Top Senior Legal Jobs in Washington, DC

Provide commercial legal support for Americas (including LATAM): draft, negotiate, and close complex SaaS and software agreements; lead cross-border transactions; advise on regulatory and compliance matters; maintain templates and scalable contracting workflows; provide training and partner with sales and business leaders to enable revenue growth.

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.

The Legal Director will provide expert legal guidance on global capital markets transactions, corporate governance, and commercial contracts, while supporting business operations and strategic initiatives.

Report on election litigation by pitching and writing breaking news, analyses, explainers, and deep dives; comb court filings for story angles; track cases with Research; build sources; collaborate with editors and cross-functional teams; produce social, video, and newsletter content; and occasionally travel for on-the-ground coverage.

Provide legal guidance on a variety of commercial and regulatory matters, with a focus on drug information and healthcare solutions. Manage outside counsel and counsel on compliance with HIPAA, GDPR, and healthcare laws.

Serve as primary legal counsel on government contracting, advise on compliance, support proposal development, and provide training on FAR/DFARS and CMMC.

Lead Legal Operations to optimize budgeting, forecasting, eBilling, invoice management, vendor and legal technology programs; coordinate board and governance activities; partner with Finance, IT, and executive leadership; support Chief Legal Officer and legal leadership. Requires quarterly travel to Charleston.

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

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

As Senior Legal Counsel, you will focus on commercial negotiations, data partnerships, and privacy issues, while working closely with various business teams to guide legal practices effectively.

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.

Manage day-to-day Legal Department operations, implement processes and workflows, drive process improvements and metrics, coordinate onboarding/training, manage vendor and financial support, maintain knowledge repositories and collaboration sites, support legal technology adoption, and coordinate meetings, logistics, and departmental projects to enable efficient legal services delivery.

Manage construction defect litigation and complex third-party claim files, perform coverage analysis, manage outside counsel, conduct legal research and file audits, advise on negotiations/mediations, recommend reserves/payments, and support policy form review and claims reporting to senior management.

Own commercial contracting, privacy and data-protection (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, HIPAA) programs, corporate governance, IP/open-source policy, and telecom/AI regulatory posture. Be the in-house legal function: build playbooks, support Sales/Product/Engineering, and manage outside counsel to keep deals and product shipping moving quickly.

Lead the legal function: own commercial contracting, stand up privacy and data-protection programs, advise Sales/Finance/Product/Engineering, manage corporate governance and equity matters, set IP/open-source and AI governance posture, and manage outside counsel while building playbooks to enable fast business operations.

Lead and supervise a research team tracking voting rights and election litigation; maintain and analyze the case database; create Airtable dashboards and automations; read and synthesize court filings; edit and contribute litigation-related editorial content; train staff on legal concepts; coordinate research across teams and appear on camera as needed.

Create and maintain Practical Law content for startups, monitor legal and market developments, support development of AI-powered legal tools, partner with product teams, manage external contributors, and support sales and customer inquiries. Use legal expertise to shape AI editorial tools and ensure content aligns with market practice and customer needs.

Create and maintain Practical Law data privacy and cybersecurity content, monitor global legal developments, support AI-powered legal product development, partner with product teams, manage external contributors, and assist sales and marketing. Leverage legal and technical expertise—including generative AI and prompt engineering—to produce clear, practical guidance and improve internal editorial AI tools.

Provide hands-on regulatory and commercial legal advice for crypto, web3, fintech and payments products. Advise product teams on design, licensing, compliance (AML/KYC, sanctions), marketing/promotions, and cross-jurisdiction regulatory risks. Lead licensing/submission processes, coordinate local counsel, draft and negotiate commercial contracts, respond to regulators and stakeholders, and build scalable playbooks to enable compliant product launches.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.