Top Legal Jobs in Lexington, KY

Manage drafting, negotiating, and optimizing high-volume influencer and vendor contracts using CLM tools (Ironclad). Lead negotiations, identify and mitigate contract risks, liaise with external counsel, create playbooks and training, and improve contract workflows and metrics.

The Senior Legal Counsel, IP will craft and implement a global intellectual property strategy, manage patents and trademarks, oversee legal matters in commercial contracts, and support brand protection efforts in a fast-paced environment.

Lead development and execution of enterprise privacy strategy, policies, and governance. Ensure compliance with global privacy laws, manage privacy risk assessments, DPIAs, vendor reviews, incident response, and data subject rights. Implement AI-specific data controls and partner cross-functionally to embed privacy-by-design across technology, people, and marketing. Serve as strategic advisor to executive leadership and General Counsel.

Manage full contract lifecycle for complex commercial agreements (SaaS, customer, vendor, BAAs, NDAs, SOWs). Draft, review, negotiate, obtain approvals, and close deals while balancing commercial objectives with legal and operational risk. Partner with Sales, Product, Finance, Security, and Legal; maintain CLM and CRM records; lead process improvements and mentor junior contracts staff. Leverage CLM and AI tools to increase efficiency and ensure compliance.

Manage full life-cycle contract processes for state and federal work: review, draft, negotiate, and track contracts, NDAs, licenses, MSAs, and SOWs. Lead RFP/RFI/RFQ responses and compliance, coordinate with Finance and Program teams, ensure corporate registration and insurance requirements, and provide counsel to leadership on contracting risks and processes.

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.

Participate in a 60-minute virtual interview to walk through contract drafting, review, approval, and procurement workflows; discuss software tools, identify bottlenecks, and provide feedback on administrative tasks and potential solutions.

Provide regulatory legal advice on the Motor Vehicle Safety Act and FMVSS compliance, evaluate potential safety recalls, draft and review documents for NHTSA, participate in cross-functional safety and product development meetings, and perform targeted legal research to support regulatory submissions and Ford's compliance with NHTSA orders.

The internship involves analyzing regulatory requirements, optimizing compliance models, and collaborating with AI researchers to enhance regulatory guardrails.

Lead the company's legal function as senior legal advisor to CEO and Board. Oversee governance, M&A, contracts, compliance, litigation, employment matters, data privacy/security, and manage internal and outside counsel while building and directing the Legal Department to support business growth and risk mitigation.