Hourly Wage for Corporate Legal Counsel Salary in the United States

How much does a Corporate Legal Counsel make hourly in the United States? The average hourly wage for a Corporate Legal Counsel in the United States is $58 as of April 26, 2022, but the salary range typically falls between $49 and $68. Hourly rate can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Senior Counsel

Hamilton Beach Brands Inc - Glen Allen , VA

Oversee the execution and administration of corporate compliance programs and related compliance training * Manage and supervise external legal counsel, junior in-house counsel, and non-attorney Law ...

Latpro - Diversity Jobs - 19 days ago

Associate General Counsel, Data Governance and Protection

CARFAX - Centreville , VA

... Corporate Counsel Certificate * At least five years of related legal experience, including experience with data licensing * Undergraduate degree in information technology, computer science ...

JobLeads - 11 days ago

Corporate Counsel

Swisslog Logistics - Newport News , VA

Provides contract and legal support to the business. Support includes, but is not limited to ... Manage external counsel and e-discovery in litigation. * Refine and improve contract templates and ...

ZipRecruiter - 28 days ago

Corporate Counsel, Patent

Salesforce.com, Inc - Reston , VA

Legal **Job Details** Salesforce is looking for a talented patent attorney who is passionate about ... counsel on a broad array of patent and IP questions. The ideal candidate will have 5-8 years of IP ...

Upward.net - 60 days ago

Senior Counsel, Governance and Securities

eSmartloan - Fairfax , VA

... legal professionals who provide counsel and support on securities, corporate governance, executive compensation, finance and other public disclosure matters. The Senior Counsel position is an ...

JobCase - 9 days ago

Employment and Compliance Counsel

AVALON BAY COMMUNITIES, Inc. - Arlington , VA

A minimum of seven (7) years of legal practice experience at a reputable law firm and/or corporate ... organization, outside counsel) with strong people (client service) skills. * Excellent ...

JobLeads - 6 days ago

What does a Corporate Legal Counsel do?

Corporate Legal Counsel

Develop and administer effective legal training and practical guidelines to business partners in the areas of confidentiality, antitrust, corporate governance, contracts, and other relevant areas.

October 01, 2021

Works with client groups to identify, assess and address general legal concerns.

November 06, 2021

Reviews R&D agreements negotiated by paralegal and non-legal staff including risk assessment associated with non-standard provisions.

December 11, 2021

Provide advice and counsel to litigation and investigations case teams concerning best practices for identification, preservation, collection, processing, review/analysis, and production of hard copy and electronically stored information.

January 05, 2022

Management of structuring, drafting and negotiating joint venture and partnership agreements and leases and related contracts.

February 09, 2022

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Average Hourly Wage

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58

Average Total Hourly Cash Compensation

Includes base and short-term incentives

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62

These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Corporate Legal Counsel in the United States. The average hourly rate for Corporate Legal Counsel ranges from $49 to $68 with the average hourly pay of $58. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $52 to $74 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $62.

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