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General counsel: a person in this job is a company’s top lawyer: leads the legal team and advises the CEO and board. OKX, Nscale, PlayStation Global, Airwallex and Tailscale have the most open roles with “General counsel” or a close variant in the title right now.

112 open roles · 10 posted in the last 7 days · 26% remote · 91 companies hiring · $280K median advertised salary · checked Nov 15 against employer career pages

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Skills asked for in general counsel roles

Law degree34 · 30%Litigation20 · 18%Corporate governance19 · 17%Bar admission16 · 14%Risk management16 · 14%Regulatory compliance11 · 10%Contract drafting11 · 10%

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What general counsel roles pay, by level

Level in the titleMedian advertised salaryRoles counted
No level in the title$280K23
Lead and above$280K38

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

Kinds of work close to this one

Roles where employers ask for the same skills. The bar shows how much the skill lists overlap; the text names the shared skills and, where 30 postings state pay, the median advertised pay there.

Legal counselRisk management, Regulatory compliance, Contract negotiation, M&A · $224K, $56K lessCommercial and product counselRisk management, Regulatory compliance, Contract negotiation, M&A · $227K, $53K lessParalegal and legal operationsRegulatory compliance, Contract negotiation, Litigation, Law degree · $138K, $142K lessIntellectual property and patent specialistM&A, Litigation, Law degree, Bar admission · $194K, $86K lessCorporate secretary and governanceRegulatory compliance, M&A, Law degree, Corporate governance

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Questions about general counsel jobs

What is a general counsel job?
In a general counsel job, a person is a company’s top lawyer: leads the legal team and advises the CEO and board. 112 such roles are open on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026.
How many general counsel jobs are open right now?
There are 112 open general counsel jobs at 91 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 10 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 general counsel jobs?
Right now the most openings are at OKX (8), Nscale (6), PlayStation Global (4), Airwallex (2) and Dave (2). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote general counsel jobs?
29 of the 112 open general counsel jobs (26%) 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 general counsel jobs pay?
The median advertised salary is $280K, based on 61 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $250K and $306K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
Is it hard to get a general counsel job?
1 of the 112 open general counsel jobs (1%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 75 postings that state experience, the median asks for 10 years. 91 companies are hiring and 10 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
How is AI changing general counsel jobs?
9 of the 112 open general counsel jobs (8%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, Machine Learning, AI. Employers still list 112 such roles today at 91 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
What skills do general counsel jobs ask for?
Most often Law degree (30%), Litigation (18%), Corporate governance (17%), Bar admission (14%), Risk management (14%) of the 112 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
Which job titles come up most in general counsel jobs?
Head of Legal (30), General Counsel (21), Deputy General Counsel (15), Director (9), Senior Director (4): the most common titles among the 112 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
Are general counsel jobs in demand in 2026?
112 general counsel jobs are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 91 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 10 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $280K. 29 (26%) can be done remotely.
How do I apply for general counsel jobs?
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