Hiring data · Kinds of job

Who's hiring for legal & compliance jobs?

431+ open legal & compliance roles in the US at 105 of the largest employers, as of October 16, 2026. Abbott has the most (24), and California leads by place.

Who's hiring the most

• Abbott24
• Citigroup19
• Anthropic18
• Brex15
• Morgan Stanley12
• Databricks11
• Carta11
• Booz Allen Hamilton11+
• Palantir10
• Coinbase9

By level: mid 158, senior 97, manager 92, director 40, entry 24, executive 20.

Most common roles

• Privacy Counsel · 7 openings
• Corporate Counsel · 6 openings
• Commercial Counsel · 6 openings
• Counsel, Employment · 5 openings
• Legal Operations Specialist · 4 openings
• Senior Product Counsel · 4 openings
• Product & Privacy Counsel · 4 openings
• ERM Compliance Lead · 3 openings
• Compliance Analyst · 3 openings
• Senior Commercial Counsel · 3 openings

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Where the legal & compliance jobs are

• California103
• New York57
• Texas24
• Washington19
• Illinois15
• Virginia14
• District of Columbia11
• Georgia9

Top cities: San Francisco, CA (46), New York, NY (29), Seattle, WA (18), New York City, NY (18), Washington, DC (11), Los Angeles, CA (11).

Week by week

Questions people ask

Who is hiring for legal & compliance jobs right now?

Of the largest employers we follow, Abbott has the most open legal & compliance roles (24), then Citigroup (19) and Anthropic (18). 105 of them are hiring for legal & compliance roles in all.

Can legal & compliance jobs be remote?

Some: 10% of the open legal & compliance roles are listed as remote.

Do legal & compliance jobs post pay?

193 of the 320 legal & compliance postings we've checked state a pay range, across 59 employers, and the middle of those ranges is typically $209,900 a year.

How long do legal & compliance jobs stay open?

Half of the open roles have been up 31 days or less, and 20% have been open more than 90 days, where employers date their postings. A role that's been up that long is worth a direct note to the recruiter before you apply.

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From the employers' own career sites, US roles only, sorted by job title. Some employers list more roles than we read in one pass, so figures are minimums. All hiring data

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