200+ Legal & Compliance Jobs in Seattle, WA

Observed local government wage data shows legal occupations averaging $67.24 an hour in May 2025. Within sub-roles, Seattle attorneys had a median annual wage of $164,980, while paralegals and legal assistants had a median of $92,900. More current directional signals from posted jobs show Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue salary bands centered on about $132k to $200k for salaried roles, with hourly roles centered on about $29 to $36 an hour. Washington's mean offered salary on new openings in this category was ~$124,596 in August 2026, based on a new-openings sample of n=221.

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 200 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $92,500 at the 25th percentile, $150,000 at the median and $203,642 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

Seattle is a real but selective market for legal, compliance, and risk work right now. We observed more than 500 postings across more than 200 companies over the last 90 days, and the employer base is fragmented rather than dominated by one buyer. Washington statewide employment in this category is up 3.2% year over year, but active postings are down 12.1%, which usually means openings still exist while employers become choosier. The broader metro economy is softer, with unemployment at 5.1% in July 2026 and total nonfarm payrolls down about 1.1% over the latest 12 months reported.

Best positioned: The best odds sit with mid-career attorneys, compliance managers, and senior paralegals who can show AI product counseling, privacy or data-governance work, contract negotiation, or Washington employment-law expertise.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is applying as a generalist and assuming Seattle's pay premium means abundant openings; local legal pay is strong, but statewide postings are down 12.1% year over year and employers are scrutinizing headcount more closely.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 223 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Ashurst Perkins Coie Group: 11 open roles
2. Modern Family Law: 8 open roles
3. Amazon: 6 open roles
4. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP: 6 open roles
5. Carta: 4 open roles
6. HCMP: 4 open roles
7. Axiom: 3 open roles
8. Clyde & Co: 3 open roles
9. Coreweave: 3 open roles
10. Earthjustice: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Seattle: 166
• Bellevue: 16
• Renton: 6
• Redmond: 5
• Kent: 5
• New York: 3
• Kirkland: 3
• Washington: 2

Work arrangement

hybrid 106 (49%), on-site 90 (42%), remote 20 (9%)

Where the demand is

The opportunity set is broad but uneven. We observed more than 500 postings across more than 200 companies in the last 90 days, and the employer base is fragmented. Legal services is the center of gravity at about 45% of sample postings, with smaller pockets in healthcare at about 15%, technology at about 10%, and education at about 5%. The named-employer mix points to three practical lanes. Amazon was the most active named employer with more than 30 postings, followed by Ashurst Perkins Coie Group and NACBA with more than 20 each, and DESC at around 15. That suggests real openings in law firms and legal-service providers, product-facing in-house teams, and mission-driven organizations rather than one dominant hiring channel. The skill mix also tells you where to fit. The most requested skills in the local sample were legal research, case management, contract negotiation, regulatory compliance, and legal writing, while August postings at Amazon highlighted AI product counseling, privacy, and cloud-risk work.

• Law firms and legal services (high): Legal services accounts for about 45% of the local posting sample, and many openings emphasize legal research, case management, drafting, and writing-heavy work.
• In-house tech, privacy, and AI counsel/compliance (moderate): Amazon remained one of the most active named employers locally, and August postings highlighted AWS Applied AI Solutions, AI legal work, privacy, and product counseling.
• Healthcare and regulated-data compliance (moderate): Healthcare represents about 15% of sample postings, and Washington's health-data and privacy developments increase the value of governance and compliance skills in this lane.
• Government and public-interest legal work (limited): Federal court leadership activity supports ongoing legal staffing needs, but financial pressure in parts of public defense makes this lane less predictable.

Where to focus: If you can choose one lane, target product-facing in-house roles or specialized law-firm practices in privacy, employment, and AI instead of broad generalist applications.

