Legal Counsel Jobs

At Franklin Templeton, we believe success is built through powerful partnerships. As a forward thinking asset manager, we build dynamic relationships with clients, understand their goals, and navigate complex markets together. We leverage cutting edge strategies and deep insights to unlock opportunities for long term wealth creation. Our talented, global teams bring expertise that is both broad and unique. From our welcoming, inclusive, and supportive culture to our globally diverse business, we offer opportunities not only to help you reach your potential, but also to contribute to our clients’ success. About the Department The Legal team provides practical legal advice and service to the broader organization by reviewing and analyzing the laws and regulations of the legal jurisdictions in which Franklin Templeton operates. Our in-house corporate attorneys interpret these laws and regulations and advise the business on actions required to comply with legal and regulatory obligations. They also guide the business on appropriate courses of action to minimize risk from financial or reputational loss. How You Will Add Value Provide legal advice and strategic counsel to Franklin Templeton businesses, investment advisers, advisory technology teams and senior management teams on regulatory matters arising under the Investment Advisers Act and other applicable securities laws and regulations. Lead and contribute to strategic business initiatives, including digital advice programs, technology-driven solutions and tools (Fintech), industry partnerships, the adoption and use of artificial intelligence (AI), and other transformational projects designed to enhance client experience and business growth. </l

Who are we? Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company. We build cutting-edge foundation AI models and end-to-end products that are designed to solve real-world business problems. We’re training and deploying frontier models for enterprises who are building AI systems. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI and we are looking for folks that want to be part of that. We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are all passionate about their craft. We are a global technology company headquartered in Toronto with key offices in London, New York City, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Berlin and Seoul. Join us! About the Role Cohere is seeking an experienced Tax Counsel to lead our global tax planning function. This critical position will focus on strategic tax planning across global M&A transactions, Canadian income tax compliance and planning, global tax planning, and transfer pricing optimization. You'll play a key role in shaping Cohere's tax strategy while working closely with leadership, Finance, Legal, and external advisors. Key Responsibilities Lead tax due diligence and preliminary planning for all M&A transactions, coordinating with internal teams and external advisors to support business objectives Design and implement global tax planning structures that optimize Canadian and foreign tax positions, transfer pricing outcomes, and US GAAP compliance Oversee domestic Canadian income tax planning, compliance, and routine filings, establishing efficient processes with service provider coordination Provide expert tax guidance to Legal and business teams on commercial arrangements and strategic initiatives, translating complex tax implications into actionable insights Monitor global tax developments and assess their impact

Who are we? Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company. We build cutting-edge foundation AI models and end-to-end products that are designed to solve real-world business problems. We’re training and deploying frontier models for enterprises who are building AI systems. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI and we are looking for folks that want to be part of that. We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are all passionate about their craft. We are a global technology company headquartered in Toronto with key offices in London, New York City, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Berlin and Seoul. Join us! Why this Role? Join our team as Senior Counsel, Product and Technology to shape the legal framework for our product development and commercialization. This position offers the exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of technology innovation, intellectual property strategy, and business development, providing critical guidance that enables our products to reach market efficiently while managing legal risks. The ideal candidate is an experienced technology lawyer who thrives in fast-paced environments and wants to make a direct impact on product success. As a member of our Legal Team, you will: Create standardized templates, playbooks, and guidelines for product contract terms to improve efficiency and consistency, and ensure alignment with product capabilities. Provide strategic guidance on and manage intellectual property risks across Cohere’s product portfolio, including open source software (OSS) compliance and third-party software integration. Identify and mitigate legal risks throughout the product lifecycle, working closely with product regulatory and commercial counsel to manage regulatory compliance, liability ex

Who We Are At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people. We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you. We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team. Our Values If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in. Who You Are Reporting to Senior Counsel, the Legal Tech & Operations Manager will be responsible for transforming how the Legal function operates as Justworks scales. The mission of this role is to increase the leverage, scalability, and effectiveness of the Legal function by designing and implementing systems, workflows, and knowledge infrastructure that enable legal work to be performed more efficiently, consistently, and at greater scale. The right candidate will combine deep technical and AI fluency with skills in legal operations, program and project management, and systems thinking — using those capabilities to redesign how legal work gets done so that AI and well-engineered systems carry the repetitive work and our attorneys can focus on judgment, strategy, and edge cases. This is a builder's role. The successful candidate will deeply learn the business and the work the Legal team performs, take initiative to spot issues before they are flagged, prototype and build solutions, and drive cross-functional projects from idea to durable production workflow. They will be tech-savvy, stay on the leading edge of AI tooling, and brin

