Top Senior Legal Jobs in San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Provide in-house legal counsel for procurement, supply chain, logistics, operations and real estate across North America. Draft, review, and negotiate vendor and service agreements, manage vendor disputes and pre-litigation issues, support M&A due diligence, develop contracting templates and playbooks, and advise on operational risk, compliance, and strategic transformation initiatives.

Supports litigation attorneys with evening electronic court filings, document drafting and formatting, court-rule compliance, redactions, exhibits, and page stamping. Tracks filings requiring signatures, manages overflow requests, coordinates with a remote support team, and handles administrative tasks including timesheets, expenses, and travel bookings. The role is remote after a 30-day in-office onboarding period and requires Pacific Time evening hours.

Negotiate customer, vendor, partnership, reseller, and procurement agreements. Advise go-to-market teams, manage commercial deal pipelines, develop contract templates and playbooks, and improve legal workflows using AI tools. Support regional expansion and potentially product, privacy, security, EMEA, and APAC initiatives while managing high-volume work in a fast-paced technology environment.

Provides senior legal leadership for Green Dot’s Network and Banking-as-a-Service businesses. Advises executives on commercial, regulatory, product, operational, and financial-services matters; negotiates complex agreements; supports payments, fintech, banking, and money movement products; manages outside counsel and legal processes; partners with Compliance, Risk, Product, Finance, and Operations; and leads attorneys and cross-functional initiatives.

Leads legal support for Global Sales and Business Operations and LATAM, managing attorneys and paralegals while advising on commercial contracts, distribution, sales, marketing, e-commerce, consumer matters, litigation, regulatory developments, and business strategy. The role negotiates agreements, manages outside counsel, mentors legal staff, advises senior stakeholders, and supports operations across Latin America, with international travel several times annually.

Provide legal counsel on commercial and product matters, including drafting and negotiating technology agreements, advising on privacy and AI regulations, and supporting business strategy. Own the full contracting lifecycle and develop scalable contracting processes, playbooks, and automation. Partner closely with Sales, Customer Success, Product, and other teams to facilitate commercial growth and efficient deal execution.

Own the full contract lifecycle from intake through execution, including drafting, reviewing, redlining, negotiating, and tracking commercial agreements. Partner with Sales, Finance, Insurance, and other stakeholders to resolve terms, manage risk, and accelerate deal closure. Identify and escalate legal issues, support counterparties, and improve contracting workflows and processes. The role also includes security awareness compliance and escalation of security risks.

Provides labor and employment legal counsel across multiple regions, advising HR and business leaders on employee relations, investigations, policies, compliance, litigation, restructuring, immigration, privacy, and employment-related transactions. Leads investigations, manages outside counsel, drafts agreements and settlements, monitors legal developments, conducts risk assessments, and delivers training. Requires substantial employment litigation and in-house or law firm experience, strategic judgment, strong communication, and active bar membership.

Provide litigation and administrative support: court filings in California and federal courts, docketing and calendaring, document preparation and proofreading, e-discovery support, client communication, file management, scheduling hearings, billing/time entry, and general office upkeep and reception duties.

Lead commercial contract negotiations and privacy matters for SaaS and technology transactions. Draft, review, and negotiate customer, partner, vendor, reseller, licensing, subscription, and data protection agreements. Advise cross-functional teams on commercial, regulatory, and privacy issues; maintain contract templates, policies, and legal processes; and independently manage multiple matters within a globally distributed organization.

Provides practical legal advice on commercial contracts, regulatory compliance, data privacy, employment matters, and vendor and sales agreements. Drafts and negotiates SaaS, technology, consulting, and service contracts; supports procurement, sales, and HR teams; monitors global legal developments; and advises on compliance. Leads adoption of automation, AI, and legal technology to improve legal operations and supports scalable processes for a fully remote technology company.

Directs legal claims recovery services involving bankruptcy preference and avoidance actions under Sections 547, 550, and 502. Oversees demand letters, complaints, defense analyses, settlements, mediations, litigation support, case tracking, client and counsel communications, and administrative staff. Personally manages a high-volume caseload, evaluates transaction data and defenses, coordinates portfolio activities, and ensures timely filings, service, settlements, and fund recovery. Requires substantial corporate bankruptcy or restructuring experience and strong Excel proficiency.

Leads Legal and Compliance operations, including process improvement, legal technology, contract lifecycle management, outside counsel and vendor oversight, budgeting, reporting, insurance administration, risk tracking, and cross-functional projects. The role develops scalable workflows, dashboards, procedures, and knowledge systems while supporting compliance and efficient legal service delivery in a biopharmaceutical environment.

