Top Senior Legal Jobs in Washington, DC

Lead securities, public company reporting, corporate governance, entity management, and M&A legal work for GitLab. Manage SEC filings, proxy statements, board matters, equity plans, subsidiary governance, transactions, and outside counsel. Advise senior stakeholders on legal risks, maintain compliance processes, and create scalable legal playbooks, templates, and workflows. Collaborate with globally distributed cross-functional teams and train junior legal professionals.

Leads Blee’s Legal Engineering function, translating advertising, consumer protection, and regulatory requirements into scalable AI review logic. Owns legal frameworks, quality measurement, regulatory updates, customer guidance, product collaboration, and team growth. Partners with legal, compliance, product, implementation, customer success, and AI engineering teams while representing Blee externally. Also supports in-house legal matters, including commercial agreements.

Serve as the primary legal partner to Procurement, drafting and negotiating high-value buy-side agreements across SaaS, software, marketing, facilities, professional services, and real estate. Provide guidance on complex transactions, risk allocation, data privacy, technology contracting, and vendor risk. Develop scalable contracting processes, playbooks, templates, training, and knowledge resources while leveraging automation and legal technology. Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders and support broader Legal team initiatives.

Provide legal and regulatory counsel for PayPal-branded U.S. consumer credit products, including distribution, marketing, onboarding, servicing, disputes, and collections. Advise business teams on consumer credit, payments, lending, and consumer protection laws; assess legal risks; research regulatory developments; support examinations and audits; manage legal matters; and deliver practical guidance to cross-functional stakeholders.

Provides strategic legal counsel and transactional support for direct sourcing, contract manufacturing, product development, technology, licensing, and complex supplier relationships. Leads sophisticated commercial negotiations, advises on contractual and operational risk, resolves supplier disputes, and develops contracting templates, playbooks, guidance, and training. The role partners with global supply management and cross-functional stakeholders in a regulated medical technology environment.

Provide legal and regulatory oversight for Starlink products worldwide: analyze regulatory requirements, manage license applications and filings, review marketing, handle regulatory complaints, design scalable compliance processes, automate recurring tasks, and support cross-team regulatory compliance efforts for product launches and operations.

Creates and maintains practical legal content on public and private securities offerings, monitors capital markets developments, and supports AI-powered legal product development. The role requires advising issuers and underwriters, collaborating with product teams and external contributors, responding to customer inquiries, and supporting sales and marketing. Candidates need a JD, at least eight years of relevant legal experience, strong writing and technology skills, and expertise in US securities law.

Leads Medtronic’s global trade compliance program across regions and business units. Oversees import compliance, export controls, sanctions, policies, training, governance, risk assessments, controls, remediation, metrics, audit readiness, investigations, disclosures, and corrective actions. Advises senior leaders on trade risks, due diligence, business development, and integration planning while coordinating cross-functional stakeholders and translating complex regulatory issues into actionable decisions.

Provides legal and compliance guidance on global import and customs matters, including country of origin, valuation, tariff classification, trade remedies, free trade agreements, and customs programs. Advises business, supply chain, and legal teams on regulatory changes, investigations, audits, protests, disclosures, litigation, due diligence, and risk mitigation. Develops compliance standards and employee training while serving as the import legal and compliance subject matter expert across a global, matrixed organization.

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.

Supports litigation attorneys with evening electronic court filings, document drafting and formatting, court-rule compliance, redactions, exhibits, and page stamping. Tracks filings requiring signatures, manages overflow requests, coordinates with a remote support team, and handles administrative tasks including timesheets, expenses, and travel bookings. The role is remote after a 30-day in-office onboarding period and requires Pacific Time evening hours.

Provides legal advice and develops strategies for federal and state healthcare policy initiatives supporting access to AbbVie products. Advises Government Affairs and business clients on laws including the Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare, Medicaid, the ACA, 340B, FDA regulations, and OIG guidance. Manages outside counsel, supports complex legal matters, oversees projects, and collaborates across Legal, Government Affairs, Ethics and Compliance, and business teams.

Advise Goldman Sachs businesses and stakeholders on U.S. consumer deposits, electronic payments, bank regulatory, contractual, and transactional matters. Responsibilities include researching complex legal issues, reviewing product designs, drafting agreements and disclosures, monitoring regulatory developments, developing policies and controls, managing external counsel, and supporting cross-enterprise initiatives. The role requires translating complex regulations into actionable guidance for technology, operations, compliance, risk, and business teams.

