Legal Counsel - Regulatory and Compliance

Legora; New York (NY); On-site; USD 187,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Legora is seeking a Regulatory & Compliance Counsel to drive regulatory compliance, manage legal risk, and support operations across teams. You will advise commercial and product groups on data privacy, AI governance, and cross-border requirements, acting as a strategic partner for product development and InfoSec.

This high-trust role demands autonomy, sound judgment, and precise execution, with exposure to global teams and complex regulatory landscapes.

Qualifications

• J.D. (or equivalent) with admission to practice in at least one U.S. state (or another common law jurisdiction).
• 4+ years of experience at a top-tier law firm and/or as in-house counsel.
• Proven expertise advising on GDPR, CCPA, and cross-border privacy compliance.
• Familiarity with ISO standards and global compliance frameworks.
• Strong experience negotiating B2B SaaS agreements and supporting commercial teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide compliance oversight and guidance to senior stakeholders across operational, commercial and product teams on regulatory matters, risk assessment, and compliance frameworks for new services, processes, contracts, partnerships, and supply chains.
• Review and provide compliance input on commercial contracts, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and company policies.
• Conduct compliance assessments of product designs, data flows, and operational processes, identifying regulatory risks and developing risk mitigation strategies.
• Contribute to building legal infrastructure: templates, playbooks, and internal tooling, including how we use Legora to operationalize legal work and collaborate across teams.
• Develop and maintain privacy compliance programs, conduct data protection impact assessments, and ensure ongoing compliance with applicable data protection regulations; and
• Establish efficient and scalable compliance frameworks and monitoring systems, developing compliance policies and guidelines that enable teams to proactively integrate regulatory requirements and compliance controls into products and processes.

Skills

Regulatory & compliance

Negotiation

Legal judgment

Cross-border/privacy

Education

J.D. or equivalent

Bar admission in at least one U.S. state

Job description

About Us

Legora is redefining how legal work gets done. Not built for lawyers, built with them. We work alongside the world's best legal teams, who expect excellence, precision, and speed, and we hold ourselves to the same bar.

About Us

Legora is redefining how legal work gets done. Not built for lawyers, built with them. We work alongside the world's best legal teams, who expect excellence, precision, and speed, and we hold ourselves to the same bar.

Our AI-native workspace lets legal professionals move faster, think more clearly, and operate with sharper precision. By analysing thousands of documents in minutes and powering end-to-end workflows, we cut through complexity, teams can focus on what matters: judgment, strategy, and outcomes.

1,000+ customers across 50+ countries trust us, including Cleary Gottlieb, Goodwin, Linklaters, White & Case, Dentons, and Barclays. We've scaled to $100M+ in ARR, with teams across Europe, North America and APAC, and continue to expand through acquisitions including Qura, Walter AI and Graceview.

We partner with world-class performers: including Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees, Ludvig Åberg (and his caddie), and campaigns featuring Jude Law.

Joining Legora means three things.

• We lean in: ownership over titles, outcomes over intentions.
• We fight for excellence: high standards, direct, ego-free feedback.
• We grow together: as a team and with our customers.

Mission before ego. Everyone contributes. No one coasts.

If you're driven by impact, pace, and raising the bar. This is the place.

The role

As Regulatory & Compliance Counsel at Legora, you will be central to our legal technology innovation, ensuring regulatory compliance, managing legal risks, and supporting business operations across all teams. As part of the legal team, you will provide compliance guidance to commercial and product teams on matters ranging from data privacy to AI governance.

This is a high-trust, high-responsibility role with clear business impact, requiring you to operate with autonomy, sound judgment, and precise execution. You will serve as a strategic partner to product development, InfoSec, and commercial teams, leveraging your legal expertise to identify solutions and drive innovation in our mission to transform legal work globally.

What You Will Be Doing

• Provide compliance oversight and guidance to senior stakeholders across operational, commercial and product teams on regulatory matters, risk assessment, and compliance frameworks for new services, processes, contracts, partnerships, and supply chains.
• Review and provide compliance input on commercial contracts, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and company policies.
• Conduct compliance assessments of product designs, data flows, and operational processes, identifying regulatory risks and developing risk mitigation strategies.
• Contribute to building legal infrastructure: templates, playbooks, and internal tooling, including how we use Legora to operationalize legal work and collaborate across teams.
• Develop and maintain privacy compliance programs, conduct data protection impact assessments, and ensure ongoing compliance with applicable data protection regulations; and
• Establish efficient and scalable compliance frameworks and monitoring systems, developing compliance policies and guidelines that enable teams to proactively integrate regulatory requirements and compliance controls into products and processes.

Who You Are

• J.D. (or equivalent) with admission to practice in at least one U.S. state (or another common law jurisdiction).
• 4+ years of experience at a top-tier law firm and/or as in-house counsel.
• Proven expertise advising on GDPR, CCPA, and cross-border privacy compliance.
• Familiarity with ISO standards and global compliance frameworks.
• Strong experience negotiating B2B SaaS agreements and supporting commercial teams. You're an excellent negotiator.
• Strong legal judgment and confidence in making decisions independently
• Highly organized, responsive, and solutions-oriented
• Comfortable working across time zones in a global environment, and owning your priorities
• Your focus is on achieving meaningful business outcomes, translating into actionable advice delivered clearly and comprehensively.
• You thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic entrepreneurial environment and rapidly evolving business setting. You take initiative and are committed to delivering high-quality results.
• You are excited about the potential of technology to transform the legal industry. You have a keen interest in AI and legal tech, and you are eager to learn and apply thesetools in real-world settings

Legora is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Legora, we believe great teams are built on diversity of thought and experience. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive, high-performance culture where everyone can do their best work. We welcome people of all backgrounds and don't discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Compensation Range: $187K - $220K