Top Legal Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

Lead the design and evolution of legal systems by leveraging software engineering, AI, and system architecture to improve workflows and automate processes.

The Senior Analyst will manage eDiscovery matters, collaborate with teams, develop AI tools, and ensure compliance in legal data processes.

As Vice President, Legal Commercial, you will lead GitLab's global commercial legal function, advising on strategies, managing a legal team, and overseeing AI governance and contracting.

Lead negotiation and closing of SaaS, cloud and AI-related commercial agreements; partner with sales, product, engineering and support; ensure data privacy, security, and evolving AI governance compliance; enable sales through training and high-volume deal support; find commercial solutions to close complex, time-sensitive deals.

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.

Manage compliance analysis, support school districts on regulatory issues, oversee Ironclad platform, handle contract data, and lead legal operations.

As Commercial Legal Counsel at GitLab, you will negotiate and draft various complex agreements, advise on risk allocation, support public sector transactions, and enhance the legal team's efficiency and training initiatives.

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.

The Legal Operations Analyst will manage legal processes, support technology projects, maintain databases, assist with document preparation, and collaborate with teams to streamline operations.

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 corporate and commercial legal support including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts, advising on regulatory compliance, maintaining corporate documents, updating confidentiality agreements, and developing legal training materials while mitigating legal risk for the business.

Provide administrative and billing support for a boutique law firm: manage attorney inboxes, handle client calls, use Lawmatics and Clio Manage for intake and file maintenance, export billable time to Excel and prepare weekly invoices, and support ad-hoc administrative tasks while improving internal workflows.

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.

As a Contract Attorney, you'll provide legal services to Rocket Lawyer members remotely, including consultations, document reviews, and legal drafting, while managing the administrative tasks related to client interactions.

Remote unpaid legal internship supporting contract drafting and review, legal research, compliance, policy development, meeting participation, and administrative support for a startup-focused legal team. Ideal for JD students or recent graduates seeking practical corporate and contract law experience.

The translator/editor will provide legal language services, translating and editing content for a U.S. Government client, requiring extensive legal terminology knowledge.

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.

Manage the operational workflow for pre-litigation personal injury cases in Illinois and Ohio: open claims, request and track medical records and police reports, monitor liens and subrogation, collaborate with paralegals to prepare demands, and resolve operational bottlenecks to keep cases moving.

Own SafetyWing's legal function, lead cross-border regulatory and commercial projects, advise product/sales/operations on insurance, data privacy, consumer protection and advertising law, manage filings, disputes, external counsel, and build scalable legal processes and a small internal team.

Negotiate personal injury settlements with insurance carriers and adjusters, build settlement breakdowns reconciling recoveries against fees, costs, and liens, and collaborate with attorneys, case managers, and clients. Execute agreed negotiation strategies, cultivate stakeholder relationships, manage competing deadlines and SLAs, and apply strategic thinking, attention to detail, and AI tools to drive timely, fair resolutions for clients.

Provide in-house legal support focused on US commercial contracting for customers and suppliers, lead negotiations, advise on procurement and compliance, develop compliance programs and training, and support litigation and dispute management.