Litigation Counsel

About the role

Anthropic's Legal team is looking for an experienced litigator to join our Litigation and Regulatory team. You'll manage a broad docket of litigation files and pre-litigation disputes with a high degree of autonomy, advise the business on litigation risk, and help build the systems and processes that let a growing litigation function operate well at scale.

The matters you'll handle span intellectual property (particularly copyright), class actions, commercial disputes, and could include securities and shareholder disputes, in both first-party and third-party matters, in the U.S. and abroad. You'll partner closely with colleagues across Legal and teams throughout the company to resolve matters thoughtfully and with minimal disruption to the business. You may also support regulatory investigations and inquiries as needed.

Key responsibilities

• Manage a broad range of litigation matters that could include intellectual property (particularly copyright) matters, class actions, regulatory and commercial disputes, and securities cases
• Direct outside counsel across all stages of litigation, from pre-suit response through discovery, dispositive briefing, trial or resolution and appeal, with a focus on strategic decision-making and filing excellent legal briefs
• Manage small disputes and escalations to limit business friction and minimize risk
• Advise company leadership and cross-functional partners on litigation risk, and develop appropriate strategic litigation plans, including matter-resolution proposals
• Design and implement processes, policies, and tools that help the litigation and regulatory team handle matters efficiently and at scale, such as matter intake, outside counsel budgeting, contingency reporting, and pre-litigation escalation run books
• Work cross-functionally to gather information efficiently and evaluate risk
• Support responses to regulatory investigations and inquiries as needed
• Stay up to date on relevant laws, litigation trends, and AI-related case law, and share developments with key stakeholders
• Mentor and develop team members through hands-on work on active matters

Minimum qualifications

• Hold a JD and are an active member of at least one U.S. state bar (California preferred)
• Have litigated some combination of copyright, class action, securities, and regulatory matters
• Have broad experience handling complex civil litigation, with deep knowledge of litigation practice and procedure, discovery, and federal and/or CA state court rules
• Have managed litigation matters with significant independence, including setting case strategy, managing discovery, writing and improving legal briefs, and directing outside counsel
• Write and communicate clearly, with the ability to explain litigation risk and strategy, particularly for non-legal audiences at all levels of seniority
• Exhibit poise and judgment under pressure while balancing legal risk with business priorities

Preferred qualifications

• At least 12 years of litigation experience with a combination of experience at a global-focused law firm and in-house
• Experience representing technology companies, particularly companies working in emerging technologies
• Experience building systems, processes, or tools for an in-house legal team, such as matter management, outside counsel budgeting, or litigation reporting
• Experience managing regulatory responses or investigations, including both first-party and third-party responses
• Creativity and openness to novel solutions when advancing business priorities while addressing legal risk
• Ability to think and work quickly, have a flexible risk tolerance, and a good sense of humor
• Low ego and a real willingness to roll up your sleeves to solve problems whether mundane or complex
• A thoughtful and empathetic colleague who works well with legal colleagues, outside counsel, and business partners
• A genuine interest in the development of AI that is both innovative and trustworthy, including the opportunities it creates and the risks and limitations that must be addressed

Role-specific policy: For this role, we expect all staff to be able to work from our San Francisco office at least 3 days a week, though we encourage you to apply even if you might need some flexibility for an interim period of time.