200+ Legal & Compliance Jobs in Austin, TX

Observed local government data shows a wide split inside this category: lawyers in Austin had a mean annual wage of $139,730 in May 2025, while paralegals and legal assistants had a median of $64,140, with a 25th-to-75th percentile range of $46,800 to $79,100. Recent posting data for the broader category centers on about $111k to $158k, which is directionally useful but reflects a mix of higher-paid attorney, compliance leadership, and risk roles.

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Advertised pay

Across the 116 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $95,384 at the 25th percentile, $116,205 at the median and $194,179 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Austin is a competitive market right now: we observed more than 350 postings across more than 200 companies in the last 90 days, but most openings skew mid-career and hiring is spread across a fragmented employer base. Pay can be strong, especially for attorneys and senior compliance or risk roles, with Austin legal occupations averaging $67.07 per hour and posted salary ranges across the broader category centering on about $111k to $158k. The catch is that Austin's unemployment rate was 4% in July 2026 and up 11.1111% year over year, while Texas-wide active postings for legal, compliance & risk were down 4.3% year over year according to Revelio Public Labor Statistics even as Texas employment in the category rose 2.9%.

Best positioned: Licensed attorneys and mid-career compliance or risk professionals with clear domain specialization in regulated industries have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is treating this as one uniform market; attorney pay headlines and litigation openings can hide a much tougher search for generalist paralegal or junior compliance applicants.

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Who is hiring here

Counted across all 208 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Texas Attorney General's Office: 11 open roles
2. TX-HHSC-DSHS-DFPS: 10 open roles
3. Your Texas Benefits: 10 open roles
4. THOMAS: 5 open roles
5. PowerLines: 4 open roles
6. Public Utility Commission of Texas: 4 open roles
7. Tesla, Inc.: 4 open roles
8. Ashurst Perkins Coie Group: 3 open roles
9. Daniel Stark LLP: 3 open roles
10. Jackson Walker, LLP: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Austin: 193
• Cedar Park: 2
• New York: 2
• San Antonio: 1
• Atlanta: 1
• Dallas: 1
• Pflugerville: 1
• Washington: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 101 (50%), hybrid 90 (44%), remote 13 (6%)

Where the demand is

Opportunity is concentrated first in legal services and second in regulated institutions. In the local posting mix, about 45% of roles came from legal services, about 20% from government and public sector, about 10% from healthcare, and about 5% from insurance. The employer list is broad rather than dominated by one firm, with more than 350 postings across more than 200 companies over the last 90 days and a fragmented concentration pattern. That fragmentation matters because Austin rewards targeted specialization. Recent named openings span a Risk Management Specialist at the Texas Workforce Commission, compliance and cybersecurity GRC roles at the University of Texas at Austin, a VP of Compliance role at Citizens, a Regulatory Risk Manager role at Amazon Pharmacy, and a hybrid Compliance Manager and Paralegal role in healthcare. On the law-firm side, current signals point to ECVC corporate work, insurance defense litigation, and POA governance as real niches rather than abstract buzzwords.

• Law firms and legal services (high): This is the largest local segment at about 45% of postings, with recurring demand for legal research, drafting, litigation, and transactional attorney work including ECVC.
• Government, university, and public-sector compliance (moderate): Around 20% of postings sit in government and public sector, and recent Austin examples include the Texas Workforce Commission and the University of Texas at Austin.
• Healthcare, insurance, and regulated operations (moderate): Healthcare accounts for about 10% and insurance about 5% of local postings, with recent roles at Citizens, Amazon Pharmacy, and a local healthcare foundation building hybrid compliance-legal capacity.

Where to focus: Focus your search on one of two lanes: either law-firm practice areas with clear local demand, or regulated-industry compliance and risk roles where legal, contracts, and operational controls intersect.