Leads GreenLight’s legal and compliance function, focusing on workforce compliance, worker classification, employment law, commercial contracts, international legal coordination, product compliance, privacy, fraud prevention, and responsible AI. Advises leadership, manages outside counsel, supports escalations and investigations, translates regulations into scalable processes and product controls, and strengthens contracting, partner oversight, and compliance operations.

Manage legal operations systems, processes, vendors, budgets, e-billing, knowledge repositories, eDiscovery, and cross-functional programs. Administer Ironclad and SimpleLegal, improve contract lifecycle management, support legal spend forecasting, and drive adoption of AI-enabled workflows. Partner with Legal, Finance, IT, Security, and business teams to evaluate and deploy responsible AI tools, manage legal department initiatives, and improve operational efficiency through reporting, documentation, training, and change management.

Senior Legal Counsel serving as Kit’s in-house expert for product, privacy, data, AI, compliance, commercial contracts, intellectual property, and customer security matters. The role advises product, engineering, sales, security, and executive teams; manages GDPR and data compliance; supports security questionnaires; and builds scalable legal playbooks, intake processes, templates, and self-service guidance. The position requires strong U.S. and European privacy law knowledge, commercial judgment, and the ability to operate independently in a remote technology company.

Provides broad corporate legal support across governance, commercial and technology contracts, litigation, privacy, cybersecurity, product development, and regulatory risk. Drafts and negotiates SaaS, licensing, vendor, data processing, and trader agreements; manages outside counsel, litigation, subpoenas, corporate records, and legal research. Advises leadership and cross-functional teams, supports privacy and security incidents, and delivers internal legal and compliance training.

Advise Megaport’s leadership on complex, high-value technology transactions and strategic initiatives. Lead negotiations involving cloud, networking, data centers, infrastructure, compute, software, suppliers, customers, and strategic partners. Provide guidance on technology, privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property, regulatory, and commercial risks. Partner with executives, support global legal teams, improve contracting processes, and turn ambiguous, commercially sensitive matters into practical paths to execution.

Senior Counsel will support commercial, product, compliance, privacy, corporate, and AI-related legal matters. Responsibilities include drafting and negotiating SaaS and commercial agreements, advising on privacy, security, compliance, and emerging AI regulations, managing legal templates and playbooks, supporting corporate governance and intellectual property, and implementing legal technology and automation tools. The role requires a U.S.-based attorney with substantial in-house SaaS or technology experience and active bar membership.

Leads complex commercial transactions involving semiconductor supply chains, procurement, hardware IP development, contract manufacturing, OEM relationships, and hardware revenue deals. Independently drafts, structures, and negotiates strategic agreements, advises on intellectual property, security, privacy, and technical risks, partners with executives and business teams, manages outside counsel, and communicates enterprise risk. The role requires sophisticated technology transactions experience in a fast-growth AI hardware company.

Supports employment attorneys on complex labor, benefits, and human resources legal matters. Conducts legal research, monitors legislation, supports litigation and agency filings, coordinates outside counsel, manages legal tracking systems and document production, drafts employment documents and policies, and collaborates with HR on employee relations inquiries. Provides analysis, recommendations, project management, and process improvements while maintaining confidentiality and independently handling routine legal tasks.

Manages trademark clearance searches, USPTO prosecution filings and Office Action responses, portfolio deadlines, TTAB and enforcement support, and client and foreign associate communications. Maintains accurate docketing records, prepares search reports and infringement materials, and independently manages multiple client matters in a remote, technology-forward environment.

Own the commercial contracting lifecycle across intake, drafting, negotiation, approvals, execution, and repository management. Administer and scale Ironclad workflows, templates, playbooks, permissions, reporting, migrations, and automation. Independently negotiate NDAs, prepare agreement markups, manage SLAs, coordinate cross-functional approvals, maintain contract data quality, and improve processes through workflow automation and AI tools.

As Lead Legal Engineer, lead complex client engagements, manage a team, deliver implementations, build relationships with clients, and shape onboarding frameworks.

Senior Legal Counsel serving as Kit’s sole in-house legal expert, advising on privacy, data, AI, compliance, product, intellectual property, commercial contracts, customer security requirements, and scalable legal operations. The role partners with executive, product, engineering, security, sales, finance, and people teams; develops playbooks and self-service processes; oversees GDPR and data compliance; supports security questionnaires; and reduces reliance on outside counsel.