Finance & Legal Jobs at Legal, Compliance & GovTech Startups

There are 77 open finance and legal roles at 35 early-stage startups, 55% of them remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 145k to 197.5k, with a median of USD 175k.

What startups in legal, compliance and govtech build

Startups here build software for legal work, compliance and public sector processes. The users are lawyers and officials, and the cost of a wrong answer is high. Roles often pair engineering with people who practised law or worked inside government.

Who is hiring finance and legal roles

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  • 77open roles
  • 35startups hiring
  • 55%remote

Salary

Annual pay for this page’s roles that state a salary, in USD. The typical range covers the middle half of those postings.

  • $175Kmedian pay
  • $145Ktypical range: lower
  • $198Ktypical range: upper

Based on 18 postings stating pay in USD.

Pay figures come from the 21 postings on this page that state a salary.

The hiring market

Experience

Most roles are senior: 36% of those that state a level. 16% are junior or intern.

What finance and legal work involves at an early-stage startup

You build the books, the contracts and the controls rather than inherit them. Founders ask you about runway, a customer agreement and a new country's rules in the same afternoon. At a large company each of those sits with a different specialist team.

Experience level

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Questions people ask

How much do finance and legal jobs pay?

Typically USD 145k to 197.5k a year, with a median of USD 175k, where the posting states a salary.

Which startups are hiring finance and legal roles?

Expa (11 roles), AlertMedia (6) and Lawhive (6) have the most; 35 startups are hiring in total.

Can I work remotely?

55% of these roles are remote.

Do I need to be senior?

Most roles are senior (36% of those that state a level), and 16% are junior or intern.

Are new roles coming in?

3 were posted this week.

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