Most In-Demand Legal Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for Legal roles right now are regulatory-compliance, ai, legal-research — ranked across 11525 open postings.
Updated August 20, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | regulatory-compliance | 1,434 | +1,434 |
| 2 | ai | 1,360 | +1,360 |
| 3 | legal-research | 1,094 | +1,094 |
| 4 | stakeholder-management | 676 | +676 |
| 5 | business-development | 491 | +491 |
| 6 | automation | 399 | +399 |
| 7 | cloud | 395 | +395 |
| 8 | saas | 392 | +392 |
| 9 | process-improvement | 379 | +379 |
| 10 | cybersecurity | 327 | +327 |
| 11 | analytics | 288 | +288 |
| 12 | contract-negotiation | 287 | +287 |
| 13 | fintech | 286 | +286 |
| 14 | accessibility | 274 | +274 |
| 15 | contract-drafting | 271 | +271 |
| 16 | contract-lifecycle-management | 208 | +208 |
| 17 | performance-management | 207 | +207 |
| 18 | machine-learning | 192 | +192 |
| 19 | program-management | 177 | +177 |
| 20 | sharepoint | 156 | +156 |
| 21 | agile | 148 | +148 |
| 22 | employee-relations | 133 | +133 |
| 23 | generative-ai | 132 | +132 |
| 24 | llm | 131 | +131 |
| 25 | data-analytics | 129 | +129 |
| 26 | go-to-market | 127 | +127 |
| 27 | agentic-ai | 121 | +121 |
| 28 | data-governance | 119 | +119 |
| 29 | strategic-planning | 116 | +116 |
| 30 | ecommerce | 114 | +114 |
| 31 | erp | 112 | +112 |
| 32 | technical-writing | 104 | +104 |
| 33 | salesforce | 101 | +101 |
| 34 | sap | 101 | +101 |
| 35 | iso-27001 | 98 | +98 |
| 36 | oracle | 92 | +92 |
| 37 | networking | 92 | +92 |
| 38 | blockchain | 88 | +88 |
| 39 | gcp | 88 | +88 |
| 40 | express | 86 | +86 |