# Legal careers — counted from open postings

Source: https://careerversion.com/careers/legal  
Counted: 2026-10-18T14:13:37.706048+00:00 from employers' own job boards; refreshed nightly. Only open roles. USD; posted bands only, where eight or more posted one, and a figure that could not be a year's pay is left out. Never estimated.

Contracts, compliance, counsel and the paralegal work behind them.

## Facts
- Open roles: 4,344 across 1,055 employers
- Entry level (titled junior/intern, or a year or less asked and not titled senior): 204 (166 titled)
- Postings stating no level: 2,672
- New in the last 30 days (dated first publish): 1,247
- Median posted band at entry: $91K median (10th $44K, 90th $151K; 88 posted bands)
- Median posted band, all levels: $150K median (10th $79K, 90th $250K; 2317 posted bands)
- Work mode: remote 430, hybrid 273, on site 2856, not stated 785

## The roles
| Role | Open roles | Posted bands | Median band |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| Counsel | 180 | 123 | $215K |
| Paralegal | 176 | 47 | $102K |
| Legal Counsel | 169 | 69 | $202K |
| Assistant United States Attorney | 132 | 132 | $138K |
| Manager | 130 | 67 | $163K |
| Director | 124 | 76 | $243K |
| Corporate Counsel | 103 | 62 | $202K |
| Commercial Counsel | 73 | 49 | $217K |
| Associate General Counsel | 66 | 37 | $238K |
| Attorney | 63 | 43 | $156K |
| Assistant General Counsel | 48 | 23 | $215K |
| Compliance Analyst | 46 | 13 | $81K |

## The ladder
| Level | Open roles | Posted bands | Median band |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| Intern | 42 | 5 | — |
| Junior | 124 | 63 | $85K |
| Mid | 35 | 15 | $77K |
| Senior | 585 | 307 | $190K |
| Staff | 28 | 8 | $111K |
| Principal | 29 | 18 | $185K |
| Management | 829 | 421 | $182K |

## Skills postings name most
- Legal Research: 1779 postings, 73 at entry level
- Risk Management: 928 postings, 29 at entry level
- Investigation: 843 postings, 30 at entry level
- Regulatory Compliance: 684 postings, 28 at entry level
- Continuous Improvement: 578 postings, 15 at entry level
- Spreadsheet Analysis: 523 postings, 42 at entry level
- Paralegal Support: 518 postings, 13 at entry level
- Data Privacy: 479 postings, 11 at entry level
- Procurement: 464 postings, 11 at entry level
- Project Management: 445 postings, 9 at entry level
- Due Diligence: 387 postings, 14 at entry level
- Auditing: 372 postings, 12 at entry level

## Employers with the most open roles
- Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys: 204 open, 0 entry level
- City of New York: 177 open, 4 entry level
- Axiom Talent Platform: 70 open, 0 entry level
- CACI: 56 open, 1 entry level
- Amentum: 53 open, 0 entry level
- Capital One: 49 open, 0 entry level
- Ms: 44 open, 4 entry level
- Airwallex: 41 open, 0 entry level
- Offices, Boards and Divisions: 40 open, 1 entry level
- RR Donnelley: 38 open, 15 entry level

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