MongoDB is seeking a Senior Executive Assistant to support our Chief Legal Officer (CLO) at the highest level, in the Bay Area. This is a high-trust, high-impact role for someone who can go beyond traditional executive support and thrives at the center of a fast-moving organization. The right candidate will not only run a complex executive calendar and travel cadence with excellence, but also manage the intake, routing, and execution of sensitive legal documents - including but not limited to internal governance, banking and compliance materials requiring CLO sign off. You will help to prepare materials for key meetings and track priorities and decisions to completion. This role is ideal for a highly organized, detail-oriented operator with strong judgment, executive presence, and direct experience in a law firm or in-house legal environment. You will work closely with the CLO and senior legal leaders to keep priorities moving, remove friction, and ensure support is provided with precision, professionalism, and the highest standard of discretion. To succeed in this role you will need to operate thoughtfully and diplomatically and with a strong sense of ownership. You should feel comfortable interacting with senior executives, outside counsel, in-house counsel and board-level stakeholders, and know how and when to manage up, across and around in the organization. You can communicate with clarity and professionalism at every level. The right candidate enjoys building relationships, working as part of a collaborative team and bringing judgment, and follow-through to a demanding environment. We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Palo Alto, CA for our hybrid working model. Responsibilities Provide seamless day-to-day support to the CLO, including proactive calendar management, time prioritization, and coordination across time zones Anticipate scheduling conflicts, think ahead and make adjustments early to protect

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive. We are looking for a high-impact Legal Operations Program Manager to join our expanding Legal Operations Team and sit at the center of our mergers & acquisitions (M&A) and post-close integration activity! This is a strategy-to-execution role that serves as the operating backbone for Legal across our most strategic transactions — owning legal integration execution in partnership with Lyft’s Corporate Development Integration Management Office (IMO), and the intake and governance layer that connects the Legal team to deal and integration work. The ideal candidate is tech-savvy, detail oriented, proactive, and able to drive outcomes across multiple concurrent transactions in ambiguous, high-stakes environments with a collaborative and transparent approach. Some key areas include: M&A integration program management, program leadership across concurrent initiatives, cross-functional and deal team engagement, outside counsel and vendor management across jurisdictions, legal entity management and governance, and building the repeatable operating model that scales Legal integration with company growth. This position reports to the Head of Legal Operations. As the company scales, the volume and complexity of strategic transactions — M&A, cross-border expansion, and new market entry — continues to increase. This role establishes a centralized operating model for Legal integration that ensures: Strategic transactions are executed with discipline, completeness, and a clear critical path Legal is embedded early and effectively, with strong planning-to-execution across multiple teams to deliver strong business results and manage risk The organization scales without accumulating operational, compliance, or technical debt Responsibilities: M&A Integration Program Management Own end-to-end legal in

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive. We are looking for a high-impact Legal Operations Program Manager to join our expanding Legal Operations Team and sit at the center of our mergers & acquisitions (M&A) and post-close integration activity! This is a strategy-to-execution role that serves as the operating backbone for Legal across our most strategic transactions — owning legal integration execution in partnership with Lyft’s Corporate Development Integration Management Office (IMO), and the intake and governance layer that connects the Legal team to deal and integration work. The ideal candidate is tech-savvy, detail oriented, proactive, and able to drive outcomes across multiple concurrent transactions in ambiguous, high-stakes environments with a collaborative and transparent approach. Some key areas include: M&A integration program management, program leadership across concurrent initiatives, cross-functional and deal team engagement, outside counsel and vendor management across jurisdictions, legal entity management and governance, and building the repeatable operating model that scales Legal integration with company growth. This position reports to the Head of Legal Operations. As the company scales, the volume and complexity of strategic transactions — M&A, cross-border expansion, and new market entry — continues to increase. This role establishes a centralized operating model for Legal integration that ensures: Strategic transactions are executed with discipline, completeness, and a clear critical path Legal is embedded early and effectively, with strong planning-to-execution across multiple teams to deliver strong business results and manage risk The organization scales without accumulating operational, compliance, or technical debt Responsibilities: M&A Integration Program Management Own end-to-end legal in

