Top Senior Legal Jobs in NYC, NY

Provides in-house legal counsel across privacy, cybersecurity, AI, SaaS contracts, technology transactions, intellectual property, trademarks, copyright, marketing compliance, and product development. Reviews and negotiates agreements, advises on privacy and AI regulations, supports security incidents and ISO/SOC audits, manages outside counsel, guides product and marketing teams, and develops legal policies, playbooks, training, and compliance processes.

Provides embedded legal and regulatory counsel for Airwallex’s global Yield investment product. Advises on product design, customer documentation, licensing, partner arrangements, market launches, and expansion across multiple jurisdictions. Translates complex requirements into practical product decisions, develops legal playbooks and governance processes, and collaborates with Product, Compliance, Risk, Operations, Marketing, regulators, external counsel, and financial partners.

Provides legal and regulatory counsel to Airwallex’s global Yield investment product from design through launch and market expansion. Advises on cross-jurisdictional investment, wealth-management, licensing, broker-dealer, custodial, disclosure, and product-governance matters. Partners with Product, Compliance, Risk, Operations, Marketing, regulators, external counsel, and financial-services partners. Develops scalable legal playbooks, launch checklists, and governance processes while translating complex requirements into practical commercial solutions.

Leads corporate governance and legal entity integration for acquisitions, investments, and strategic transactions from due diligence through steady-state ownership. Coordinates cross-functional stakeholders, manages onboarding and post-close integration, maintains entity records, supports banking, KYC, UBO, and governance activities, and drives remediation, reporting, process improvement, and technology-enabled governance initiatives.

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 counsel for Salesforce AI products and research programs across product development, privacy, data protection, commercial agreements, and strategic transactions. Advise executives, engineers, and product managers; negotiate agreements with technology partners and service providers; support AI-related commercial escalations and transaction diligence; deliver client training; and build strong cross-functional relationships.

Advise ACLU affiliate leaders on strengthening civil rights and civil liberties legal programs. Support legal strategy, docket management, staffing, leadership, cooperating attorney relationships, integrated advocacy, and organizational alignment. Develop network-wide tools, best practices, learning communities, and capacity-building initiatives while facilitating collaboration between national and affiliate teams. The role requires extensive nonprofit legal program experience, strategic advising, facilitation, people management, a JD, and frequent travel.

Provides administrative and litigation support to attorneys in a general liability practice. Responsibilities include preparing and proofreading legal documents, electronic court filings, docket and calendar management, case file organization, deposition and trial preparation, scheduling, client and court communications, and deadline monitoring. The role requires substantial legal assistant experience, familiarity with Pennsylvania court procedures, and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

The Senior Counsel will advise leadership on complex legal, contract, intellectual property, nonprofit compliance, governance, lobbying, sponsorship, entertainment, and partnership matters. Responsibilities include negotiating major deals, managing external counsel and legal staff, overseeing event and campaign legal workstreams, leading cross-functional initiatives, improving contract and compliance systems, and implementing enterprise-wide legal training and risk frameworks.

Provide legal and regulatory advice for physical and financial commodities trading across energy, metals, power, and environmental products. Draft, review, and negotiate commodity financing, hedging, credit, security, storage, and transportation agreements. Advise on CFTC and FERC requirements, bankruptcy and enforceability risks, licensing, collateral, and secured creditor protections. Coordinate with trading, sales, compliance, credit risk, business management, and external counsel across North America and London.

Provide legal advice for equity-linked derivatives transactions, including delta-one and non-delta-one products. Draft, negotiate, and execute derivatives and financing documents; identify and escalate legal, regulatory, and reputational risks; collaborate with business and control teams; and manage external counsel. The role requires expertise in ISDA documentation, U.S. securities laws, broker-dealer regulations, Exchange Act rules, and Title VII, plus experience with complex equity derivatives products.

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.

Senior Legal Counsel will advise ABB leaders across the Americas on commercial contracts, compliance, disputes, employment matters, strategic transactions, and cross-border legal risks. The role will negotiate complex agreements, manage litigation and external counsel, support mergers and acquisitions, develop contract processes, and coordinate with legal teams across jurisdictions and business divisions.

Provides legal, secretarial, and administrative support to attorneys and paralegals in a trial and defense practice. Responsibilities include preparing and proofreading complex legal documents, filing pleadings in state and federal courts, maintaining calendars and deadlines, assisting with trials and case files, coordinating travel, processing expenses, and supporting billing and client reporting. The role requires at least five years of legal assistant experience, court filing expertise, e-filing knowledge, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and legal document management systems.

Independently manage personal injury and property damage litigation settlements from early resolution through post-Note of Issue. Evaluate cases, conduct legal research, recommend settlement authority, develop resolution strategies, negotiate with opposing parties, attend mediations and court proceedings, and draft settlement documents and legal memoranda. Collaborate with investigators, attorneys, insurers, courts, mediators, and external counsel while supporting complex, high-exposure claims and emergency response assignments.

Own Junior’s legal, regulatory, and compliance function as its first dedicated legal hire. Lead enterprise commercial agreements, privacy and data-use compliance, AI governance, security contracting, IP strategy, corporate and financing matters, vendor agreements, and employment or immigration support. Partner closely with founders, Product, Engineering, Security, Sales, and external counsel while building scalable legal standards and playbooks for a global AI and data-intensive technology business.

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.

Develops and oversees quality controls, responsible AI standards, and safeguards for legal AI use. Advises on professional responsibility, regulatory guidance, privacy, client obligations, and ethical boundaries. Partners with IT, the Office of General Counsel, attorneys, and AI developers to implement compliant solutions, monitor usage costs, and ensure firmwide AI practices align with laws, court rules, and professional standards.

Owns commercial contracts, privacy and data protection, AI regulation, intellectual property, corporate matters, and enterprise security reviews. Partners with founders, sales, engineering, security, and procurement teams to negotiate agreements, develop legal policies, manage risk, and build scalable legal processes. Advises on employment, equity, vendor agreements, governance, and financings while supporting rapid company growth.

Legal Counsel supporting a high-growth AI technology company with commercial contracting, intellectual property, data privacy, and strategic corporate matters. Responsibilities include negotiating SaaS and enterprise agreements, advising on CCPA/CPRA compliance, managing IP ownership and open-source compliance, developing legal templates and workflows, supporting fundraising and due diligence, and coordinating external counsel.

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 legal, compliance, privacy, risk management, insurance, investigations, contracts, regulatory affairs, and governance for a healthcare organization. Advises the CEO, executive leadership, and Board; oversees HIPAA privacy and compliance programs; manages external counsel and advisors; directs incident response, audits, investigations, risk mitigation, insurance matters, and regulatory inquiries. Requires independent judgment, strong healthcare regulatory knowledge, contract negotiation expertise, and experience translating complex legal requirements into practical guidance.

Leads the LGBTQ+ Law and Policy Initiative through impact litigation, legislative and policy advocacy, staff training, community engagement, public education, research, and coalition building. Develops strategies addressing systemic inequities affecting LGBTQ+ clients, supervises staff and the Name Change Clinic, supports legal teams, represents the organization publicly, and cultivates partnerships with community organizations, legislators, courts, and government agencies.

Manage corporate filings, legal records, deadlines, requests, budgets, invoices, vendors, and legal technology. Improve legal workflows, document processes, track obligations, and support attorneys while maintaining confidentiality and organization in a fast-moving environment.