies. Recruiters will review your CV and motivation to match with available roles.

Provide pragmatic, business-focused legal advice and lead commercial contracting for North America. Negotiate customer/vendor agreements, support M&A diligence, manage pre-litigation disputes, develop contract templates and processes, partner with commercial teams, and oversee litigation strategy while improving legal operations and compliance.

Provide in-house legal counsel for procurement, supply chain, logistics, operations and real estate across North America. Draft, review, and negotiate vendor and service agreements, manage vendor disputes and pre-litigation issues, support M&A due diligence, develop contracting templates and playbooks, and advise on operational risk, compliance, and strategic transformation initiatives.

Lead North America litigation and employment strategy, advise on employment matters, manage outside counsel and disputes, support risk mitigation and claims handling, partner with HR and business teams, and provide pragmatic legal counsel on contracts, operations, and high-risk matters for the company.

Provide timely, accurate client-facing legal support for a global client: respond to complex inquiries via phone/email, escalate and resolve nonstandard issues, create and update scripts/procedures, monitor case health, implement PM feedback, and collaborate with internal teams to ensure quality and deadlines are met.

Provide timely, accurate legal-focused client support: respond to complex customer inquiries, de-escalate complaints, update scripts/procedures, monitor case health, escalate non-standard issues, and collaborate with project managers and internal teams to meet quality and deadline expectations.

Translate, edit, and transcribe legal documents and audio from English to Spanish; apply legal terminology and client style guides; certify and review translations; mirror source formatting in MS Office; use CAT tools.

Lead end-to-end commercial contract negotiations with partners and vendors, balance legal risk with business objectives, advise cross-functional teams on commercial and regulatory issues, support multi-jurisdictional deal structuring, improve legal workflows and contract management, and over time take ownership of the legal function and team leadership responsibilities.

Provide end-to-end legal support for high-value commercial technology transactions: draft, negotiate, and close SaaS, license, partnership, and vendor agreements; assess and mitigate legal risk; create contract playbooks and templates; collaborate with Sales, Finance, Product, Privacy, Security, and Procurement; monitor regulatory developments; and support dispute resolution.

Provide product-focused legal counsel across the full product lifecycle, advising on AI/ML, privacy, IP, and open-source issues; draft and negotiate technology licensing and integration agreements; support trademark, acquisitions integration, and incident response; help build privacy-by-design practices and shape product legal function as it scales.

As a Contract Attorney, you'll provide legal services to Rocket Lawyer members remotely, including consultations, document reviews, and legal drafting, while managing the administrative tasks related to client interactions.

Interim Head of Legal to advise CEO and execs on commercial contracts, negotiate complex enterprise SaaS deals, support pricing and packaging, counsel the board on governance, lead a small legal/compliance team, and ensure compliance with HITRUST and SOC 2. Hands-on, strategic, business-minded, and comfortable using AI tools.

Part-time senior in-house counsel supporting NORAM (with EMEA backup): draft, review, and negotiate commercial SaaS contracts; advise on GDPR/UK GDPR/CCPA privacy; manage IP and trademark issues; develop templates and playbooks; deliver legal training; balance legal risk with commercial objectives and support sales and customer success teams.

Provide commercial legal counsel to revenue teams, negotiate large enterprise deals, draft templates and playbooks, manage IP/open-source and data protection issues, build scalable AI-enabled workflows, advise cross-functional teams, and mentor junior lawyers to accelerate deal velocity and reduce escalations.

Lead SaaS sales contract negotiations for the AMER region (MSA, DPA, NDA, ToS), advise on privacy, IP, security, employment, and corporate matters, support product and compliance initiatives, manage cross-functional legal projects, create policies and training, and drive legal process improvements globally.