Legal Jobs in San Francisco Bay Area — November 2026
There are 477 live legal jobs in San Francisco Bay Area on Aplyr right now, 35 of them posted in the last 7 days. The most active employers are Anthropic, CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) and Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker. Across 166 recent postings that list pay, the typical advertised salary is about $213k a year. 7% are fully remote.
The Bay Area still has the densest concentration of tech headquarters and venture-backed startups anywhere, from big-tech campuses in the South Bay to AI labs in San Francisco. Legal openings include in-house counsel, paralegal, contracts and compliance roles; in-house teams increasingly favour candidates who already know the industry they regulate.
This page tracks open roles for attorneys, paralegals and compliance staff in the San Francisco Bay Area, pulled straight from employers' own applicant tracking systems rather than reposted from other job boards. Use the filters to narrow by salary, experience level, remote options and visa sponsorship, or let Aplyr's Autopilot apply to matching roles for you.
- OpenAIWashington, DC +1$330K - $366KWashington, DC +1$330K - $366KOct 30OpenAISan Francisco$330K - $423KSan Francisco$330K - $423KOct 30
- OpenAISan Francisco +1$330K - $366KSan Francisco +1$330K - $366KOct 27
- OpenAISan Francisco$347K - $385KSan Francisco$347K - $385KOct 27
- OpenAISan Francisco$252K - $280KSan Francisco$252K - $280KOct 26
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- Perplexity AISan Francisco +1$130K - $210KSan Francisco +1$130K - $210KOct 30Perplexity AISan Francisco +2$100K - $115KSan Francisco +2$100K - $115KOct 23
- Perplexity AISan Francisco +1$200K - $290KSan Francisco +1$200K - $290KOct 23
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- AnthropicSan Francisco, CA$135k - $170k/yrSan Francisco, CA$135k - $170k/yrOct 30AnthropicSan Francisco, CA +1$335k - $385k/yrSan Francisco, CA +1$335k - $385k/yrOct 27
- AnthropicSan Francisco, CA$265k - $335k/yrSan Francisco, CA$265k - $335k/yrOct 24
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- El Camino HealthMountain View, CAMountain View, CA—Oct 29El Camino HealthMountain View, CAMountain View, CA—Oct 29
- El Camino HealthMountain View, CA$132.41 - $198.61 USDMountain View, CA$132.41 - $198.61 USDOct 28
- El Camino HealthMountain View, CA$42.69 - $64.03 USDMountain View, CA$42.69 - $64.03 USDOct 28
- El Camino HealthMountain View, CA$94.12 - $141.18 USDMountain View, CA$94.12 - $141.18 USDOct 28
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- Tyson & Mendes LLPSan Francisco, CA$160k - $190k/yrSan Francisco, CA$160k - $190k/yrOct 29
- Revolution MedicinesRedwood City, California, United States$201k - $251k/yrRedwood City, California, United States$201k - $251k/yrOct 28Revolution MedicinesRedwood City, California, United States$120k - $150k/yrRedwood City, California, United States$120k - $150k/yrOct 23
- Antora EnergySan Jose, CA$250,000 - $300,000/yearSan Jose, CA$250,000 - $300,000/yearOct 28
- Lila SciencesCambridge, MA USA +1$232k - $360k/yrCambridge, MA USA +1$232k - $360k/yrOct 28
- incident.ioSan Francisco$150K - $200KSan Francisco$150K - $200KOct 28
- Chan Zuckerberg InitiativeRedwood City, CA (Hybrid)$138,000 - $189,200/yearRedwood City, CA (Hybrid)$138,000 - $189,200/yearOct 28
- WaymoSan Francisco, CA, USA +1$251k - $310k/yrSan Francisco, CA, USA +1$251k - $310k/yrOct 27
- GridwareSan Francisco, CA$235k - $265k/yrSan Francisco, CA$235k - $265k/yrOct 26
- Turner & TownsendSan FranciscoSan Francisco—Oct 26
- Develop HealthMenlo Park +1$308K - $342KMenlo Park +1$308K - $342KOct 26
- CheckrSan Francisco, California, United States$155k - $157k/yrSan Francisco, California, United States$155k - $157k/yrOct 26
- GustoSan Francisco, CA - Hybrid$199,150 - $272,906/yearSan Francisco, CA - Hybrid$199,150 - $272,906/yearOct 26
- OkloSanta Clara, CA or Remote$110,000 - $150,000/yearSanta Clara, CA or Remote$110,000 - $150,000/yearOct 26
- SynthegoRedwood City, CA$100k - $152k/yrRedwood City, CA$100k - $152k/yrOct 26
- SentinelOneMountain View, California, United States$211,600 - $290,950/yrMountain View, California, United States$211,600 - $290,950/yrOct 26
- CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)Los Angeles, CA +3$27 - $40/hrLos Angeles, CA +3$27 - $40/hrOct 23
- Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Global Commercial and PrivacySeniorRemoteH-1B$300K - $385KHackerOneWashington DC +4$300K - $385KWashington DC +4$300K - $385KOct 23
- Applied MaterialsSanta Clara,CA$195,000.00 - $268,000.00Santa Clara,CA$195,000.00 - $268,000.00Oct 23
- CHAOS IndustriesEl Segundo, California, Washington, District of Columbia, San Francisco, California,$165,000 - $209,000/yearEl Segundo, California, Washington, District of Columbia, San Francisco, California,$165,000 - $209,000/yearOct 22
- FinixSan Francisco +1$140,000 - $220,000/yearSan Francisco +1$140,000 - $220,000/yearOct 22FinixSan Francisco +1$140,000 - $210,000/yearSan Francisco +1$140,000 - $210,000/yearOct 22
- Peregrine TechnologiesSan Francisco, California, United States$175k - $225k/yrSan Francisco, California, United States$175k - $225k/yrOct 22
- Together AISan Francisco$245,000 - $275,000/yearSan Francisco$245,000 - $275,000/yearOct 22
- CrusoeSan Francisco, CA - US$90,000 - $105,000/yearSan Francisco, CA - US$90,000 - $105,000/yearOct 21
- ImprintNew York City +1$200K - $250KNew York City +1$200K - $250KOct 21
Top companies hiring
- Anthropic16 open roles
- CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)15 open roles
- Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker15 open roles
- Intuitive Surgical14 open roles
- JPMorgan Chase13 open roles
- OpenAI12 open roles
- Harvey AI10 open roles
- The United Firm | La Liga Defensora10 open roles
- NVIDIA9 open roles
- Revolution Medicines8 open roles
About this list
What’s included. This page shows roles classified as Legal, located in the San Francisco Bay Area area (San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Clara, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale…), newest first. Postings come directly from employers’ own career sites, not from other job boards.
How it stays fresh. Aplyr re-checks sources throughout the day and drops a posting as soon as the employer closes it. The page itself is rebuilt daily and the “updated” time at the top refreshes live. Snapshot as of Nov 1, 2026.
Quality filters. The table only shows postings from the last 90 days, newest first, and rows with neither a salary nor a location are moved to the bottom. 2 postings in the latest batch were hidden because the title didn’t match this list’s role family.
Frequently asked questions
477 live postings as of Nov 1, 2026, including 35 posted in the last week, across 198 companies. 144 were posted in the last 30 days. Postings drop off as soon as the employer closes them.
Based on 166 recent postings that publish an annual salary range, the median advertised pay for attorneys, paralegals and compliance staff in San Francisco Bay Area is about $213k, and the middle half falls between $155k and $260k. These are base-salary ranges from job ads (midpoint of each range), not total compensation.
The employers with the most open postings right now are Anthropic (16), CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) (15), Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker (15), Intuitive Surgical (14) and JPMorgan Chase (13). The full list below is sorted by most recent.
7% of the postings are fully remote and 35% are hybrid; the rest are on-site. Use the Remote filter above the table to see only remote roles.
49% of the postings are at companies with a record of sponsoring H-1B visas. Turn on the H-1B filter to see only those, or browse the visa-sponsorship lists.
Aplyr reads openings directly from employers' own careers sites and removes them when the employer closes them. This page shows roles classified as Legal, located in the San Francisco Bay Area area (San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Clara, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale…), newest first, and is refreshed daily.
Yes. Quick Apply fills and submits an application with your saved profile and résumé, and Autopilot can apply to batches of matching roles for you. Roles that Aplyr cannot submit automatically link to the employer’s own application page.
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