Top Legal Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

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.

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.

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 timely, accurate client-facing legal support for a global client: respond to complex inquiries via phone/email, escalate and resolve nonstandard issues, create and update scripts/procedures, monitor case health, implement PM feedback, and collaborate with internal teams to ensure quality and deadlines are met.

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.

Provide timely, accurate legal-focused client support: respond to complex customer inquiries, de-escalate complaints, update scripts/procedures, monitor case health, escalate non-standard issues, and collaborate with project managers and internal teams to meet quality and deadline expectations.

Translate, edit, and transcribe legal documents and audio from English to Spanish; apply legal terminology and client style guides; certify and review translations; mirror source formatting in MS Office; use CAT tools.

Lead end-to-end commercial contract negotiations with partners and vendors, balance legal risk with business objectives, advise cross-functional teams on commercial and regulatory issues, support multi-jurisdictional deal structuring, improve legal workflows and contract management, and over time take ownership of the legal function and team leadership responsibilities.

Provide end-to-end legal support for high-value commercial technology transactions: draft, negotiate, and close SaaS, license, partnership, and vendor agreements; assess and mitigate legal risk; create contract playbooks and templates; collaborate with Sales, Finance, Product, Privacy, Security, and Procurement; monitor regulatory developments; and support dispute resolution.

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.

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.

Lead and mentor a global contracts team while providing strategic, hands-on legal support for complex international commercial agreements. Advise Sales, Procurement, Product and other stakeholders on SaaS, hardware/software, channel, vendor, privacy, cybersecurity, AI, and regulatory matters. Manage cross-border legal issues, negotiate enterprise contracts, develop templates, deliver training, and escalate critical legal risks to senior leadership.

Interim Head of Legal to advise CEO and execs on commercial contracts, negotiate complex enterprise SaaS deals, support pricing and packaging, counsel the board on governance, lead a small legal/compliance team, and ensure compliance with HITRUST and SOC 2. Hands-on, strategic, business-minded, and comfortable using AI tools.

Part-time senior in-house counsel supporting NORAM (with EMEA backup): draft, review, and negotiate commercial SaaS contracts; advise on GDPR/UK GDPR/CCPA privacy; manage IP and trademark issues; develop templates and playbooks; deliver legal training; balance legal risk with commercial objectives and support sales and customer success teams.

Support legal content operations by conducting legal research and document analysis, managing content lifecycle and vendor relationships, developing dashboards and reports, and driving automation and continuous improvement across cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality legal content.

Academic externship for a J.D. student to gain hands-on experience with in-house counsel. Duties include contract review and drafting, legal research, privacy and compliance support, vendor due diligence, and participation in legal operations and stakeholder meetings.

Provide commercial legal counsel to revenue teams, negotiate large enterprise deals, draft templates and playbooks, manage IP/open-source and data protection issues, build scalable AI-enabled workflows, advise cross-functional teams, and mentor junior lawyers to accelerate deal velocity and reduce escalations.

Lead SaaS sales contract negotiations for the AMER region (MSA, DPA, NDA, ToS), advise on privacy, IP, security, employment, and corporate matters, support product and compliance initiatives, manage cross-functional legal projects, create policies and training, and drive legal process improvements globally.

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.

Lead Teak's in-house legal function as the primary legal contact across teams. Manage end-to-end contracting, review agreements, advise leadership on corporate governance and board processes, oversee lobbying and regulatory compliance, work with outside counsel, and build scalable legal processes, templates, and playbooks.

Lead the commercial legal function for a cloud SaaS provider: draft, review, and negotiate SaaS, services, and government contracts; advise on RFPs and procurement; partner with Sales, Finance, and Operations; build scalable contract processes; and support broader legal initiatives including privacy and compliance.

Provide full-scope post-conviction legal services focused on record clearing for low-income clients in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. Conduct outreach, clinics, Know-Your-Rights presentations, intake and case management, file court documents, track hearings, train volunteers, coordinate with public defenders and partners, and support program evaluation and grant reporting.

Lead global legal strategy for a crypto-native investment fund, designing fund structures, ensuring AML/KYC and securities compliance, managing deal documentation (SAFEs/SAFTs, token purchases), advising on DeFi-specific legal risks, coordinating with regulators and external counsel, and establishing legal protocols for treasury, token incentive schemes, and corporate governance.

Lead global legal and compliance for a crypto exchange, advising on regulatory matters, drafting bilingual contracts, overseeing cross-jurisdictional compliance, coordinating international counsel, mitigating legal risk, and monitoring evolving digital-asset regulations.

Provide legal support for a cross-border blockchain payments fintech: draft and review contracts, monitor SEC and MiCA regulatory changes, advise on crypto/fintech matters, conduct legal research, and ensure internal compliance.