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Legal counsel jobs in California

284 open roles for lawyers and legal counsel in California as of Nov 15, 2026. Morgan & Morgan, P.A., Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceX and Bremer Whyte Brown & O'Meara, LLP have the most. 11 are remote and the median advertised salary is $245K.

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Skills asked for in legal counsel roles in California

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Who is hiring for legal counsel roles in California

Where legal counsel roles in California are

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What legal counsel roles in California pay, by level

Level in the titleMedian advertised salaryRoles counted
No level in the title$235K144
Senior$246K64
Lead and above$302K29

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 in California

How many legal counsel jobs in California are open right now?
There are 284 open legal counsel jobs in California at 147 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 24 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 in California?
Right now the most openings are at Morgan & Morgan, P.A. (13), Anthropic (12), OpenAI (10), SpaceX (9) and Bremer Whyte Brown & O'Meara, LLP (8). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote legal counsel jobs in California?
11 of the 284 open legal counsel jobs in California (4%) 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 in California pay?
The median advertised salary is $245K, based on 246 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $205K and $295K. 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 one of the legal counsel jobs in California?
9 of the 284 open legal counsel jobs in California (3%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 227 postings that state experience, the median asks for 6 years. 147 companies are hiring and 24 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 legal counsel jobs in California?
34 of the 284 open legal counsel jobs in California (12%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Machine Learning, LLM, AI. Employers still list 284 such roles today at 147 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
What skills do legal counsel jobs in California ask for?
Most often Law degree (39%), Bar admission (36%), Litigation (20%), Contract drafting (15%), Intellectual property (11%) of the 284 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
Which job titles come up most in legal counsel jobs in California?
Senior Counsel (22), Counsel (21), Commercial Counsel (20), Legal Counsel (17), Associate General Counsel (16): the most common titles among the 284 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
Are legal counsel jobs in California in demand in 2026?
284 legal counsel jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 147 companies, 0.2% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 24 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $245K. 11 (4%) can be done remotely.
How do I apply for legal counsel jobs in California?
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