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Remote Corporate Counsel jobs

8 open positions in the United States, newest first.

Corporate counsel are in-house attorneys who handle a company's day-to-day legal work as employees rather than outside advisers. Below the general counsel in seniority, they are responsible for drafting and negotiating contracts, advising business teams on legal risk and supporting areas such as corporate governance, privacy, employment or compliance, depending on how the legal department is divided.

About the Corporate Counsel role

What the work looks like

  • Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements such as customer contracts, vendor terms, NDAs and data processing addenda.
  • Advise sales, product, HR and finance teams on legal questions that arise in ordinary business.
  • Maintain contract templates and negotiation playbooks so routine deals move without attorney review of every clause.
  • Support corporate housekeeping, including entity records, board materials and administration of employee equity.
  • Manage outside counsel on litigation or specialized matters and control the associated spend.

What employers ask for

  • JD and active bar admission in a US state
  • Commercial contract drafting and negotiation
  • Law firm or prior in-house experience
  • Working knowledge of privacy and employment law
  • Contract lifecycle management tools such as Ironclad
  • Practical, business-oriented risk judgment

Doing this job remotely

Contract review and legal advice are document and conversation work, and in-house teams commonly allow remote arrangements. Attorneys must hold an active bar license, and rules on practicing in-house from a state other than the one of admission vary, so some employers limit where counsel may live. Quarter-end deal volume sets the busiest periods.

Where it comes from and where it leads

Most corporate counsel spend several years as law firm associates in corporate, commercial or technology practice before moving in-house. Progression runs to senior counsel, associate or deputy general counsel, and general counsel.