About Anthropic

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

About the role

We're looking for a Commercial Counsel, SPARC (Safety, Policy, and Research Contracts) to join our legal team at the forefront of shaping how cutting-edge AI technology reaches users, researchers, and enterprises worldwide. You'll work alongside experienced colleagues who operate as true strategic partners—moving fast, thinking creatively, and working collaboratively on cutting-edge AI safety and research agreements, including threat-sharing frameworks with leading security organizations and collaborations that shape and advance responsible AI development standards. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated attorney to develop deep expertise in their commercial transactions career while contributing directly to responsible AI development.

Key responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, focusing mainly on AI safety and research agreements, as well as product and strategic partnership agreements
• Partner closely with beneficial deployments, health, policy, and education partnerships teams to support deal velocity and provide practical legal guidance
• Draft program terms for the phased deployment of AI models with frontier capabilities in cybersecurity and health sciences.
• Help build and maintain commercial legal infrastructure, including contract templates, playbooks, and process improvements
• Partner with Policy, Safeguards, and Research teams on novel AI governance initiatives
• Identify and escalate legal risks appropriately while supporting business momentum
• Stay current on legal developments affecting AI technologies

Minimum qualifications

• Hold a law degree (JD, LLB, or equivalent) and meet the local licensing requirements to work as in house counsel where you’ll be based
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements
• Demonstrated ability to provide clear, practical legal guidance to non-lawyers on complex commercial law matters

Preferred qualifications

• Commercial experience supporting research collaborations and sponsored research and grant giving programs
• Curiosity about AI technology and AI policy, and a commitment to responsible AI development Experience with biotech, clinical research, or other life sciences transactions
• Familiarity with grant-making or grant-funded arrangements, including funding terms and compliance considerations
• Experience advising on partnerships with non-profit foundations, academic institutions, or industry trade groups
• Comfort advising research teams whose work doesn't follow a standard commercial playbook
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate legal concepts for non-legal audiences
• A collaborative approach to working with colleagues and external partners
• Experience navigating multi-stakeholder agreements involving technical and policy considerations
• Ability to adapt to shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with SaaS agreements or other technology transactions

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