Top Legal Jobs in Chicago, IL

The Legal Operations Lead will manage the legal team's tech stack, automate workflows, draft contracts, and improve legal processes, utilizing AI and modern tools.

Negotiate personal injury settlements with insurance carriers and adjusters, build settlement breakdowns reconciling recoveries against fees, costs, and liens, and collaborate with attorneys, case managers, and clients. Execute agreed negotiation strategies, cultivate stakeholder relationships, manage competing deadlines and SLAs, and apply strategic thinking, attention to detail, and AI tools to drive timely, fair resolutions for clients.

Provide in-house legal support focused on US commercial contracting for customers and suppliers, lead negotiations, advise on procurement and compliance, develop compliance programs and training, and support litigation and dispute management.

Serve as DuckDuckGo's senior legal leader and strategic advisor, overseeing global privacy, regulatory and competition matters, managing the legal team, directing outside counsel, supporting corporate governance, M&A and financing, and partnering with Product, Engineering, and Policy on AI, data practices, and new product launches.

The Vice President of Legal and Procurement will lead legal and procurement functions, ensuring compliance, managing risks, and optimizing sourcing strategies to support company objectives.

Serve as HubSpot's primary legal partner for Strategic Alliances: structure, negotiate, and close complex partnership agreements; build scalable legal templates, playbooks, and workflows; advise on commercial constructs, AI/privacy regulatory developments, and cross-team deal coordination to enable partnership growth.

Own attorney and client relationships, coordinate case progress from intake to resolution, provide status updates, remove bottlenecks, and ensure timely, high-quality client communication and case velocity in collaboration with Legal Ops.

Provide legal support across business functions, focusing on drafting and negotiating commercial agreements. Collaborate with sales, finance, and operations teams to manage legal risks.

Provide litigation and dispute resolution support to the bank: investigate disputes, manage court cases, deliver legal advice, conduct legal research, draft and review documents, manage legal risk, liaise with stakeholders and external counsel, and use digital tools to improve case management and service delivery.

The Head of Legal will manage legal strategy, compliance, risk, and intellectual property, ensuring adherence to laws across jurisdictions while handling litigation and financial reporting responsibilities.

Lead global legal strategy for a crypto-native investment fund, designing fund structures, ensuring AML/KYC and securities compliance, managing deal documentation (SAFEs/SAFTs, token purchases), advising on DeFi-specific legal risks, coordinating with regulators and external counsel, and establishing legal protocols for treasury, token incentive schemes, and corporate governance.

Lead global legal and compliance for a crypto exchange, advising on regulatory matters, drafting bilingual contracts, overseeing cross-jurisdictional compliance, coordinating international counsel, mitigating legal risk, and monitoring evolving digital-asset regulations.

Provide legal support for a cross-border blockchain payments fintech: draft and review contracts, monitor SEC and MiCA regulatory changes, advise on crypto/fintech matters, conduct legal research, and ensure internal compliance.

The Legal Assistant/Paralegal will support the legal team by managing client communications, drafting documents, maintaining case organization, and coordinating schedules.

The Legal Assistant will draft and manage legal documents, conduct title searches, liaise with parties, and support legal/admin tasks for Wills, Estates, and Real Estate.

Provide commercial legal support for customer, supplier, and corporate relationships: draft and negotiate agreements, advise on contracting and product go-to-market and sourcing strategies, collaborate on regulatory and compliance issues (including FDA/import/export), counsel senior leadership on risk and strategy, and resolve disputes pre-litigation.

The AGC/DGC will provide high-level legal advice, coordinate legal initiatives, manage contracts, and handle IP and privacy matters across jurisdictions.

Partner with in-house legal teams to design and implement tailored LexisNexis AI and workflow solutions, lead demos and training, drive adoption, identify expansion opportunities, gather client feedback for product and development teams, and support clients in the field (50% travel).

Provide strategic legal counsel on corporate, commercial, fintech, crypto, and securities matters. Draft, review, and negotiate complex agreements; support M&A and regulatory compliance; advise on digital asset offerings and securities implications; monitor SEC/CFTC/FinCEN developments; develop policies and training; represent the company in legal proceedings and regulatory inquiries; and mentor junior legal team members.

The Sr. Director of Legal supports commercial operations by drafting and negotiating agreements, advising on compliance, and providing strategic guidance in advertising technology.

Provide corporate governance and securities legal support: manage Board and committee materials and minutes, advise on governance best practices and disclosures, lead investor/proxy outreach, support insider trading policies and Rule 10b5-1 plans, prepare and review SEC filings, and collaborate cross-functionally with finance, compensation, and investor relations teams.

Lead and manage internal regulatory, quality, safety, and compliance investigations end-to-end. Advise on legal risk, remediation, disclosure, and corrective actions while partnering with Quality and Regulatory teams. Build investigation playbooks, escalation frameworks, and drive proactive risk identification and mitigation across the organization.

Manage paralegal staff and legal operations delivery; own legal technology platforms; partner with Procurement and Finance on spend management; develop SOPs, dashboards, and KPIs; drive process improvement and support Legal Department strategic initiatives.

Provide legal advice on technology and procurement matters, focusing on AI, cloud, SaaS, licensing, distributed ledger, and product development. Draft and update templates, negotiate complex technology agreements, support cross-functional teams and governance committees, and advise on regulatory developments affecting technology procurement across multiple jurisdictions.

Client-facing strategic role partnering with in-house legal leaders at Fortune 1000 firms to demonstrate and sell LexisNexis AI and Workflow solutions, conduct discovery and tailored demos, drive revenue and upsells, track implementations, and inform product and market strategy.