Legal Counsel Jobs in Boston, MA
Legal Counsel jobs in Boston are concentrated in the Financial District, Seaport, and Back Bay, with steady demand from life sciences, financial services, healthcare, and technology employers. Employers actively hiring include State Street, Analysis, and Chewy. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Top employerState Street
Work type64% Hybrid
Top credentialAssociate's
Companies hiring12
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Senior Legal Counsel
Analysis Group·Boston, Massachusetts
Job functions:
$240k - $270k/yr
1,001-5,000 employees
Job Description
Overview:
The Senior Legal Counsel will provide thoughtful legal advice and support to Analysis Group’s consultants and administrative teams. This position will handle a diverse range of legal matters and will involve working closely with both internal consultants and external clients. You will work independently with the goal of providing timely and practical legal guidance to support the firm’s needs. This position will require sound judgment and critical thinking. You will be asked to work on a wide variety of legal issues, and you will be challenged to find creative and innovative legal solutions to further the important and impactful work for our clients.
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Analysis Group embraces equal opportunity. We are committed to building teams that bring a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, as we believe that a strong and inclusive workforce directly supports our goal of providing the highest-quality work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other class protected under applicable federal, state, or local law, and we encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.
Analysis Group offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package. The estimated salary range for this position is $240,000–$270,000. Compensation offered will be based on a number of factors including work experience, education, and skill level. This role is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus that is determined in large part by individual performance. To learn more about our benefit offerings, click here.
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Analysis Group is one of the largest international economics consulting firms, with more than 1,500 professionals across 15 offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Since 1981, we have provided expertise in economics, finance, health care analytics, and strategy to top law firms, Fortune Global 500 companies, and government agencies worldwide. Our internal experts, together with our network of affiliated experts from academia, industry, and government, offer our clients exceptional breadth and depth of expertise.
The Senior Legal Counsel will provide thoughtful legal advice and support to Analysis Group’s consultants and administrative teams. This position will handle a diverse range of legal matters and will involve working closely with both internal consultants and external clients. You will work independently with the goal of providing timely and practical legal guidance to support the firm’s needs. This position will require sound judgment and critical thinking. You will be asked to work on a wide variety of legal issues, and you will be challenged to find creative and innovative legal solutions to further the important and impactful work for our clients.
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:
- Contracts – Work independently in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide variety of agreements with clients and vendors, including engagement letters, IT vendor agreements, consulting agreements, collaboration agreements, data license agreements, confidentiality agreements, master services agreements, and statements of work. This includes working collaboratively with consulting and administrative teams (Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology and Information Security) regarding contractual obligations.
- General In-House Advice – Provide practical legal advice to consulting staff on a diverse range of topics to balance risk and business need. This work may involve legal research regarding evolving issues and collaborating on long-term projects pertaining to issues that are a priority for the firm.
- Risk Management – Assist in risk management on a firm-wide basis, including in emerging fields like AI. Work on improvement of certain business processes with an eye for increasing efficiency and reducing risk to the firm.
- Manage Outside Counsel - Engage and manage outside counsel as needed to provide timely and practical advice on specific legal issues.
Qualifications:
- JD required.
- Minimum of five years of legal experience required.
- An ideal candidate will have six to eight years of substantive relevant experience.
- Experience independently drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex agreements.
- A combination of law firm and in-house experience is preferred.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent judgment and ability to tailor advice to specific circumstances.
- Strong analytical, strategic, and critical thinking skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Experience with litigation support, AI vendors, pharmaceutical research, and/or data privacy matters is a plus.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
- Curiosity and willingness to learn.
- Enjoys contributing to a collaborative team environment.
- An inclusive and growth-oriented mindset, strong interpersonal skills, and an ability to work across differences.
- To the extent permitted by applicable law, eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship or restriction, now and in the future.
Analysis Group embraces equal opportunity. We are committed to building teams that bring a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, as we believe that a strong and inclusive workforce directly supports our goal of providing the highest-quality work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other class protected under applicable federal, state, or local law, and we encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.
Analysis Group offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package. The estimated salary range for this position is $240,000–$270,000. Compensation offered will be based on a number of factors including work experience, education, and skill level. This role is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus that is determined in large part by individual performance. To learn more about our benefit offerings, click here.
#LI-Hybrid
For information about Analysis Group’s privacy practices, please refer to the applicable Analysis Group privacy policy.
:
- Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
- Please view the EEOC’s “Know Your Rights” poster here.
Analysis Group
Senior Legal Counsel
Boston, Massachusetts
Added 1d ago1,001-5,000 employees
Job functions:
$240k - $270k/yr
Job Description
Overview:
The Senior Legal Counsel will provide thoughtful legal advice and support to Analysis Group’s consultants and administrative teams. This position will handle a diverse range of legal matters and will involve working closely with both internal consultants and external clients. You will work independently with the goal of providing timely and practical legal guidance to support the firm’s needs. This position will require sound judgment and critical thinking. You will be asked to work on a wide variety of legal issues, and you will be challenged to find creative and innovative legal solutions to further the important and impactful work for our clients.
