Top Senior Legal Jobs in San Diego, CA

Manage moderately complex civil litigation (up to ~$500K exposure), draft complex dispositive and discovery motions, perform advanced legal research, develop litigation strategy, use e-discovery and case management tools, lead settlement negotiations and hearings, mentor junior attorneys, advise clients/claims, and ensure compliance with legal and ethical standards.

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 design and implementation of AI-assisted legal operations and knowledge-management workflows. Manage daily legal department operations, project-manage cross-functional company initiatives, evaluate and deploy AI tooling, and track adoption and efficiency. Drive process improvements and stakeholder alignment to scale legal support for a fast-growing healthcare technology company.

Leads Quantum-Si’s legal function, advising executives and cross-functional teams on corporate, commercial, employment, intellectual property, securities, governance, regulatory, and compliance matters. Manages public company obligations, contracts, IP portfolio coordination, litigation, outside counsel, legal budgets, compliance programs, strategic transactions, and corporate governance processes.

Provide legal guidance on healthcare regulatory matters and commercial contracting for payor and clinical partnerships. Advise on corporate practice of medicine, fraud and abuse, telehealth, HIPAA, Medicare/Medicaid, AI clinical governance, and negotiate provider, payor, and commercial agreements to enable compliant growth.

Lead and supervise the Immigration team, manage complex affirmative and removal defense cases, prepare USCIS filings and appeals, train and mentor attorneys and volunteers, manage grants and reporting, conduct community outreach and education, ensure compliance and perform administrative duties.

Provide administrative and secretarial support to attorneys and paralegals in civil litigation: prepare and proof legal documents, file in state and federal courts, maintain document systems and calendars (iManage, CompuLaw), prepare binders and charts, handle travel and expenses, process client disbursements, organize case files, and support multiple timekeepers and firm administrative needs.

Serve as Freshpaint’s first in-house legal leader, advising the CEO and cross-functional teams on commercial contracting, privacy, data protection, compliance, employment, corporate governance, financing, equity, and intellectual property. Build scalable legal templates, playbooks, workflows, and risk-management processes; negotiate customer, vendor, partner, and technology agreements; embed privacy-by-design practices; and manage outside counsel and legal spend.

Provide privacy and commercial legal support, including drafting policies, negotiating SaaS and data protection agreements, responding to customer assurance inquiries, and advising stakeholders on global privacy laws. Maintain privacy initiatives, risk controls, data inventories, and operational processes while supporting procurement, sales, product, training, legal research, and compliance activities.

Oversee and finalize legal documents governing data sharing between Healthcare Fraud Prevention Partnership members and a trusted third party. Collaborate with CMS, HFPP leadership, partner engagement teams, and private payer partners on agreements, compliance, and negotiations. Present to management, support partner relationships, and ensure legal requirements are met for data governance and sharing.

Provide strategic legal counsel to global and U.S. teams on commercial and strategic agreements, corporate governance, compliance, intellectual property, privacy, security, and product matters. Negotiate customer and vendor contracts, develop templates and playbooks, manage contract and governance systems, support M&A and fundraising, and coordinate outside counsel. Advise business leaders, review marketing and product materials, and partner with compliance teams to address legal and regulatory requirements.

Provide legal guidance on global payment processing, fintech regulation, money movement, licensing, compliance, and digital innovation. Draft and negotiate agreements with payment providers, banks, card networks, vendors, and partners. Advise on KYC/KYB, AML, sanctions, entity structuring, market expansion, chargebacks, settlements, reserves, and emerging technologies. Collaborate with product, technology, operations, and management teams to launch compliant payment products and address legal risks.

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.

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.

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.

Manage a litigation portfolio focused on single-plaintiff consumer finance matters, including FCRA, FDCPA, TCPA, and state consumer protection claims. Supervise outside counsel, support regulatory investigations, conduct legal research, advise business stakeholders on litigation and compliance risks, oversee subpoenas and legal holds, develop risk mitigation strategies, monitor litigation metrics, and provide training. The role requires practical guidance across student loan servicing operations and evolving federal and state legal requirements.

This role involves delivering high quality legal research services and coordinating with the Research & Information Services team to support client engagements.

The Legal Operations Director will streamline legal processes, oversee legal technology, and enhance operational performance through strategic initiatives and metrics analysis.

Provide executive-level administrative support to patent litigation attorneys: manage projects, calendars, billing, travel, and filings; draft and proofread documents; conduct research; liaise with clients and internal teams; delegate and mentor support staff; maintain DMS and ensure timely, accurate delivery of work products.

Leads commercial, privacy, and product legal functions for a cloud technology company. Drafts and negotiates complex SaaS, partnership, reseller, and technology agreements; advises on global privacy, data protection, AI, intellectual property, and product development issues; develops contracting processes and playbooks; partners with cross-functional teams; and manages, mentors, and develops legal professionals.

Leads litigation, eDiscovery, intellectual property, DMCA, and brand protection operations. Coordinates legal holds, document collections, productions, outside counsel, vendors, trademark and patent administration, copyright enforcement, domain management, and marketplace investigations. Develops scalable workflows, SOPs, dashboards, KPIs, and automation while partnering with Engineering, Security, IT, Product, Marketing, and Customer Experience teams.

Lead and scale Dutch's legal function across corporate, regulatory, commercial, product, privacy, employment, litigation, and compliance. Advise the CEO, exec team, and board; manage outside counsel; draft and negotiate commercial agreements; build legal processes and playbooks; support state-by-state regulatory strategy for veterinary telemedicine, pharmacy, and consumer healthcare; oversee governance, financing, and employment matters; enable compliant product launches and expansion into new states.

Provide strategic employment law advice across multiple jurisdictions; lead complex advisory and contentious employee matters; implement scalable legal solutions; drive cross-functional initiatives; build team knowledge resources and governance; manage external local counsel and oversee complex employment projects.

Author and verify rigorous multiple-choice legal assessment items for AI benchmarks across multiple legal specialties. Create clear, self-contained questions with one correct answer and nine plausible distractors, classify difficulty, provide structured solution explanations and references, and review/edit questions for legal accuracy and clarity. Work remotely, asynchronously, as an independent contractor, committing 10+ hours weekly.

Draft, review, negotiate, and file routine and complex contracts; advise internal partners on contractual risk and mitigation; support contract management system administration; assist with financial requisitions; research legal issues; provide timely legal support, training, and documentation; collaborate cross-functionally and work independently with minimal supervision.