Who we are About Stripe Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone’s reach while doing the most important work of your career. About the team Stripe is looking for an exceptional transactional lawyer to join our commercial legal team supporting our fast growing business in the Americas. Stripe is a global technology company that builds infrastructure for online commerce with a mission to increase the GDP of the internet. Not only do we handle billions of online transactions each year, Stripe is forging new paths in global commerce including the use of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, and agentic commerce. Our innovative suite of SaaS offerings enable millions of users around the world, from entrepreneurs to multinational enterprises and online marketplace platforms, to build their businesses, establish global reach, scale faster and operate more efficiently. And we are just getting started! What you’ll do Responsibilities Support the AMER Sales team, leading negotiations for complex and strategic agreements; Advise on a wide range of commercial and legal issues, including launch of new products to Stripe users and support international expansions; <li&gt

One97 Communications Limited (“Paytm”), India’s leading payments and financial services distribution company and through its affiliates, a pioneer of QR codes, Soundbox, and mobile payments. Paytm builds technologies that help small businesses with payments and commerce. Paytm’s mission is to serve half a billion Indians and bring them to the mainstream economy with the help of technology. About the team: The litigation team manages pan India Litigation (i.e civil, consumer, labor, arbitration, etc. day to day Advisory to business, coordination with Law Enforcement Agency. About the role: We are seeking the candidature of an effective & efficient individual in a DGM position, who would be aligned with the Litigation team and will be dealing with in- house Litigation matters on a Pan India basis, for the entire One97 group. Expectations/ Requirements 1. Litigation Management and control 2. Good legal Knowledge 3. Drafting of legal notices, written statements, replies, representations, presentations, etc 4. Legal Advice on day-to-day operation 5. Handling Police complaints/notices/letters 6. Court appearance on behalf of Company 7. Managing external counsel 8. Risk management 9. Coordinating and dealing with various authorities 10. Coordination with cross-functional teams to ensure compliances to all the prescribed regulatory norms. 11. Legal research and miscellaneous legal work 12. Draft and review pleadings, motions, and other court documents 13. - Develop and implement litigation strategies 14. - Manage case files and maintain accurate records Superpowers/ Skills that will help you succeed in this role ● 12- 15 years of work experience in handling litigation matters. ● Minimum 4-5 years of experience working in-house in litigation. ● Experience in specific areas of litigation (e.g., commercial, employment, intellectual property) ● Familiarity with court procedures and rules ● Good interpersonal skills to effectively communicate and coordinate complex issues

About Snorkel At Snorkel, we believe meaningful AI doesn’t start with the model, it starts with the data. We’re on a mission to help enterprises transform expert knowledge into specialized AI at scale. The AI landscape has gone through incredible changes since 2015, when Snorkel started as a research project in the Stanford AI Lab, to the generative AI breakthroughs of today. But one thing has remained constant: the data you use to build AI is the key to achieving differentiation, high performance, and production-ready systems. We work with some of the world’s largest organizations to empower scientists, engineers, financial experts, product creators, journalists, and more to build custom AI with their data faster than ever before. Excited to help us redefine how AI is built? Apply to be the newest Snorkeler! Counsel, Commercial What You’ll Do Snorkel AI is looking for a Counsel, Commercial to join our growing Legal team, reporting to Snorkel’s Associate General Counsel, Commercial. This is a key role across Snorkel’s commercial contracting function, including vendor agreements and customer agreements. You will serve as a trusted legal partner to business teams across the company, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts while helping build scalable processes. You’ll work closely with cross-functional stakeholders, combining strong commercial legal skills with the hands-on, execution-oriented approach required in a fast-growing technology company. This hybrid role is based in San Francisco or New York City. Responsibilities Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts, including vendor and customer agreements, NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, order forms, and other commercial arrangements. Serve as a trusted legal partner to cross-functional teams on commercial contracts. Manage a high volume of contracts and competing priorities, ensuring timely execution and alignment with business objectives. Review and negotiate commercial

We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. We’re dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Seattle, Washington D.C., Raleigh, London, and Amsterdam. About the team The Privacy & Regulatory Counsel will join Plaid’s Privacy & Regulatory Legal team, which supports Plaid in building infrastructure and products responsibly by translating complex regulatory expectations into concrete guidance. We are a lean, highly collaborative team that includes Privacy and Regulatory counseling. Role Description As Privacy & Regulatory Counsel at Plaid, you will partner with cross-functional teams to analyze complex legal and regulatory issues, provide practical guidance, and support business initiatives in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. This role is ideal for an ambitious attorney who exhibits a growth mindset and eagerness to learn. We value strong communicators who can empathize with business partners, deliver solutions-oriented advice, and foster trust with colleagues at all levels. Responsibilities Monitor and analyze new or changing laws, regulations, supervisory guidance, enforcement activity, and industry developments - and translate them into concise and practical guidance. Answer questions about regulatory compliance for Product, Governance, People, and other cross functional teams. Maintain Plaid’s regula

