75+ Legal & Compliance Jobs in San Antonio, TX

Observed local postings center on about $90k to $120k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $69k to $165k. Proxy signals show much higher ceilings for specialized senior roles, including $127,310 to $243,340 for a USAA Compliance Risk Manager Lead and $185,709 to $272,373 for a Rackspace Director, Legal – Litigation and Employment. Statewide, Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts the mean offered salary on new Legal, Compliance & Risk openings in Texas at about $121,794 in July 2026 (n=891).

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Advertised pay

Across the 38 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $85,245 at the 25th percentile, $125,450 at the median and $175,000 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

San Antonio is a balanced but selective market for Legal, Compliance & Risk over the next 3-6 months. The local backdrop is supportive because metro Professional and Business Services employment was up 3.5761% year over year in June 2026, faster than total metro nonfarm growth of 0.6052%. But Texaswide hiring in this field looks tighter than last year: Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows Legal, Compliance & Risk employment in Texas up 2.7% while active postings were down 7.9% in July 2026. That usually means real demand exists, but fewer easy wins for broad, untargeted applicants.

Best positioned: Candidates with Texas-bar status or regulated-industry compliance depth, especially AML/sanctions, contract management, or litigation and employment exposure, have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming this is a remote-friendly generalist market; local postings were about 70% on-site and about 5% remote.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 79 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. THOMAS: 9 open roles
2. Modern Family Law: 4 open roles
3. Rmwbh Pc: 4 open roles
4. 1800lionlaw: 3 open roles
5. DMCA: 3 open roles
6. Tyson & Mendes LLP: 3 open roles
7. Avid Core LLC: 2 open roles
8. Capgemini: 2 open roles
9. Hartford: 2 open roles
10. Valero: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• San Antonio: 75
• Dallas: 1
• Houston: 1
• Columbus: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 49 (62%), hybrid 26 (33%), remote 4 (5%)

Where the demand is

The opportunity set is real but scattered. Over the last 90 days, more than 125 Legal, Compliance & Risk postings were observed across more than 75 companies in San Antonio, and hiring in the sample was fragmented rather than dominated by one employer. Within that mix, legal services accounted for about 30% of postings, healthcare about 20%, another legal bucket about 20%, insurance about 10%, and education about 10%. Named repeat employers in the sample included THOMAS, Modern Family Law, YO IT Consulting, and New Season, while recent local spot signals also showed USAA and Rackspace hiring for specialized roles. That means the market is not one big-company story. The most practical clusters are law-firm and litigation work, healthcare-linked compliance and case-management work, and in-house risk and compliance roles tied to insurers and regional corporate legal departments. If you need remote-only work, your addressable market is much smaller because only about 5% of local postings were remote.

• Law firms and litigation-heavy legal services (high): Legal services made up about 30% of local postings, and recurring local hard-skill signals included legal research, legal writing, and litigation.
• Regulated-industry compliance and risk (moderate): Insurance represented about 10% of local postings, and a recent San Antonio USAA role targeted AML and sanctions risk assessment at the lead level.
• Healthcare compliance and documentation-heavy roles (moderate): Healthcare represented about 20% of postings, and local skill signals leaned toward case management, documentation, crisis intervention, and treatment planning.
• Remote-only legal and compliance work (limited): Only about 5% of local postings were remote, so this is the narrowest slice of the market.

Where to focus: Focus first on on-site or hybrid roles in legal services, insurance-linked compliance, and healthcare organizations, then layer in specialized senior in-house targets if you have the domain depth.

Roles worth searching next

• Legal operations or contract operations specialist: This is a practical bridge because employers want contract management, compliance, and litigation support talent that can use contract management systems and AI-enabled review tools.
• AI governance analyst: New roles such as AI governance officer and AI compliance counsel are emerging, and AI-governance job boards now show legal and compliance openings tied to this workflow.
• Data privacy or data protection analyst: Privacy and data protection are being treated as priority hiring areas alongside compliance work, making this a natural neighboring lane.
• Litigation support or eDiscovery specialist: Litigation support remains a named demand area, and legal teams are shifting value from manual review toward tech-enabled advisory and workflow execution.