Roles worth searching next

• Legal Operations Manager: Austin employers are increasingly mixing legal work with technology, staffing, compliance, and workflow ownership, and CLOM is positioned as the leading credential for that path.
• Legal Technologist / Legal Data Intelligence Specialist: Industry forecasts call for growing demand for professionals who can combine legal reasoning, data behavior, and workflow design as AI becomes normal in legal delivery.
• Contract Lifecycle Management or Procurement Operations Specialist: Contract management and legal-tech integration are premium skills, and local hybrid roles already blend paralegal work with contract administration and governance.
• Cybersecurity Program or Privacy Operations Manager: Cybersecurity, data privacy, compliance, and AI governance are high-premium skills, and UT Austin recently posted a Director of Cybersecurity Governance, Risk and Compliance role.

What postings ask for

• Texas bar admission (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most explicitly named required credential in the local posting sample, even though many attorney roles imply licensure without listing it separately. Who: Attorneys and current law graduates awaiting licensure.
• Legal research, legal writing, and drafting (table_stakes | immediate): Legal research appears in about 35% of local postings, with legal writing about 15% and legal drafting about 10%, making this the baseline proof-of-work skill cluster. Who: Entry-level attorneys, paralegals, and anyone targeting litigation or advisory work.
• Case management and litigation workflow (differentiator | immediate): Case management shows up in about 20% of local postings, and active local hiring in insurance defense and plaintiff litigation suggests employers want people who can move matters, not just analyze them. Who: Paralegals, associates, legal assistants, and litigation support candidates.
• Regulatory compliance and risk management (differentiator | immediate): Regulatory compliance and risk management each appear in about 10%-15% of local skill demand, and recent Austin openings span public-sector risk, university compliance, insurance compliance leadership, and regulatory risk in healthcare-tech. Who: Compliance managers, analysts, attorneys seeking in-house work, and operations leaders moving into risk.
• Contract administration and negotiation (differentiator | near-term): Contract negotiation appears in about 10% of local postings, and at least one Austin healthcare role combines paralegal work with contract administration, governance, tax, and healthcare compliance. Who: Career switchers, paralegals, legal ops candidates, and in-house applicants.
• Emerging companies and venture capital experience (premium | near-term): Austin law-firm hiring is explicitly rewarding ECVC experience, which aligns with the metro's startup and financing ecosystem. Who: Mid-level corporate associates and transactional attorneys.

Questions about this market

What do Legal, Compliance & Risk roles pay in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

Observed local government data shows a wide split inside this category: lawyers in Austin had a mean annual wage of $139,730 in May 2025, while paralegals and legal assistants had a median of $64,140, with a 25th-to-75th percentile range of $46,800 to $79,100. Recent posting data for the broader category centers on about $111k to $158k, which is directionally useful but reflects a mix of higher-paid attorney, compliance leadership, and risk roles. Austin legal pay is clearly above the metro's overall wage baseline, because legal occupations averaged $67.07 per hour versus $35.85 for all occupations in May 2025. In practice, that means Austin can pay well, but the best compensation is concentrated in licensed attorney and specialized compliance or risk roles rather than evenly distributed across the category.

Where is demand for Legal, Compliance & Risk roles in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX concentrated?

Opportunity is concentrated first in legal services and second in regulated institutions. In the local posting mix, about 45% of roles came from legal services, about 20% from government and public sector, about 10% from healthcare, and about 5% from insurance. The employer list is broad rather than dominated by one firm, with more than 350 postings across more than 200 companies over the last 90 days and a fragmented concentration pattern. That fragmentation matters because Austin rewards targeted specialization. Recent named openings span a Risk Management Specialist at the Texas Workforce Commission, compliance and cybersecurity GRC roles at the University of Texas at Austin, a VP of Compliance role at Citizens, a Regulatory Risk Manager role at Amazon Pharmacy, and a hybrid Compliance Manager and Paralegal role in healthcare. On the law-firm side, current signals point to ECVC corporate work, insurance defense litigation, and POA governance as real niches rather than abstract buzzwords.

Which employers are hiring the most Legal, Compliance & Risk talent in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

Recent postings show the most activity from Texas Attorney General's Office (20 postings), NACBA (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Legal, Compliance & Risk roles in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 35% hybrid, with 55% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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