Synthesia is the world’s leading AI video platform for business, used by over 90% of the Fortune 100. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in London, with offices and teams across Europe and the US. As AI continues to shape the way we live and work, Synthesia develops products to enhance visual communication and enterprise skill development, helping people work better and stay at the center of successful organizations. Following our recent Series E funding round, where we raised $200 million, our valuation stands at $4 billion. Our total funding exceeds $530 million from premier investors including Accel, NVentures (Nvidia's VC arm), Kleiner Perkins, GV, and Evantic Capital, alongside the founders and operators of Stripe, Datadog, Miro, and Webflow. As a Senior Commercial Counsel at Synthesia, you will work closely with our Sales, Marketing, Finance, Business Operations, and Go-To-Market organizations. Our team is a network of knowledgeable and supportive professionals who work as a unit, bringing bold ideas to the table and providing collaborative problem-solving. This role will report to the Director, Commercial Legal (NYC-based, overseeing commercial legal work for the Americas), and be responsible for various legal-related matters and projects involved with supporting the teams that sell and build our products. Responsibilities include: Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a variety of commercial agreements to support sales, partnerships, and our purchase of software and services from vendors. Your primary focus will be on our service agreements, software licenses, data processing agreements, and NDAs for our prospective customers. We’ll ask you to draw from the experience you’ve gained from supporting hundreds or thousands of commercial transactions to help define business terms and structure deals in an optimal way; Advising on a variety of areas ranging from intellectual property, data privacy, data security, software licensing agreements, and go-to-

Who We Are At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people. We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you. We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team. Our Values If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in. Who You Are Do you enjoy turning complex international employment issues into clear, practical guidance that helps teams move with confidence? Are you energized by helping a global EOR business handle sensitive employment lifecycle matters with sound judgment, consistency, and care? You are an experienced employment lawyer who understands that strong EOR legal support requires both legal judgment and operational follow-through. You know how to evaluate lifecycle risk, partner with local experts, align stakeholders, and help teams reach practical outcomes in complex and time-sensitive employment matters. You bring clear communication, business-oriented judgment, and a steady approach to sensitive employee lifecycle issues. As part of the International Legal team, the Senior Lifecycle Counsel, International will provide legal support for complex employment lifecycle execution across Justworks’ EOR offering, with particular focus on sensitive, complex, or escalated matters such as terminations, performance management, leave, and employee relations. You will serve as the legal point of contact for selected lifecycle matters that require Legal in

Who We Are At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people. We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you. We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team. Our Values If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in. Who You Are Do you enjoy turning complex international employment issues into clear, practical guidance that helps teams move with confidence? Are you energized by helping a global EOR business handle sensitive employment lifecycle matters with sound judgment, consistency, and care? You are an experienced employment lawyer who understands that strong EOR legal support requires both legal judgment and operational follow-through. You know how to evaluate lifecycle risk, partner with local experts, align stakeholders, and help teams reach practical outcomes in complex and time-sensitive employment matters. You bring clear communication, business-oriented judgment, and a steady approach to sensitive employee lifecycle issues. As part of the International Legal team, the Senior Lifecycle Counsel, International will provide legal support for complex employment lifecycle execution across Justworks’ EOR offering, with particular focus on sensitive, complex, or escalated matters such as terminations, performance management, leave, and employee relations. You will serve as the legal point of contact for selected lifecycle matters that require Legal in

Who We Are At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people. We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you. We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team. Our Values If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in. Who You Are Do you enjoy turning complex international employment issues into clear, practical guidance that helps teams move with confidence? Are you energized by helping a global EOR business handle sensitive employment lifecycle matters with sound judgment, consistency, and care? You are an experienced employment lawyer who understands that strong EOR legal support requires both legal judgment and operational follow-through. You know how to evaluate lifecycle risk, partner with local experts, align stakeholders, and help teams reach practical outcomes in complex and time-sensitive employment matters. You bring clear communication, business-oriented judgment, and a steady approach to sensitive employee lifecycle issues. As part of the International Legal team, the Senior Lifecycle Counsel, International will provide legal support for complex employment lifecycle execution across Justworks’ EOR offering, with particular focus on sensitive, complex, or escalated matters such as terminations, performance management, leave, and employee relations. You will serve as the legal point of contact for selected lifecycle matters that require Legal in