Top Senior Legal Jobs in NYC, NY

Lead employment, privacy, and security legal matters for a remote mental-health company. Provide practical counsel on worker classification, HIPAA and state privacy compliance, breach response, contracts, and AI-related employment/privacy issues while building policies and processes to support operations.

Lead design, execution, and oversight of Mastercard's global sanctions and export control compliance frameworks. Responsibilities include policy and control enhancements, enterprise risk assessments, sanctions screening oversight, incident investigations, training and communications, due diligence for M&A, new product reviews, regulatory exam and audit support, and senior management reporting.

As a Commercial Counsel at Legora, you will draft and negotiate contracts, advise on commercial risk, and support legal operations across various jurisdictions.

As Lead Legal Engineer, you will lead high-impact client engagements, manage a team of Legal Engineers, and drive adoption of legal tech solutions while supporting client implementations and stakeholder management.

Senior leader representing Legora to corporate legal teams, advising on AI transformation and rollout, partnering with Value Engineering on ROI frameworks, owning high-visibility projects, and publishing thought leadership to shape the market narrative.

Lead negotiation and closing of SaaS, cloud and AI-related commercial agreements; partner with sales, product, engineering and support; ensure data privacy, security, and evolving AI governance compliance; enable sales through training and high-volume deal support; find commercial solutions to close complex, time-sensitive deals.

Lead and scale U.S. public sector contracting: draft and negotiate SaaS/cloud and subcontract agreements, advise on FAR/DFARS/GSA/FedRAMP compliance, support RFPs and audits, build legal playbooks, and partner with cross-functional teams to mitigate regulatory and export control risk.

Provide advanced litigation and legal operations support including e-discovery, legal holds, document management, subpoena and investigation responses, case preparation, matter tracking, vendor and spend management, and drafting routine agreements and litigation materials while partnering with attorneys, outside counsel, IT, and business stakeholders.

The Immigration Attorney will advocate for LGBTQ+ immigrants facing removal, providing representation in asylum claims, legal screenings, and community outreach efforts.

Provide legal advice to the CEO, Board, and senior management on nonprofit, employment, real estate, contracts, and regulatory matters; oversee legal and contractual compliance, manage litigation and outside counsel, direct Quality Assurance department, develop and enforce policies, lead audits and insurance management, coordinate incident and safety committees, and design compliance training and reporting tools.

As Compute and Infrastructure Counsel, you will lead legal negotiations for infrastructure projects related to AI, including hardware partnerships, cloud capacity agreements, and energy contracts while managing outside counsel.

Provide strategic legal counsel for music, business development, and consumer partnerships. Structure, negotiate, and close commercial agreements (music, developer, BD). Build commercial legal infrastructure, templates, and playbooks. Partner cross-functionally with business and technical teams to accelerate deals. Support fast-paced, high-growth AI and entertainment product development.

Own the end-to-end lifecycle of a complex contract portfolio (SaaS, professional services, data licensing, software and vendor agreements). Draft, review, negotiate, and escalate legal and commercial terms; maintain a centralized contract repository and track obligations and renewals. Lead legal operations initiatives, evaluate/implement CLM tooling, advise internal teams, manage vendor relationships, and collaborate with senior stakeholders on contract risk and strategy.

Lead the Group legal function for a listed health‑tech SaaS business across UK, EU and US. Advise executive team and Board on commercial, corporate, employment, data protection, regulatory, medical device, IP and disputes. Manage small in‑house team and external counsel, own US contracting/HIPAA exposure, support M&A and listed company obligations, and improve legal tooling and AI workflows.

Lead day-to-day operations for a national, tech-forward law firm: manage managing attorneys, budgeting and finance, develop systems and initiatives to enable attorneys to deliver legal services across states, lead legal operations strategy and cross-functional projects, track program metrics, and coach senior staff. Remote role reporting to the Principal Attorney with some travel among offices.

The Senior Legal Assistant provides administrative and operational support to legal professionals, manages corporate governance functions, and assists with litigation tasks and document management.

Lead and grow a Legal Engineering team that supports sales and strategic customers by advising on corporate and transactional legal workflows, driving demos and discovery, shaping go-to-market strategy, and partnering cross-functionally to inform product roadmap and scale Legal Engineering practices.

Provide legal advice on market access, pricing, and compliance for pharmaceutical initiatives, ensuring alignment with regulations. Collaborate with various departments and manage outside counsel.

The Investment Funds Attorney will advise on the formation and operation of private/public investment funds, manage regulatory compliance, and draft legal documentation while collaborating with clients and partners.

Serve as the primary U.S. legal partner, advising executive leadership on commercial, real estate, employment, compliance, and corporate matters. Draft, negotiate, and manage complex contracts and real estate transactions, build scalable legal processes, oversee external counsel, and support market expansion and governance across U.S. operations.

Provide patent prosecution support including opening and maintaining patent files, preparing and filing patent-related documents, docketing and updating logs, communicating with clients, attorneys, USPTO and foreign associates, and performing related administrative tasks. Hybrid role requires at least three days in office and meeting critical deadlines.

Lead and operationalize the Corporate Legal department by building scalable legal operations, workflows, and governance. Manage legal billing and outside counsel, ensure regulatory compliance, oversee entity and IP governance, coordinate litigation and asset resolution, and partner cross-functionally with Finance and leadership to identify and mitigate legal risks while driving efficiency and process improvements.

As a Senior Specialist Legal Editor, you will create and maintain legal content in antitrust law, support AI solutions development, and collaborate with legal professionals.

The Staff Attorney provides legal assistance in civil matters, including representation in court, legal advice, case preparation, and advocacy for clients in housing and foreclosure issues.

As Legal Counsel, you will advise on platform liability laws, manage Spotify's legal takedown policies, provide legal support across teams, and track evolving regulations, focusing on copyright and compliance issues.