Remote Legal Counsel Jobs
Remote legal counsel jobs are open across the U.S. at remote-first companies, distributed enterprise teams, and fast-growing startups that handle legal work entirely through distributed counsel. Sectors actively hiring include technology, financial services, healthcare, and e-commerce, with demand for remote-ready attorneys running strong. Employers hiring right now include Oscar Health, BlackRock, and Recurrent Energy. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Job description
About this role
Your team
The Private Funds Legal team supports BlackRock’s global alternatives platform across a broad range of private investment funds. The team partners closely with investment, distribution and other business and support functions on the structuring, launch, governance and ongoing operation of private funds across multiple asset classes and jurisdictions.
Your role and impact
As a Private Funds Attorney, you will provide legal support across a diverse range of private fund products, including hedge funds, funds of funds and illiquid private markets strategies. The role offers extensive cross-functional engagement and exposure to senior leadership, with an increasing focus on secondaries transactions, expanding access through wealth channels and semi-liquid products. You will bring strong legal judgment and a practical, business-minded approach to complex legal and regulatory matters.
Your responsibilities
In every role at BlackRock, you'll be expected to apply sound judgement and critical thinking to solve complex problems, adapt as the business evolves, and combine the curiosity to explore new approaches and technologies with the rigor to challenge the results. The scope of this role also includes the following responsibilities:
- Support the structuring, formation, launch, governance and ongoing operation of private investment funds across BlackRock’s global alternatives platform.
- Advise on a broad range of private fund structures, including hedge funds, funds of funds and illiquid private markets strategies.
- Draft, review, negotiate and interpret fund documentation, including complex fund agreements and investor side letters.
- Provide legal guidance on fund marketing and distribution matters across applicable jurisdictions and regulatory frameworks.
- Partner with business and support functions on complex, time-sensitive matters and develop practical solutions across BlackRock products and services.
- Support evolving strategic areas, including secondaries transactions, access to wealth channels and semi-liquid products.
Your experience
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and active admission to a U.S. state bar.
- Relevant legal experience in asset management or fund formation, gained within a major law firm, an investment management firm’s legal department or the alternative investment division of an investment bank.
- Experience with private fund formation and demonstrated ability to draft, negotiate and interpret complex fund documents and side letters.
- Knowledge of applicable regulatory frameworks, including the U.S. Securities Act and Regulation D/Regulation S, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), as well as other U.S. and non-U.S. laws impacting privately offered funds.
- Experience with retail alternative products is preferred, particularly as private market strategies expand through wealth channels and semi-liquid structures.
- Strong legal judgment and analytical, written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate sophisticated concepts clearly to colleagues at different levels.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple time-sensitive matters, coordinate across business and support functions, build strong working relationships and develop practical, business-minded solutions.
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
Our hybrid work model
BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.
Guidance on AI use for candidates
At BlackRock, AI has long been part of how we work – enhancing decision-making, improving operations, and helping us deliver better outcomes for clients. We encourage candidates to use AI thoughtfully to learn, prepare, and work more effectively; but during our interview process, we want to focus on getting to know you through your own experiences, thinking, and judgment. To support you, we’ve provided guidance (opens in new window) on when and how to use AI during our hiring process so you can approach each step with confidence and showcase your best self.
About BlackRock
At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.
This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
To learn more about BlackRock, please visit Careers.BlackRock.com (opens in new window). We also encourage you to get to know us on LinkedIn (opens in new window), Instagram (opens in new window), YouTube (opens in new window), X (opens in new window), and TikTok (opens in new window).
BlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement (opens in new window) and the pay transparency statement (opens in new window).
BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email Disability.Assistance@blackrock.com (opens in new window). All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy (opens in new window). (opens in new window)
BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.R267175
Job description
About this role
Your team
The Private Funds Legal team supports BlackRock’s global alternatives platform across a broad range of private investment funds. The team partners closely with investment, distribution and other business and support functions on the structuring, launch, governance and ongoing operation of private funds across multiple asset classes and jurisdictions.
Your role and impact
As a Private Funds Attorney, you will provide legal support across a diverse range of private fund products, including hedge funds, funds of funds and illiquid private markets strategies. The role offers extensive cross-functional engagement and exposure to senior leadership, with an increasing focus on secondaries transactions, expanding access through wealth channels and semi-liquid products. You will bring strong legal judgment and a practical, business-minded approach to complex legal and regulatory matters.
Your responsibilities
In every role at BlackRock, you'll be expected to apply sound judgement and critical thinking to solve complex problems, adapt as the business evolves, and combine the curiosity to explore new approaches and technologies with the rigor to challenge the results. The scope of this role also includes the following responsibilities:
- Support the structuring, formation, launch, governance and ongoing operation of private investment funds across BlackRock’s global alternatives platform.
- Advise on a broad range of private fund structures, including hedge funds, funds of funds and illiquid private markets strategies.
- Draft, review, negotiate and interpret fund documentation, including complex fund agreements and investor side letters.
