Top Senior Legal Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Interim Head of Legal to advise CEO and execs on commercial contracts, negotiate complex enterprise SaaS deals, support pricing and packaging, counsel the board on governance, lead a small legal/compliance team, and ensure compliance with HITRUST and SOC 2. Hands-on, strategic, business-minded, and comfortable using AI tools.

Part-time senior in-house counsel supporting NORAM (with EMEA backup): draft, review, and negotiate commercial SaaS contracts; advise on GDPR/UK GDPR/CCPA privacy; manage IP and trademark issues; develop templates and playbooks; deliver legal training; balance legal risk with commercial objectives and support sales and customer success teams.

Lead and manage M&A and strategic transactions end-to-end; draft, review, and negotiate transaction and commercial agreements; advise cross-functional stakeholders; provide project management for multi-jurisdictional deals; support studio lot operations, real estate, procurement, and facilities matters; build client relationships and ensure seamless post-closing integration.

Provide in-house labor law counsel for Blizzard, advising on collective bargaining, labor relations, NLRA matters, grievances, arbitration, and related litigation. Support negotiation strategy, collaborate with HR and Microsoft's labor team, deliver training and communications, and travel as needed for negotiations and events.

Serve as legal partner for subcontracts and supply chain: draft, review, and negotiate high-volume supplier agreements; ensure FAR/DFARS/OTA flowdowns and export control compliance; build playbooks, templates, and SOPs; support programs, trade compliance, dispute resolution, and leadership with pragmatic risk analysis.

Provide commercial legal counsel to revenue teams, negotiate large enterprise deals, draft templates and playbooks, manage IP/open-source and data protection issues, build scalable AI-enabled workflows, advise cross-functional teams, and mentor junior lawyers to accelerate deal velocity and reduce escalations.

Lead Teak's in-house legal function as the primary legal contact across teams. Manage end-to-end contracting, review agreements, advise leadership on corporate governance and board processes, oversee lobbying and regulatory compliance, work with outside counsel, and build scalable legal processes, templates, and playbooks.

Lead the commercial legal function for a cloud SaaS provider: draft, review, and negotiate SaaS, services, and government contracts; advise on RFPs and procurement; partner with Sales, Finance, and Operations; build scalable contract processes; and support broader legal initiatives including privacy and compliance.

Provide legal support for marketing, publicity, communications and partnerships. Draft and negotiate marketing/production agreements, talent/influencer deals, releases, sponsorships and promotional rules; conduct rights analysis, clearances and regulatory compliance; create templates, memos and trainings; advise cross-functional teams on risk and campaign execution.

Provide legal-focused business and legal affairs for US original scripted series with third-party studio partners: draft and negotiate licensing and co-production agreements, advise on complex rights and above-the-line deals, oversee projects through production and post, collaborate cross-functionally, and maintain external studio and talent relationships.

Provide legal counsel for below-the-line physical production matters across development through post-production. Draft, structure and negotiate production and employment agreements, resolve production issues quickly, advise internal and external partners, maintain cross-functional relationships, and contribute to team policies while guiding junior staff.

The Head of Legal will manage legal strategy, compliance, risk, and intellectual property, ensuring adherence to laws across jurisdictions while handling litigation and financial reporting responsibilities.

Provide legal support for Samsung SDS's logistics business, focusing on contract management, compliance, risk management, and collaboration with stakeholders.

Lead and own the company's global disputes portfolio end-to-end, handling commercial, employment, IP, regulatory inquiries, internal investigations, and third-party legal processes. Advise business leaders and the Board, manage outside counsel and litigation budgets, develop playbooks and discovery/legal-hold practices, and partner cross-functionally to mitigate and resolve disputes.

Engage qualified lawyers or law firms in Samoa and Mexico to prepare a corporate due-diligence legal opinion (Chinese preferred, English acceptable). The opinion must cover corporate particulars, shareholding structure, historical changes, investments/assets/personnel, business compliance, taxation, litigation/penalties, and any other material matters. Provide proposal, estimated timeline, and list of documents required.

Engage a licensed lawyer or law firm to produce a jurisdiction-specific legal opinion covering incorporation and good standing, shareholding history, board composition, business compliance, assets/title issues, tax registration/status (including Hong Kong profits tax exposure), litigation/arbitration history (company and principals), and employment/labour compliance. Deliverable: signed English PDF on firm letterhead with supporting appendices. Provide credentials, conflicts check, task breakdown, timeline (1–2 weeks) and fee proposal; list client documents required for the opinion.

Lead compliance efforts at Readymode, ensuring adherence to telecommunications laws by developing robust policies, educating teams, and maintaining relationships with regulatory authorities.

The AGC/DGC will provide high-level legal advice, coordinate legal initiatives, manage contracts, and handle IP and privacy matters across jurisdictions.

Lead GoFundMe's global payments legal strategy and advise C-suite on payments, fintech, and financial services matters. Partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Compliance, Risk, and Finance to enable product innovation, regulatory compliance, licensing, and supervisory examinations. Build governance, legal operating models, scalable review processes, and commercial frameworks. Negotiate and counsel on strategic payment partnerships, card/ACH network rules, AML/BSA, KYC/KYB, sanctions, and cross-border regulatory matters to support platform expansion and risk management.

Lead a remote library and research team delivering legal, regulatory, and competitive research to attorneys. Oversee client relationships, implement research workflows and tools, govern digital resources, champion adoption of AI-powered legal technologies, and manage projects, budgets, vendors, and staff development to ensure timely, accurate insights.

Provide commercial legal support for Americas (including LATAM): draft, negotiate, and close complex SaaS and software agreements; lead cross-border transactions; advise on regulatory and compliance matters; maintain templates and scalable contracting workflows; provide training and partner with sales and business leaders to enable revenue growth.

Build and run legal operations: implement contract lifecycle and document management systems, design intake/process workflows, support compliance (AML/KYC, sanctions, regulatory filings), manage corporate governance and entity administration, liaise with outside counsel, and help develop AI-enabled legal workflows alongside the General Counsel.

The Legal Operations Director will streamline legal processes, oversee legal technology, and enhance operational performance through strategic initiatives and metrics analysis.

This role involves delivering high quality legal research services and coordinating with the Research & Information Services team to support client engagements.

Lead and scale Dutch's legal function across corporate, regulatory, commercial, product, privacy, employment, litigation, and compliance. Advise the CEO, exec team, and board; manage outside counsel; draft and negotiate commercial agreements; build legal processes and playbooks; support state-by-state regulatory strategy for veterinary telemedicine, pharmacy, and consumer healthcare; oversee governance, financing, and employment matters; enable compliant product launches and expansion into new states.