What is a legal counsel job?

In a legal counsel job, a person advises a company on the law: contracts, products, disputes, regulators. 440 such roles are open on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026.

How many legal counsel jobs are open right now?

There are 440 open legal counsel jobs at 181 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 51 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.

Which companies have the most legal counsel jobs?

Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (25), Carta (14), Anthropic (13), Airwallex (13) and Harvey (12). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.

Are there remote legal counsel jobs?

100 of the 440 open legal counsel jobs (23%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.

What do legal counsel jobs pay?

The median advertised salary is $234K, based on 271 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $198K and $270K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.

How do I apply for legal counsel jobs?

Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

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Legal counsel: a person in this job advises a company on the law: contracts, products, disputes, regulators. SpaceX, Carta, Airwallex, Anthropic and Harvey have the most open roles with “Legal counsel” or a close variant in the title right now.

440 open roles · 51 posted in the last 7 days · 23% remote · 181 companies hiring · $234K median advertised salary · checked Nov 14 against employer career pages

What these jobs pay271 of them state a yearly range in US dollars. The green column holds the median, $234K.

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Newest legal counsel jobs

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Where legal counsel roles are

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What legal counsel roles pay, by level

Level in the title	Median advertised salary	Roles counted
No level in the title	$218K	156
Senior	$244K	87
Lead	$272K	24

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

Questions about legal counsel jobs

What is a legal counsel job?: In a legal counsel job, a person advises a company on the law: contracts, products, disputes, regulators. 440 such roles are open on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026.
How many legal counsel jobs are open right now?: There are 440 open legal counsel jobs at 181 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 51 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most legal counsel jobs?: Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (25), Carta (14), Anthropic (13), Airwallex (13) and Harvey (12). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote legal counsel jobs?: 100 of the 440 open legal counsel jobs (23%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do legal counsel jobs pay?: The median advertised salary is $234K, based on 271 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $198K and $270K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
How do I apply for legal counsel jobs?: Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

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