Roles worth searching next

• Privacy program manager: Washington's My Health My Data Act and the state's first Data Privacy Report increase the value of privacy program work that sits just outside formal legal titles.
• Employee relations or HR investigations manager: July 2026 Washington labor-law developments touched disability, youth employment, bargaining, whistleblower, and gig-worker issues that often land in HR as much as Legal.
• Cybersecurity GRC analyst or governance manager: Cybersecurity is a premium skill in risk and compliance hiring, and AI-governance rules are pushing security and compliance closer together.
• Trust and safety or policy operations manager: Algorithmic governance and AI oversight are creating policy-heavy roles that value legal reasoning without always requiring a JD.

What postings ask for

• Washington labor and employment law fluency (premium | immediate): July 2026 developments in Washington labor law touched youth employment, workplace safety, disability discrimination, collective bargaining, public pensions, whistleblower claims, and gig-worker classification. Who: Employment lawyers, HR-compliance professionals, investigators, and employee-relations switchers.
• AI product counseling and AI governance (premium | immediate): August Seattle counsel postings at AWS and Amazon centered Applied AI Solutions, machine learning initiatives, privacy, and first-impression product issues. Who: Mid-career attorneys, in-house counsel, privacy leaders, and risk managers working near product teams.
• Data privacy and consumer health data governance (premium | immediate): Washington's My Health My Data Act is fully implemented in 2026, and the state Attorney General published a first Data Privacy Report on August 14, 2026. Who: Privacy counsel, healthcare compliance candidates, tech compliance managers, and program leaders handling regulated data.
• Legal research, writing, case management, and contract negotiation (table_stakes | immediate): Legal research, case management, contract negotiation, regulatory compliance, and legal writing were among the most-requested hard skills in the local posting sample. Who: Entry-level candidates, paralegals, legal assistants, and career switchers who need a credible floor of execution skills.
• Prompt engineering and practical AI tool use (differentiator | near-term): Prompt engineering is predicted to be essential for in-house teams, and legal professionals are already using AI heavily for document review, legal research, and summarization. Who: Mid-career lawyers, legal ops professionals, compliance analysts, and anyone competing for product-facing roles.
• CAMS (differentiator | near-term): The Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist is widely recognized for 2026 and now includes AI-driven detection tools and digital assets. Who: AML, KYC, fintech compliance, and investigations candidates.

Questions about this market

What do Legal, Compliance & Risk roles pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

Observed local government wage data shows legal occupations averaging $67.24 an hour in May 2025. Within sub-roles, Seattle attorneys had a median annual wage of $164,980, while paralegals and legal assistants had a median of $92,900. More current directional signals from posted jobs show Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue salary bands centered on about $132k to $200k for salaried roles, with hourly roles centered on about $29 to $36 an hour. Washington's mean offered salary on new openings in this category was ~$124,596 in August 2026, based on a new-openings sample of n=221. Seattle still pays a premium. Seattle attorneys' median pay of $164,980 is above Washington's statewide attorney median of $154,130, and Seattle paralegals earn about 17 percent more than the Washington median.

Where is demand for Legal, Compliance & Risk roles in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA concentrated?

The opportunity set is broad but uneven. We observed more than 500 postings across more than 200 companies in the last 90 days, and the employer base is fragmented. Legal services is the center of gravity at about 45% of sample postings, with smaller pockets in healthcare at about 15%, technology at about 10%, and education at about 5%. The named-employer mix points to three practical lanes. Amazon was the most active named employer with more than 30 postings, followed by Ashurst Perkins Coie Group and NACBA with more than 20 each, and DESC at around 15. That suggests real openings in law firms and legal-service providers, product-facing in-house teams, and mission-driven organizations rather than one dominant hiring channel. The skill mix also tells you where to fit. The most requested skills in the local sample were legal research, case management, contract negotiation, regulatory compliance, and legal writing, while August postings at Amazon highlighted AI product counseling, privacy, and cloud-risk work.

Which employers are hiring the most Legal, Compliance & Risk talent in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Amazon (30 postings), Ashurst Perkins Coie Group (20 postings), NACBA (20 postings), DESC (15 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Legal, Compliance & Risk roles in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 30% hybrid, with 60% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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