Top Legal Jobs in Madison, WI

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.

The Executive Legal Assistant supports high-level administrative tasks including case management, legal research, communication, and organization of case materials in a remote legal environment.

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.

Negotiate, redline, and finalize customer and partner contracts (BAAs, DPAs, NDAs, MSAs, SOWs); draft reusable templates; advise on GDPR, CCPA/CPRA and SCCs; ensure contract terms align with SOC 2 and ISO 27001; support Sales and Compliance, accelerate deal velocity with fast redlines and customer calls; build contract processes and workflows at a fast-growing AI startup. Contractor role with Pacific Time availability required.

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.

Lead and build Duetto's legal function: implement AI-enabled legal tooling, advise on AI/ML product and data/privacy issues, architect scalable commercial contracting and governance, support PE-driven exit readiness and M&A, manage global employment and external counsel, and integrate legal with cross-functional leadership to reduce risk and enable growth.

Provide legal administrative support, manage document and contract repositories, maintain compliance and entity records, coordinate DocuSign and invoicing, use AI and automation to improve legal workflows, and enable Legal team projects and process improvements.

Serve as fractional Chief Legal Counsel/General Counsel advising alternative asset firms and family offices on securities law, fund formation, regulatory compliance, contracts, transactions, governance, litigation and vendor relationships. Lead fund structuring, investor negotiations, regulatory responses, training, policy development, and special projects while managing outside counsel and legal budgets across US and international jurisdictions.

Provide hands-on regulatory and commercial legal advice for crypto, web3, fintech and payments products. Advise product teams on design, licensing, compliance (AML/KYC, sanctions), marketing/promotions, and cross-jurisdiction regulatory risks. Lead licensing/submission processes, coordinate local counsel, draft and negotiate commercial contracts, respond to regulators and stakeholders, and build scalable playbooks to enable compliant product launches.

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.

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 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.

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 expert legal support for global data center client contracts, focusing on complex commercial leases, triple-net leases, service agreements and gigawatt campus projects. Negotiate and draft contracts, manage contractual risk and compliance, advise leadership, support cross-functional stakeholders worldwide, and develop contract templates and procedures to improve efficiency.

As a Legal Intern, assist with legal research, contract drafting, policy review, and the development of legal operations processes.

Lead first in-house legal function for a fast-growing SaaS startup: own commercial contracting, build intake/approval processes, create contract playbooks and CLM-ready infrastructure, enable Sales and CS to reduce deal friction, and scale legal operations to Series B/C maturity.

Provide independent legal support for commercial contracting: draft, review and negotiate MSAs, vendor/client agreements, leases, sales and change orders; advise management on contractual, compliance, and financial risks; develop templates and procedures; liaise with global stakeholders; prioritize multiple matters and ensure contractual obligations are met.

Support attorneys with legal research, document preparation (briefs, memos, reports), case management, and regulatory monitoring. Analyze environmental law issues, maintain organized case files, collaborate on case strategies, and assist in preparing materials for client matters.

The Legal Operations AVP coordinates data governance initiatives, project management, and reporting while ensuring compliance and documentation standards across legal operations.

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.

Lead a team of product-focused attorneys advising on product development, launches, lifecycle management, marketing, and FDA-regulated digital offerings. Provide business-oriented legal guidance, shape processes and standards, partner with product and marketing leaders, and mentor junior attorneys to scale legal support in a high-growth health and wellness telehealth company.

Lead and scale a commercial legal team for a high-growth ad tech company. Build automation and AI-enabled contracting processes, oversee negotiation and drafting of major commercial agreements, provide legal advice to revenue and executive teams, set strategy and hiring, and mentor commercial counsel while balancing enterprise and automated contracting workflows.

Provide legal advice on market access, pricing, and compliance for pharmaceutical initiatives, ensuring alignment with regulations. Collaborate with various departments and manage outside counsel.

Translate, edit, and proofread certified legal content from English into Japanese in XTM; perform terminology research and TM/glossary maintenance; implement SME and LQA feedback; flag legal-risk issues; collaborate in a multi-vendor environment and meet strict SLAs. Support Standard Legal projects as needed.