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Analysis Group embraces equal opportunity. We are committed to building teams that bring a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, as we believe that a strong and inclusive workforce directly supports our goal of providing the highest-quality work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other class protected under applicable federal, state, or local law, and we encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.
Analysis Group offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package. The estimated salary range for this position is $240,000–$270,000. Compensation offered will be based on a number of factors including work experience, education, and skill level. This role is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus that is determined in large part by individual performance. To learn more about our benefit offerings, click here.
#LI-Hybrid
Privacy Notice:
Analysis Group is one of the largest international economics consulting firms, with more than 1,500 professionals across 15 offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Since 1981, we have provided expertise in economics, finance, health care analytics, and strategy to top law firms, Fortune Global 500 companies, and government agencies worldwide. Our internal experts, together with our network of affiliated experts from academia, industry, and government, offer our clients exceptional breadth and depth of expertise.
The Senior Legal Counsel will provide thoughtful legal advice and support to Analysis Group’s consultants and administrative teams. This position will handle a diverse range of legal matters and will involve working closely with both internal consultants and external clients. You will work independently with the goal of providing timely and practical legal guidance to support the firm’s needs. This position will require sound judgment and critical thinking. You will be asked to work on a wide variety of legal issues, and you will be challenged to find creative and innovative legal solutions to further the important and impactful work for our clients.
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:
- Contracts – Work independently in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide variety of agreements with clients and vendors, including engagement letters, IT vendor agreements, consulting agreements, collaboration agreements, data license agreements, confidentiality agreements, master services agreements, and statements of work. This includes working collaboratively with consulting and administrative teams (Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology and Information Security) regarding contractual obligations.
- General In-House Advice – Provide practical legal advice to consulting staff on a diverse range of topics to balance risk and business need. This work may involve legal research regarding evolving issues and collaborating on long-term projects pertaining to issues that are a priority for the firm.
- Risk Management – Assist in risk management on a firm-wide basis, including in emerging fields like AI. Work on improvement of certain business processes with an eye for increasing efficiency and reducing risk to the firm.
- Manage Outside Counsel - Engage and manage outside counsel as needed to provide timely and practical advice on specific legal issues.
Qualifications:
- JD required.
- Minimum of five years of legal experience required.
- An ideal candidate will have six to eight years of substantive relevant experience.
- Experience independently drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex agreements.
- A combination of law firm and in-house experience is preferred.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent judgment and ability to tailor advice to specific circumstances.
- Strong analytical, strategic, and critical thinking skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Experience with litigation support, AI vendors, pharmaceutical research, and/or data privacy matters is a plus.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
- Curiosity and willingness to learn.
- Enjoys contributing to a collaborative team environment.
- An inclusive and growth-oriented mindset, strong interpersonal skills, and an ability to work across differences.
- To the extent permitted by applicable law, eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship or restriction, now and in the future.
Analysis Group embraces equal opportunity. We are committed to building teams that bring a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, as we believe that a strong and inclusive workforce directly supports our goal of providing the highest-quality work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other class protected under applicable federal, state, or local law, and we encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.
Analysis Group offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package. The estimated salary range for this position is $240,000–$270,000. Compensation offered will be based on a number of factors including work experience, education, and skill level. This role is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus that is determined in large part by individual performance. To learn more about our benefit offerings, click here.
#LI-Hybrid
For information about Analysis Group’s privacy practices, please refer to the applicable Analysis Group privacy policy.
:
- Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
- Please view the EEOC’s “Know Your Rights” poster here.
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Legal Counsel Jobs in Boston: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a legal counsel job in Boston?
Focus on Boston's dominant hiring sectors: life sciences and biotech around the Seaport and Kendall Square corridor, financial services firms in the Financial District, and major academic medical centers in the Longwood Medical Area. Candidates with transactional, regulatory, or healthcare compliance experience stand out locally. Networking through the Boston Bar Association and targeting in-house roles at growth-stage biotech companies gives you a concrete edge in this market.
Which companies hire legal counsels in Boston?
Employers hiring legal counsels in Boston right now include State Street, Analysis, and Chewy, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Boston's hiring base is especially deep in life sciences, insurance, and asset management, where in-house legal teams are common even at mid-size companies.
Are there remote legal counsel jobs in Boston?
Yes, though legal counsel roles that involve court appearances, contract negotiations, or regulated-industry compliance tend to require at least some in-person presence. About 100% of legal counsel openings tied to Boston are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, with fully remote arrangements most common in contract review, privacy law, and corporate governance work at technology and financial services employers.
How can I get a legal counsel job in Boston with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in Boston is targeting junior in-house roles at growth-stage biotech or health-tech companies in the Seaport and Cambridge, where smaller legal teams hire JDs for contract administration and compliance support. Staff attorney positions at Boston-area hospitals and clinical research organizations also provide early in-house experience. A clerkship with a Massachusetts federal or state court, or a stint in a Boston BigLaw litigation group, strengthens your candidacy meaningfully for a later in-house move.
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