Legal counsel jobs in New York, NY
170 open roles for lawyers and legal counsel in New York, NY as of Nov 15, 2026. Morgan & Morgan, P.A., Anthropic, CoreWeave, OKX and iCapital have the most. 9 are remote and the median advertised salary is $236K.
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- Corporate Counsel, Public ReportingAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$265K - $335KM&AInvestor relationsLaw degree
- Counsel, Litigation & EmploymentSeatGeek · 🇺🇸New York, New York$151K - $218K
- Counsel, Commercial & ProductSeatGeek · 🇺🇸New York, New York$151K - $218K
- Associate General CounselCanals · 🇺🇸New York—RemoteData governanceM&AAccounts payable
- Commercial Counsel, SalesAxon · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$135K - $194K
- Senior Legal CounselMonks · 🇺🇸New York, United States$155K - $170KSenior
- Deputy General CounselBitGo · 🇺🇸New York, United States$275K - $320KContract negotiationRegulatory complianceKYC
- CounselBitGo · 🇺🇸New York, United States$220K - $240KDerivativesEmployment lawGDPR
- Corporate Counsel, PrivacyCLEAR - Corporate · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$180K - $240K
- Legal Counsel I, FDA Advertising & PromotionRo · 🇺🇸New York, NY or Remote—RemoteGoogle AdsLaw degreeLitigation
- Commercial CounselLemonade · 🇺🇸NYC$200K - $225K
- Associate General Counsel, Structured FinanceFigure Lending · 🇺🇸New York, NY; San Francisco, CA$228K - $342KLaw degreeBar admissionSEC regulations
- Corporate CounselVia · 🇺🇸New York, New York$200K - $230K
- Commercial CounselHex · 🇺🇸New York$185K - $228KHybridFigmaSnowflake
- Legal CounselEliseai · 🇺🇸New York City$210K - $225K
- Senior Commercial CounselFivetran · 🇺🇸USA - New York$217K - $306KSeniorCIPPContract negotiationContract management
- Workers' Compensation AttorneyMorgan & Morgan, P.A. · 🇺🇸Brooklyn, New York, United States · +1 more location—
- Commercial CounselAdyen · 🇺🇸New York$160K - $212KEnglishContract negotiation
- Counsel ManagerFanDuel · 🇺🇸New York City$126K - $158KFlutter
- Lead Counsel, EmploymentRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$228K - $313KHybridLead and aboveM&APerformance managementEmployment law
- Senior US Legal CounselArq · 🇺🇸New York—HybridSeniorPortugueseRegulatory complianceLaw degree
- Legal Counsel II, Advertising & ClaimsRo · 🇺🇸New York, NY or Remote—RemoteLaw degreeLitigationBar admission
- Senior Counsel, EmploymentCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Philadelphia, PA / Washin…$157K - $210KSeniorM&APerformance managementEmployee relations
- Founding Legal Counsel & Strategic OperationsGarage · 🇺🇸New York City$200K - $275K
- Head of Legal - USAugustus · 🇺🇸New York City$250K - $350KLead and above
- Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney, or Senior Counsel, National Prison ProjectACLU - National Office · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States; San Francisco, Califor…$96K - $120KSeniorSpanishLaw degreeLitigation
- Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, EnergyCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / San Franc…$275K - $330KLead and aboveData centersM&ARegulatory compliance
- Registered Fund Attorney - Senior Vice PresidentiCapital · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$240K - $280KLead and aboveCorporate governanceSEC regulationsFINRA
- Legal Counsel (Live Productions, US Qualified)FeverUp · 🇺🇸New York—
- Assistant General Counsel, FintechAttain · 🇺🇸Chicago, IL; New York, NY—
- Legal Counsel - USArq · 🇺🇸New York—HybridPortugueseLaw degreeBar admission
- Director, Product CounselAxon · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$228K - $270KLead and above
- Financial CounselorSpring Fertility · 🇺🇸New York, New York$67K - $72KArbitrumEHRPrior authorization
- General Counsel (Fractional with Path to Full Time)Pursuit · 🇺🇸New York City$135K - $150K
- Senior Counsel, Product & DataChainalysis · 🇺🇸New York$230K - $380KRemoteSeniorGoMachine LearningLaw degree
- General Liability Litigation AttorneyMorgan & Morgan, P.A. · 🇺🇸Buffalo, New York, United States—
- Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney, or Senior Counsel, National Security ProjectACLU - National Office · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$96K - $120KSeniorLaw degreeLitigationBar admission
