Top Legal Jobs in Washington, DC

Lead and build Duetto's legal function: implement AI-enabled legal tooling, advise on AI/ML product and data/privacy issues, architect scalable commercial contracting and governance, support PE-driven exit readiness and M&A, manage global employment and external counsel, and integrate legal with cross-functional leadership to reduce risk and enable growth.

Provide legal administrative support, manage document and contract repositories, maintain compliance and entity records, coordinate DocuSign and invoicing, use AI and automation to improve legal workflows, and enable Legal team projects and process improvements.

Serve as fractional Chief Legal Counsel/General Counsel advising alternative asset firms and family offices on securities law, fund formation, regulatory compliance, contracts, transactions, governance, litigation and vendor relationships. Lead fund structuring, investor negotiations, regulatory responses, training, policy development, and special projects while managing outside counsel and legal budgets across US and international jurisdictions.

The Legal Writer will draft litigation materials, conduct legal research, ensure compliance with court rules, and collaborate with attorneys in a litigation environment.

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.

Manage legal technology and operations for a fast-paced litigation team: optimize and support platforms, liaise with IT and vendors, design workflows and trainings, maintain and audit legal data, and assist with filings and discovery as needed.

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.

Serve as the CLO's Chief of Staff and lead Legal Operations: manage a small team and global legal budget, own legal vendor and tech strategy (CLM, e-billing, litigation tools), build dashboards and metrics, drive cross-functional integration, and implement AI-driven automation to improve reporting, decision-making, and operational efficiency across legal, corporate development, and IT.

Submit a spontaneous application for potential legal vacancies. Recruiters will review your CV and motivation to match with available roles.

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.

As a Legal Intern, assist with legal research, contract drafting, policy review, and the development of legal operations processes.

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.

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.

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.