Provides legal counsel on commercial transactions, infrastructure projects, real estate, land use, procurement, and strategic initiatives. Drafts, reviews, and negotiates agreements; advises business stakeholders on risk and operational objectives; supports energy infrastructure and growth projects; and partners with engineering, construction, procurement, regulatory, and compliance teams. Requires a Juris Doctor, 5+ years of relevant legal experience, active bar membership, and eligibility to practice in DC, Maryland, or Virginia.

Lead The Bulwark’s coverage of federal law, courts, and the justice system across articles, newsletters, and video. Responsibilities include setting editorial direction, assigning and editing stories, managing writers and producers, overseeing legal shows, coordinating with video leadership, guiding fact-checking and legal review, and growing audience reach across digital platforms.

Own the full contract lifecycle from intake through execution, including drafting, reviewing, redlining, negotiating, and tracking commercial agreements. Partner with Sales, Finance, Insurance, and other stakeholders to resolve terms, manage risk, and accelerate deal closure. Identify and escalate legal issues, support counterparties, and improve contracting workflows and processes. The role also includes security awareness compliance and escalation of security risks.

Provides legal counsel for complex technology sales transactions across the Americas, including software, cloud, AI/ML, licensing, privacy, IP, channel sales, and strategic alliances. Drafts and negotiates commercial agreements, advises on AI regulation and data rights, supports revenue recognition, and counsels senior Sales and Finance leaders. Ensures compliance with privacy, security, antitrust, export, and regulatory requirements while mentoring teammates and resolving complex business risks.

Advise Megaport’s leadership on complex, high-value technology transactions and strategic initiatives. Lead negotiations involving cloud, networking, data centers, infrastructure, compute, software, suppliers, customers, and strategic partners. Provide guidance on technology, privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property, regulatory, and commercial risks. Partner with executives, support global legal teams, improve contracting processes, and turn ambiguous, commercially sensitive matters into practical paths to execution.

Advise Applied Intuition’s U.S. and international defense business on government contracts, procurement laws, data rights, IP, export controls, CUI, compliance, and international bids. Negotiate prime contracts, subcontracts, supplier agreements, software licenses, and teaming agreements. Support proposals, legal operations, investigations, policy development, training, and scalable compliance programs while partnering with product, engineering, finance, sales, and marketing teams.

Provides practical legal advice on commercial contracts, regulatory compliance, data privacy, employment matters, and vendor and sales agreements. Drafts and negotiates SaaS, technology, consulting, and service contracts; supports procurement, sales, and HR teams; monitors global legal developments; and advises on compliance. Leads adoption of automation, AI, and legal technology to improve legal operations and supports scalable processes for a fully remote technology company.

Manage the full lifecycle of U.S. federal, state, and local government contracts, including negotiation, compliance, proposals, certifications, records, renewals, and deliverables. Develop scalable contracting processes and playbooks, monitor regulatory developments, and advise internal teams on legal and regulatory risks. Partner with Legal, Finance, Security, Capture, Proposals, and Product teams to align contract terms with technical capabilities, pricing, and compliance frameworks.

Provides specialized commercial legal advice, identifies and mitigates legal risks, advises on laws and regulations, manages legal matters, partners with business stakeholders, coordinates with external counsel, and escalates complex issues to senior legal leadership. The role supports business strategy and global operations through regulatory research, compliance guidance, and strategic recommendations.

Directs legal claims recovery services involving bankruptcy preference and avoidance actions under Sections 547, 550, and 502. Oversees demand letters, complaints, defense analyses, settlements, mediations, litigation support, case tracking, client and counsel communications, and administrative staff. Personally manages a high-volume caseload, evaluates transaction data and defenses, coordinates portfolio activities, and ensures timely filings, service, settlements, and fund recovery. Requires substantial corporate bankruptcy or restructuring experience and strong Excel proficiency.

Leads Legal and Compliance operations, including process improvement, legal technology, contract lifecycle management, outside counsel and vendor oversight, budgeting, reporting, insurance administration, risk tracking, and cross-functional projects. The role develops scalable workflows, dashboards, procedures, and knowledge systems while supporting compliance and efficient legal service delivery in a biopharmaceutical environment.

Leads GreenLight’s legal and compliance function, focusing on workforce compliance, worker classification, employment law, commercial contracts, international legal coordination, product compliance, privacy, fraud prevention, and responsible AI. Advises leadership, manages outside counsel, supports escalations and investigations, translates regulations into scalable processes and product controls, and strengthens contracting, partner oversight, and compliance operations.