Top Senior Legal Jobs in Houston, TX

As Lead Legal Engineer, you will lead complex client engagements, manage a team of Legal Engineers, and drive adoption and measurable outcomes across clients.

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.

Lead employment, privacy, and security legal matters for a remote mental-health company. Provide practical counsel on worker classification, HIPAA and state privacy compliance, breach response, contracts, and AI-related employment/privacy issues while building policies and processes to support operations.

Serve as AMPP's primary in-house attorney, leading governance, compliance, commercial contracts, IP protection, data privacy, employment law, and regulatory oversight. Advise executive leadership and Board, manage contract lifecycle and external counsel, support compliance programs and investigations, and enable legal alignment across global operations while traveling to support events and board meetings.

As a Senior Legal Counsel for International Trade Compliance, you will provide legal advice, manage compliance investigations, and oversee trade program policies.

Support trial attorneys in high-profile plaintiff personal-injury litigation: manage calendars, e-file in state and federal courts, prepare documents and trial/hearing materials, schedule depositions, coordinate travel, process expenses, and assist team members while maintaining confidentiality and firm policies.

Provide high-level administrative support to senior legal assistants and trial attorneys in plaintiff personal injury litigation: manage calendars, e-filing and docketing, prepare and proof legal documents, schedule depositions, assist with trial preparation, coordinate travel, handle calls and expense reports, maintain confidentiality, and support team workflow in a fast-paced environment.

Provide legal support for U.S. operations on contracts, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance. Draft, review, and negotiate government and commercial agreements; manage FOIA requests, corporate filings, and board governance; support claims, litigation, subpoenas, and dispute resolution with external counsel; develop contracting templates and legal guardrails; liaise with operations, central services, risk teams, and CBRE legal. May include SOX control responsibilities.

Provide corporate, commercial, compliance, and cross-border legal support for a growing international AI datacenter infrastructure company. Lead entity management, corporate governance, fundraising diligence and negotiations, contract drafting and negotiation, legal operations and CLM modernization, outside counsel management, and Spanish-English document translation. Partner with executives and local counsel across multiple jurisdictions and help build scalable processes and templates.

Provide comprehensive administrative and operational support to the legal department including drafting, proofreading, formatting, and maintaining legal documents and contracts; managing electronic records and contract routing/tracking; calendar and meeting coordination; serving as a point of contact for legal inquiries; ensuring confidentiality and compliance; and assisting on special projects.

The Legal Executive Assistant supports attorneys by managing projects, handling communications, and overseeing administrative tasks to ensure efficient practice operations.

Lead and scale U.S. public sector contracting: draft and negotiate SaaS/cloud and subcontract agreements, advise on FAR/DFARS/GSA/FedRAMP compliance, support RFPs and audits, build legal playbooks, and partner with cross-functional teams to mitigate regulatory and export control risk.

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.

Lead compliance efforts at Readymode, ensuring adherence to telecommunications laws by developing robust policies, educating teams, and maintaining relationships with regulatory authorities.

The role involves providing legal advice on product development and privacy issues, developing policies, and ensuring compliance with US and European privacy laws.

Provide strategic legal counsel on corporate, commercial, fintech, crypto, and securities matters. Draft, review, and negotiate complex agreements; support M&A and regulatory compliance; advise on digital asset offerings and securities implications; monitor SEC/CFTC/FinCEN developments; develop policies and training; represent the company in legal proceedings and regulatory inquiries; and mentor junior legal team members.

The AGC/DGC will provide high-level legal advice, coordinate legal initiatives, manage contracts, and handle IP and privacy matters across jurisdictions.

Provide day-to-day legal support to commercial, marketing, and functional teams across Dental Solutions and Health Information Systems. Review routine commercial and operational matters, support marketing/claims and contracting activities, maintain legal templates and processes, deliver training, coordinate with Regulatory, IP, Privacy, and Compliance, and help ensure timely, compliant business execution.

Lead GoFundMe's global payments legal strategy and advise C-suite on payments, fintech, and financial services matters. Partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Compliance, Risk, and Finance to enable product innovation, regulatory compliance, licensing, and supervisory examinations. Build governance, legal operating models, scalable review processes, and commercial frameworks. Negotiate and counsel on strategic payment partnerships, card/ACH network rules, AML/BSA, KYC/KYB, sanctions, and cross-border regulatory matters to support platform expansion and risk management.

Lead a remote library and research team delivering legal, regulatory, and competitive research to attorneys. Oversee client relationships, implement research workflows and tools, govern digital resources, champion adoption of AI-powered legal technologies, and manage projects, budgets, vendors, and staff development to ensure timely, accurate insights.

Provide commercial legal support for Americas (including LATAM): draft, negotiate, and close complex SaaS and software agreements; lead cross-border transactions; advise on regulatory and compliance matters; maintain templates and scalable contracting workflows; provide training and partner with sales and business leaders to enable revenue growth.

Build and run legal operations: implement contract lifecycle and document management systems, design intake/process workflows, support compliance (AML/KYC, sanctions, regulatory filings), manage corporate governance and entity administration, liaise with outside counsel, and help develop AI-enabled legal workflows alongside the General Counsel.

The Legal Director will provide expert legal guidance on global capital markets transactions, corporate governance, and commercial contracts, while supporting business operations and strategic initiatives.

Provide part-time strategic legal counsel for corporate, commercial, and regulatory matters; review contracts; support M&A, due diligence, and corporate structuring; advise on compliance and risk management; serve as trusted advisor to leadership in a fractional/advisory capacity (5–10 hours/month).