Regulatory & Compliance Counsel

Legora
New York, NY
Job Description
Role Overview

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. This is a high-trust, high-responsibility role with clear business impact, requiring you to operate with autonomy, sound judgment, and precise execution.

What You Will Do

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. Conduct compliance assessments of product designs, data flows, and operational processes, identifying regulatory risks and developing risk mitigation strategies.

Why It Might Be a Fit

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.

Requirements

  • 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
  • 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

Benefits

  • Equal Opportunity Employer
  • Inclusive, high-performance culture
  • Diversity of thought and experience
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