- Provide legal guidance on fund marketing and distribution matters across applicable jurisdictions and regulatory frameworks.
- Partner with business and support functions on complex, time-sensitive matters and develop practical solutions across BlackRock products and services.
- Support evolving strategic areas, including secondaries transactions, access to wealth channels and semi-liquid products.
Your experience
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and active admission to a U.S. state bar.
- Relevant legal experience in asset management or fund formation, gained within a major law firm, an investment management firm’s legal department or the alternative investment division of an investment bank.
- Experience with private fund formation and demonstrated ability to draft, negotiate and interpret complex fund documents and side letters.
- Knowledge of applicable regulatory frameworks, including the U.S. Securities Act and Regulation D/Regulation S, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), as well as other U.S. and non-U.S. laws impacting privately offered funds.
- Experience with retail alternative products is preferred, particularly as private market strategies expand through wealth channels and semi-liquid structures.
- Strong legal judgment and analytical, written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate sophisticated concepts clearly to colleagues at different levels.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple time-sensitive matters, coordinate across business and support functions, build strong working relationships and develop practical, business-minded solutions.
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
Our hybrid work model
BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.
Guidance on AI use for candidates
At BlackRock, AI has long been part of how we work – enhancing decision-making, improving operations, and helping us deliver better outcomes for clients. We encourage candidates to use AI thoughtfully to learn, prepare, and work more effectively; but during our interview process, we want to focus on getting to know you through your own experiences, thinking, and judgment. To support you, we’ve provided guidance (opens in new window) on when and how to use AI during our hiring process so you can approach each step with confidence and showcase your best self.
About BlackRock
At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.
This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
To learn more about BlackRock, please visit Careers.BlackRock.com (opens in new window). We also encourage you to get to know us on LinkedIn (opens in new window), Instagram (opens in new window), YouTube (opens in new window), X (opens in new window), and TikTok (opens in new window).
BlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement (opens in new window) and the pay transparency statement (opens in new window).
BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email Disability.Assistance@blackrock.com (opens in new window). All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy (opens in new window). (opens in new window)
BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.R267175
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Automotive
- Technology & Software
- Non-Profit & Social Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote legal counsel jobs.
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school
- Active bar membership in at least one U.S. state
- 3-7 years of relevant legal experience in private practice or in-house
- Strong contract drafting, negotiation, and risk assessment skills
- Experience advising on corporate governance, employment, or regulatory matters
- Proficiency with contract lifecycle management or legal operations software
Tips for Your Remote Legal Counsel Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote legal counsel openings from across the U.S. in one place. Check it regularly and apply directly to roles that match your practice area and experience level, since competitive remote postings close faster than office-based ones.
Prove your async communication skills upfront
Remote legal counsel work runs on written communication. Include writing samples, contract redlines, or policy memos in your application materials so hiring teams can see how you advise and document legal positions without a face-to-face meeting.
Highlight tools you use for remote legal work
Call out your fluency with contract lifecycle management software, e-signature platforms, and collaboration tools like Slack or Notion. Remote employers want to know you can slot into their existing distributed legal workflow without a steep ramp-up.
Prepare for written interview formats
Many remote legal hiring processes include a written exercise, case memo, or async video screen instead of a live interview. Practice drafting a concise legal analysis under a time constraint so you're ready to show your thinking in the format remote teams actually use.
Remote Legal Counsel Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote legal counsel job?
Target companies with distributed or remote-first teams, since they have established workflows for remote legal review, contract management, and internal advising without requiring you to be in an office. Remote employers screen hard for written communication, because most legal guidance gets delivered async via email, Slack, or shared documents rather than in-person meetings. Showing you can write clearly, work independently, and manage a legal calendar without hand-holding gives you a real edge.
Which companies hire remote legal counsels?
Employers currently hiring remote legal counsels include Oscar Health, BlackRock, and Recurrent Energy, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Remote-first technology companies, distributed financial services firms, and healthcare platforms are among the most consistent employers of remote legal counsel talent.
Can you get a remote legal counsel job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level legal counsel roles are harder to land because employers expect you to operate independently from day one without in-office mentorship. Your best path is through companies that have structured onboarding for distributed teams, where remote workflows are already documented. Showing writing samples, contract drafting work, or relevant clinics and internships gives hiring managers something concrete to evaluate when experience on a resume is thin.
Do you need a degree for remote legal counsel jobs?
Usually, yes, most legal counsel roles require a JD and bar admission in at least one jurisdiction, and remote employers don't relax that standard. What they do weigh alongside credentials is practical output: contracts you've drafted, disputes you've resolved, and your ability to advise cross-functional teams in writing. A strong portfolio of real legal work can distinguish you from other credentialed candidates.
Which industries hire the most remote legal counsels?
The sectors hiring the most remote legal counsels are Automotive, Technology & Software, and Non-Profit & Social Services, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These industries rely heavily on distributed teams and need in-house legal support that can operate across time zones without being tied to a single office location.
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