Top Legal Jobs in Washington, DC

Manage litigation matters globally, formulate strategies, work with external counsel, and address legal issues including intellectual property and regulatory matters.

Lead the Co-Brand Card & Networks Legal team advising on cobranded credit card, payment network, benefits, marketing and digital integration agreements. Manage and mentor transactional attorneys, negotiate complex deals, provide early-stage strategic legal guidance, coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders, and oversee external counsel to deliver pragmatic, commercial legal support for consumer and small business banking partnerships.

Lead Legal & Government Affairs operations by owning legal tech platforms, vendor and budget management, metrics and OKRs, AI adoption governance, cross-vertical operational support, and building a high-performing legal operations team to scale the function during hyper-growth and public-company complexity.

Negotiate delinquent accounts with law firms to secure reduced balances, extended payment terms, or lump-sum settlements. Review legal documents, manage escalated portfolios and client accounts, maintain attorney relationships, meet monthly settlement and compliance goals, and handle high-volume inbound/outbound calls to resolve lawsuits and prevent further legal action.

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.

Provide legal counsel for Palantir's US government business, drafting and negotiating contracts, advising on compliance, IP, data privacy, and employment issues, responding to government inquiries and litigation, and tracking and engaging on federal policy and AI/data regulation to inform legal strategy.

Part-time remote legal internship supporting regulatory and marketing compliance. Conduct FDA/FTC and advertising legal research, review marketing materials, draft memos, assist with contract lifecycle and corporate records, and support policy and training development.

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 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.

Lead strategic planning and execution for Corporate Legal Affairs, translating legal initiatives into business outcomes. Drive annual/quarterly fiscal planning, stakeholder liaison with Finance and Operations, develop dashboards and executive communications, and implement knowledge management and workflow processes across Governance, Litigation, Antitrust, and Brand Protection teams.

Partner with attorneys and business teams to apply AI-enabled tools and firm technology to improve matter efficiency, manage matter budgets/forecasts, monitor financial performance (WIP, realization, collections), recommend corrective actions, and drive consistent legal project management practices and reporting across matters.

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.

One-year full-time public interest legal fellowship supporting litigation and regulatory advocacy. Fellows will perform legal research and drafting, assist with court and agency proceedings, prepare for hearings, monitor and screen cases for involvement, and serve as full members of litigation teams. Position is based in Washington, DC with hybrid work and occasional travel.

Research, write, and maintain practical corporate and M&A legal content; review and edit contributions; monitor legal and market developments; support development and application of Thomson Reuters AI-powered legal solutions and internal AI editorial tools; build relationships with practitioners and collaborate with product, sales, marketing, and technology teams.

The Legal Support Specialist provides administrative and practice support to attorneys in the Intellectual Property group, including managing legal files, preparing correspondence, and maintaining communication with clients and courts.

Provide litigation and administrative support to U.S. Attorneys including drafting, proofreading, and e-filing legal documents; trial preparation and exhibit management; docketing and calendar management; processing subpoenas and discovery; producing formatted legal materials using office software; and performing ancillary office and budget tasks. Must support attorneys, investigators, and paralegals and assist in courtroom presentation and administrative operations.

As Legal Counsel, you'll support commercial contracts, technology licensing, and IP transactions, managing your own portfolio and advising stakeholders globally.

Provide strategic legal counsel to Vitera leadership on commercial, product, technology, and regulatory matters. Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial, SaaS, data-sharing, and vendor agreements. Structure partnerships across the defined contribution ecosystem, mitigate legal and regulatory risk, support product and operations implementation, coordinate with outside counsel (including ERISA specialists), and contribute to governance, policy, and communications review.

The Legal Process Engineer analyzes and redesigns legal workflows, incorporates technology and AI solutions, and collaborates with practitioners and technical teams to improve legal processes.

The Legal Executive Assistant supports attorneys by managing projects, handling communications, and overseeing administrative tasks to ensure efficient practice operations.

Assist attorneys with global trademark and copyright management, filing, disputes, and maintaining client databases and communications.

The role involves preparing legal documents related to securities offerings, corporate governance, and managing legal matters for BREIT, alongside collaborating with various business units.

Serve as legal partner for subcontracts and supply chain: draft, review, and negotiate high-volume supplier agreements; ensure FAR/DFARS/OTA flowdowns and export control compliance; build playbooks, templates, and SOPs; support programs, trade compliance, dispute resolution, and leadership with pragmatic risk analysis.

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.

The Legal Assistant supports attorneys by managing office operations, assisting with trust and estate administration, and handling various administrative tasks.