E1E1 — Director (Executive)
Entry-Level Legal Executive
Typically a Corporate Counsel or Legal Counsel who is early in their in-house career. Handles day-to-day legal tasks under supervision.
What this level means
Executive-level director owning a significant function with strategic authority.
- Scope
- A significant function with strategic authority
- Autonomy
- Sets functional strategy
- Complexity
- Strategic and cross-functional
- Impact
- Function-wide enterprise impact
- Decision rights
- Owns strategy and investment for the function
- Leadership
- Executive leadership of a function
- Typical experience
- 12–18 yrs
What you'd do
- Drafting and negotiating routine contracts and legal documents
- Providing legal review of operational matters
- Conducting legal research on regulatory questions
- Supporting compliance efforts by managing documentation and record-keeping
- Issue spotting and escalation
- Draft routine contracts
- Conduct legal research
- Manage legal documentation
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Contract negotiation
- Legal writing
- Research proficiency
- Documentation management
- Problem-solving
- Legal principles
- Contract law
- Regulatory frameworks
- Compliance procedures
- Corporate governance
- Legal research
- Contract drafting
- Attention to detail
- Regulatory compliance
- Communication Skills
What good looks like
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree
- Active license to practice law
- Background in corporate or intellectual property law
Common titles
Director, Legal ExecutiveEntry-Level Legal Executive
Where it sits & what it pays
O*NET / SOC: 23-0000 — Legal Occupations(inferred · under review)
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are coming — JobFrame anchors pay to the family/level structure rather than the raw title.