- Sr. Counsel, EmploymentDatabricks · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington; Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Ill…$187K - $302KSeniorM&AHRISLaw degree
- General CounselGyde · 🇺🇸Austin, Texas, New York City, New York—
- Corporate CounselInvisible Technologies · 🇺🇸New York - Hybrid$250K - $300KHybridM&ARegulatory complianceLaw degree
- Sr. Counsel, ProductDatabricks · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington; Mountain View, California; New York…$220K - $336KSeniorIncident responseFedRAMPBar admission
- Real Estate Attorney (Legal Engineer)Orbital · 🇺🇸New York—HybridLLM
- IP Counsel, Life Sciences PatentsAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$335K - $385KMachine LearningLaw degreeIntellectual property
- Commercial & Product CounselAugustus · 🇺🇸New York City$180K - $250K
- Commercial CounselEdra · 🇺🇸New York$215K - $255K
- Senior Commercial & Corporate CounselFomo Labs · 🇺🇸New York City$225K - $275KSeniorContract negotiationLaw degreeBar admission
- Employment CounselAdyen · 🇺🇸New York$135K - $275KEnglishEmployment lawLitigation
- Legal Counsel, LitigationOKX · 🇺🇸New York, United States; San Jose, California, United States$143K - $215KBSA/AMLLitigation
- Commercial CounselPeregrine Technologies · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$175K - $225K
- Legal CounselHappyrobot.ai · 🇺🇸New York—Hybrid
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Who is hiring for legal counsel roles in New York, NY
Where legal counsel roles in New York, NY are
- 🇺🇸United States170
- 🇺🇸New York, NY170
- 🇺🇸California38
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area35
- 🇺🇸Seattle, WA11
- 🇺🇸Washington, DC11
- 🇺🇸Texas9
- 🇺🇸Chicago, IL9
- 🇺🇸Boston, MA6
- 🇺🇸Austin, TX6
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
What legal counsel roles in New York, NY pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $225K | 81 |
| Senior | $244K | 35 |
| Lead and above | $267K | 19 |
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 New York, NY
- How many legal counsel jobs in New York, NY are open right now?
- There are 170 open legal counsel jobs in New York, NY at 102 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 17 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 New York, NY?
- Right now the most openings are at Morgan & Morgan, P.A. (12), Anthropic (8), CoreWeave (8), iCapital (5) and OKX (5). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote legal counsel jobs in New York, NY?
- 9 of the 170 open legal counsel jobs in New York, NY (5%) 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 New York, NY pay?
- The median advertised salary is $236K, based on 139 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $190K and $275K. 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 New York, NY?
- 4 of the 170 open legal counsel jobs in New York, NY (2%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 136 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 102 companies are hiring and 17 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 New York, NY?
- 14 of the 170 open legal counsel jobs in New York, NY (8%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Machine Learning, LLM, AI. Employers still list 170 such roles today at 102 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do legal counsel jobs in New York, NY ask for?
- Most often Law degree (34%), Bar admission (26%), Litigation (14%), Regulatory compliance (13%), Contract drafting (12%) of the 170 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in legal counsel jobs in New York, NY?
- Commercial Counsel (15), Senior Counsel (13), Legal Counsel (12), Counsel (8), Associate General Counsel (8): the most common titles among the 170 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are legal counsel jobs in New York, NY in demand in 2026?
- 170 legal counsel jobs in New York, NY are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 102 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 17 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $236K. 9 (5%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for legal counsel jobs in New York, NY?
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