Top Counsel Jobs in Chicago, IL

Provide legal counsel to Card Partnerships on marketing, customer communications, promotions, account servicing, and product strategies. Review customer-facing marketing and servicing collateral for compliance with consumer financial, advertising, privacy, and UDAAP laws. Partner with business, Risk, Compliance, Brand, and Communications to identify risks and craft compliant, business-focused solutions.

Provide legal counsel on data privacy matters, conduct privacy assessments, draft policies and training, advise on marketing and product initiatives, review and negotiate data protection and vendor agreements, monitor privacy law developments, and support the privacy program and vendor management.

Provide strategic legal counsel for Discover Network on US commercial contracts and product initiatives, focusing on merchant relationships, negotiating and drafting agreements, supporting payment and fintech innovation, developing rule sets, improving contracting processes, and partnering with internal legal, business, risk, and compliance teams.

Provide legal support for vendor, technology, and commercial agreements; advise on powers of attorney and trust matters; support third-party risk management, contract management system implementation, litigation and regulatory matters; partner cross-functionally to enable scaling while managing consumer-financial regulatory risk.

Provide senior regulatory legal advice for Airwallex Americas on payments and financial services. Manage licensing, registrations, compliance obligations, regulator engagement, cross-border product support, regulatory strategy, and external counsel. Partner with product, compliance, risk, and commercial teams to enable market expansion and ensure timely regulatory filings while improving efficiency with AI and legaltech tools.

Huntress seeks a Senior Commercial Counsel to negotiate customer and vendor contracts, improve legal processes, and support global expansion efforts.

The Senior Counsel will provide legal support for business regions, handling contract issues, compliance matters, and dispute resolutions while working closely with management and the legal team.

Senior privacy attorney advising business, legal, compliance, and risk partners on privacy laws and compliance. Identify and mitigate privacy risks, draft notices and policies, support privacy controls and operations, advise on transactional privacy (contracts, M&A, due diligence), collaborate with outside counsel, and track privacy legislation and industry developments.

Senior commercial and technology-focused attorney providing strategic legal advice across Services & Solutions and Sales. Leads negotiation of complex technology and services contracts (MSAs, SOWs, SaaS/cloud, licensing), supports regulatory compliance (privacy, cybersecurity, AI governance), manages commercial risk, aids M&A due diligence, resolves disputes, and builds scalable contracting frameworks and playbooks. Partners with business leaders and mentors junior legal staff.

Provide transactional and strategic legal support for wholesale payments client negotiations: draft and negotiate documentation, advise on transaction structures and banking law, maintain templates and playbooks, implement negotiation technology, ensure compliance, and partner across functions to update processes and guidance.

Manage conflicts searching, identification, and resolution for new business and lateral intake; lead and train conflicts staff; maintain conflicts database integrity; develop and document intake and conflicts procedures; advise Intake Committee and General Counsel; provide orientation and training for attorneys and staff; improve processes and oversee team performance.

Provide legal counsel for private markets investments by negotiating LPAs, side letters, and investment management agreements; advise investment teams on compliance and regulatory risk; support fund operations, entity governance, and corporate housekeeping; build relationships with internal and external stakeholders and enhance the firms compliance program.

Manage a caseload of Management Liability claims (Public and Private D&O, EPL, Fiduciary), investigate and evaluate exposures, present loss/reserve reports, draft coverage correspondence, appoint/manage counsel, collaborate with underwriting and brokers, monitor legal/market trends, obtain adjuster licenses, and travel for mediations, trials, and industry events.

Provide legal, commercial, compliance, and governance support across contracts, employment, IP, data privacy, and cross-border operations. Draft and negotiate agreements, advise leadership on legal risk, build scalable legal templates and processes, manage external counsel, and support disputes and global expansion.

Review and manage Outside Counsel Guidelines and engagement terms, identify problematic provisions, propose and negotiate modifications, coordinate stakeholder feedback (OGC, Finance, InfoSec, Privacy, HR), maintain OCG playbook and tracking systems, serve as Intapp subject matter expert, and ensure engagement letter policy compliance.

Provide legal support for sourcing and sales by drafting, reviewing, and negotiating vendor and customer agreements (MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, order forms). Advise on commercial terms, develop templates and playbooks, implement CLM and sourcing processes, train stakeholders, and partner cross-functionally to manage risk and ensure contract governance and execution.

Provide end-to-end legal support for global corporate real estate, leasing, facilities operations, and construction/capital projects. Draft, negotiate and manage leases, purchase agreements, construction and equipment contracts; coordinate due diligence, local counsel, dispute resolution, and contract administration; develop templates, playbooks, and guide outside counsel to streamline processes and mitigate risk.

Conflicts Counsel manages the Conflicts Department, provides legal advice on conflicts issues, supervises team members, and maintains policies and databases.

The Associate General Counsel will provide legal counsel on product development and privacy, help mitigate legal risks, and ensure compliance with privacy laws in digital advertising.

Provide legal support for fund and project transactions and compliance, including drafting and negotiating fund agreements, investor side letters, loan and warehouse documents, managing closings and outside counsel, handling transfers, KYC, HUD and local filings, and advising business teams on tax, securities, and structural matters.

Draft, review, and negotiate commercial AI SaaS and technology agreements; provide training and resources to sales and cross-functional teams; support fast, efficient execution of customer agreements; and take on additional legal work across the company as needed.

Provide legal guidance on Rubrik's AI use and products, ensuring compliance with laws and contracts, drafting and negotiating AI terms, coordinating generative AI review processes, educating employees, and improving AI review controls and workflows across cross-functional teams.

Provide legal counsel on construction contracts and commercial agreements, mitigate risk, manage claims, disputes and litigation, collaborate with project teams and outside counsel, and develop legal templates, training, and best practices.

Provide senior transactional legal support for Enterprise, Payments, and Ecosystem teams globally. Draft, negotiate, and structure complex fintech, payments, crypto, and technology agreements; develop contract templates and contracting workflows; advise on regulatory, tax, accounting, and operational implications; support enterprise sales, partnerships, and Arc network integrations; and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to drive commercial outcomes while staying current on digital assets and payments developments.

Provide legal counsel on sustainability matters and corporate governance. Advise on regulatory developments, disclosures, communications, third‑party partnerships, and sustainability policies. Prepare and review board and committee materials, manage board meeting logistics, maintain corporate records, facilitate director orientation, and support related projects and global legal teams to enable compliance and advance sustainability strategy.