What postings ask for

• State Bar of Texas good standing (table_stakes | immediate): It was the most commonly specified credential in local postings that explicitly listed certifications, making it the clearest hard filter for attorney-track roles. Who: Licensed attorneys, relocating counsel, and law graduates awaiting admission.
• Legal research and legal writing (table_stakes | immediate): These appeared repeatedly in local skill signals, with legal research at about 20% and legal writing at about 10% of postings in the sample. Who: Entry-level candidates, paralegals, and laterals targeting law firms.
• Case management and documentation (table_stakes | immediate): Case management showed up in about 30% of local postings and documentation in about 10%, especially relevant in healthcare-linked and service-heavy roles. Who: Paralegals, legal assistants, healthcare-compliance entrants, and switchers from operations.
• Regulatory compliance, AML, and sanctions risk assessment (premium | immediate): A recent San Antonio USAA opening specifically targeted AML and sanctions risk assessment, and national hiring signals still point to compliance as a durable legal hiring lane. Who: Mid-career compliance professionals, finance-adjacent switchers, and candidates targeting insurers or regulated enterprises.
• Contract Lifecycle Management and AI-enabled review tools (differentiator | near-term): Contract management, regulatory compliance, and litigation support are current demand areas, and employers increasingly want people who can use contract management systems and AI-enabled review tools. AI search, extraction, and chat are now considered table stakes in serious CLM software. Who: In-house counsel, contracts managers, legal ops professionals, and switchers with workflow experience.
• AI fluency and legal prompt engineering (premium | near-term): As of 2026, 41% of law firms and 47% of corporate legal departments report using generative AI, and prompt engineering for lawyers is described as a critical skill. Who: Attorneys, paralegals, compliance analysts, and legal operations candidates.

Questions about this market

What do Legal, Compliance & Risk roles pay in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX?

Observed local postings center on about $90k to $120k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $69k to $165k. Proxy signals show much higher ceilings for specialized senior roles, including $127,310 to $243,340 for a USAA Compliance Risk Manager Lead and $185,709 to $272,373 for a Rackspace Director, Legal – Litigation and Employment. Statewide, Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts the mean offered salary on new Legal, Compliance & Risk openings in Texas at about $121,794 in July 2026 (n=891). That reads as a solid mid-market for experienced practitioners, with San Antonio's cost-of-living index at 91.2, or about 9% below the national baseline of 100. You can live better on a mid-band legal or compliance salary here than in higher-cost legal hubs, but the biggest premiums sit in narrow senior tracks.

Where is demand for Legal, Compliance & Risk roles in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX concentrated?

The opportunity set is real but scattered. Over the last 90 days, more than 125 Legal, Compliance & Risk postings were observed across more than 75 companies in San Antonio, and hiring in the sample was fragmented rather than dominated by one employer. Within that mix, legal services accounted for about 30% of postings, healthcare about 20%, another legal bucket about 20%, insurance about 10%, and education about 10%. Named repeat employers in the sample included THOMAS, Modern Family Law, YO IT Consulting, and New Season, while recent local spot signals also showed USAA and Rackspace hiring for specialized roles. That means the market is not one big-company story. The most practical clusters are law-firm and litigation work, healthcare-linked compliance and case-management work, and in-house risk and compliance roles tied to insurers and regional corporate legal departments. If you need remote-only work, your addressable market is much smaller because only about 5% of local postings were remote.

Which employers are hiring the most Legal, Compliance & Risk talent in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX?

Recent postings show the most activity from THOMAS (10 postings), Modern Family Law (5 postings), YO IT Consulting (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Legal, Compliance & Risk roles in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 25% hybrid, with 70% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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