Senior Legal and Compliance Jobs

Drawn from a 20M+ job database and updated hourly, this list covers senior legal and compliance roles across counsel, contracts, investigations, regulatory policy, and corporate governance.

Openings may include senior counsel, contracts managers, legal-operations leaders, intellectual-property or policy counsel, investigations specialists, governance professionals, and compliance managers or directors. Employers range across corporations, financial institutions, healthcare organizations, technology companies, consultancies, and public-sector organizations. The work can involve advising business leaders, negotiating agreements, managing disputes, interpreting regulation, conducting investigations, designing controls, or supporting boards and governance processes. Legal practice and compliance work overlap but are not interchangeable: some positions require a JD, active bar membership, and jurisdiction-specific advice, while others prioritize regulatory, controls, contracts, or operational expertise. Compare who receives the advice, the matters or programs owned, external counsel or regulator contact, and whether the role leads people. A senior specialist may have substantial decision influence without managing a team, whereas a director may own a broader function and escalation path.

Split the results by legal practice, contracting, investigations, governance, and compliance before using employer, location, compensation, or sponsorship filters. The complete source posting should confirm JD and bar status, jurisdiction, professional credentials, security clearance, and sector experience. For counsel roles, note substantive area, business-client exposure, deal or matter complexity, and any litigation or regulatory responsibility. For compliance positions, check the governing framework, testing and monitoring expectations, independence, and reporting line. When pay is listed, separate salary from a disclosed bonus or equity component and compare only roles with similar accountability and credential requirements. Application materials should foreground relevant matters, programs, or investigations without disclosing privileged or confidential information. Confirm workplace, travel, authorization, and current licensing requirements at the original listing.

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