Top Legal Jobs in Detroit, MI

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.

The role involves translating, editing, and transcribing legal documents from English to Somali, editing audio transcripts, and reviewing other translators' work. Applicants need strong legal terminology knowledge and proficiency in CAT tools and MS Office.

Lead Teak's in-house legal function as the primary legal contact across teams. Manage end-to-end contracting, review agreements, advise leadership on corporate governance and board processes, oversee lobbying and regulatory compliance, work with outside counsel, and build scalable legal processes, templates, and playbooks.

Lead the commercial legal function for a cloud SaaS provider: draft, review, and negotiate SaaS, services, and government contracts; advise on RFPs and procurement; partner with Sales, Finance, and Operations; build scalable contract processes; and support broader legal initiatives including privacy and compliance.

Provide full-scope post-conviction legal services focused on record clearing for low-income clients in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. Conduct outreach, clinics, Know-Your-Rights presentations, intake and case management, file court documents, track hearings, train volunteers, coordinate with public defenders and partners, and support program evaluation and grant reporting.

Lead global legal strategy for a crypto-native investment fund, designing fund structures, ensuring AML/KYC and securities compliance, managing deal documentation (SAFEs/SAFTs, token purchases), advising on DeFi-specific legal risks, coordinating with regulators and external counsel, and establishing legal protocols for treasury, token incentive schemes, and corporate governance.

Lead global legal and compliance for a crypto exchange, advising on regulatory matters, drafting bilingual contracts, overseeing cross-jurisdictional compliance, coordinating international counsel, mitigating legal risk, and monitoring evolving digital-asset regulations.

Provide legal support for a cross-border blockchain payments fintech: draft and review contracts, monitor SEC and MiCA regulatory changes, advise on crypto/fintech matters, conduct legal research, and ensure internal compliance.

Remote one-year contract supporting document and contract review, claim analysis, and client inquiries. Apply project protocols, collaborate with managers, monitor case health, ensure quality and deadlines, and assist in issue resolution in a fast-paced legal services environment.

The Head of Legal will manage legal strategy, compliance, risk, and intellectual property, ensuring adherence to laws across jurisdictions while handling litigation and financial reporting responsibilities.

Lead and own the company's global disputes portfolio end-to-end, handling commercial, employment, IP, regulatory inquiries, internal investigations, and third-party legal processes. Advise business leaders and the Board, manage outside counsel and litigation budgets, develop playbooks and discovery/legal-hold practices, and partner cross-functionally to mitigate and resolve disputes.

Lead strategy, negotiation and execution of high-value enterprise commercial transactions (SaaS, self-managed, channel, AI-related). Serve as senior legal partner to sales and executives, manage and mentor Americas commercial attorneys, improve templates/playbooks and processes, advise on privacy, info security and go-to-market initiatives, and leverage AI-enabled legal tech to scale contracting.

Engage qualified lawyers or law firms in Samoa and Mexico to prepare a corporate due-diligence legal opinion (Chinese preferred, English acceptable). The opinion must cover corporate particulars, shareholding structure, historical changes, investments/assets/personnel, business compliance, taxation, litigation/penalties, and any other material matters. Provide proposal, estimated timeline, and list of documents required.

Engage a licensed lawyer or law firm to produce a jurisdiction-specific legal opinion covering incorporation and good standing, shareholding history, board composition, business compliance, assets/title issues, tax registration/status (including Hong Kong profits tax exposure), litigation/arbitration history (company and principals), and employment/labour compliance. Deliverable: signed English PDF on firm letterhead with supporting appendices. Provide credentials, conflicts check, task breakdown, timeline (1–2 weeks) and fee proposal; list client documents required for the opinion.

Review and evaluate two AI-generated legal responses for accuracy and client-readiness, provide written feedback to improve model behavior, and join onboarding and calibration sessions. Role is part-time (6–15 hours/week) and requires employment/labor law expertise, strong legal research and writing, and a U.S. law degree and license.