Top Legal Jobs in Washington, DC

Provide in-house legal support focused on US commercial contracting for customers and suppliers, lead negotiations, advise on procurement and compliance, develop compliance programs and training, and support litigation and dispute management.

The Legal Assistant/Paralegal will support the legal team by managing client communications, drafting documents, maintaining case organization, and coordinating schedules.

The Legal Assistant will draft and manage legal documents, conduct title searches, liaise with parties, and support legal/admin tasks for Wills, Estates, and Real Estate.

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.

Remote one-year contract supporting document and contract review, claim analysis, and client inquiries. Apply project protocols, collaborate with managers, monitor case health, ensure quality and deadlines, and assist in issue resolution in a fast-paced legal services environment.

Own attorney and client relationships, coordinate case progress from intake to resolution, provide status updates, remove bottlenecks, and ensure timely, high-quality client communication and case velocity in collaboration with Legal Ops.

The Head of Legal will manage legal strategy, compliance, risk, and intellectual property, ensuring adherence to laws across jurisdictions while handling litigation and financial reporting responsibilities.

Participate in a 60-minute virtual interview to walk through contract drafting, review, approval, and procurement workflows; discuss software tools, identify bottlenecks, and provide feedback on administrative tasks and potential solutions.

Participate in a 60-minute remote, paid interview and screen-share to demonstrate daily case management and document drafting workflows. Discuss responsibilities, highlight pain points in current legal software, and provide practical feedback to help improve tools.

Lead and own the company's global disputes portfolio end-to-end, handling commercial, employment, IP, regulatory inquiries, internal investigations, and third-party legal processes. Advise business leaders and the Board, manage outside counsel and litigation budgets, develop playbooks and discovery/legal-hold practices, and partner cross-functionally to mitigate and resolve disputes.

Lead strategy, negotiation and execution of high-value enterprise commercial transactions (SaaS, self-managed, channel, AI-related). Serve as senior legal partner to sales and executives, manage and mentor Americas commercial attorneys, improve templates/playbooks and processes, advise on privacy, info security and go-to-market initiatives, and leverage AI-enabled legal tech to scale contracting.

Engage qualified lawyers or law firms in Samoa and Mexico to prepare a corporate due-diligence legal opinion (Chinese preferred, English acceptable). The opinion must cover corporate particulars, shareholding structure, historical changes, investments/assets/personnel, business compliance, taxation, litigation/penalties, and any other material matters. Provide proposal, estimated timeline, and list of documents required.

Engage a licensed lawyer or law firm to produce a jurisdiction-specific legal opinion covering incorporation and good standing, shareholding history, board composition, business compliance, assets/title issues, tax registration/status (including Hong Kong profits tax exposure), litigation/arbitration history (company and principals), and employment/labour compliance. Deliverable: signed English PDF on firm letterhead with supporting appendices. Provide credentials, conflicts check, task breakdown, timeline (1–2 weeks) and fee proposal; list client documents required for the opinion.

Lead compliance efforts at Readymode, ensuring adherence to telecommunications laws by developing robust policies, educating teams, and maintaining relationships with regulatory authorities.

The AGC/DGC will provide high-level legal advice, coordinate legal initiatives, manage contracts, and handle IP and privacy matters across jurisdictions.

Provide day-to-day legal support for a fast-paced tech company: draft and negotiate commercial contracts, advise cross-functional teams (revenue, product, HR, finance, engineering), assist corporate governance and board preparations, support public company readiness, oversee global corporate administration and compliance, and help scale the legal function.

Provide in-house counsel on product, IP, and marketing matters across product development lifecycle: support patent prosecution and portfolio management, open-source licensing compliance, brand protection, commercial contract drafting for AI/IP, product launch and regulatory governance, legal research and diligence, and backup trade compliance analysis. Collaborate with engineering, product, and external counsel to translate technical concepts into legal strategies.

Lead GoFundMe's global payments legal strategy and advise C-suite on payments, fintech, and financial services matters. Partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Compliance, Risk, and Finance to enable product innovation, regulatory compliance, licensing, and supervisory examinations. Build governance, legal operating models, scalable review processes, and commercial frameworks. Negotiate and counsel on strategic payment partnerships, card/ACH network rules, AML/BSA, KYC/KYB, sanctions, and cross-border regulatory matters to support platform expansion and risk management.

Lead a remote library and research team delivering legal, regulatory, and competitive research to attorneys. Oversee client relationships, implement research workflows and tools, govern digital resources, champion adoption of AI-powered legal technologies, and manage projects, budgets, vendors, and staff development to ensure timely, accurate insights.

Evaluate and review AI-generated legal content for accuracy and quality, answer legal questions, recommend authoritative references, share real-world legal workflows and standards, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to improve AI performance in legal domains. Part-time, remote contractor role (~10 hours/week).

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.

As a Legal Scopist, your responsibilities will include transcribing legal documents, scoping materials for readability, meeting deadlines, maintaining confidentiality, and collaborating with team members to ensure quality work.

The role involves fact-checking AI-generated legal marketing content for accuracy and legally sound information while ensuring clarity and SEO optimization, all done remotely.