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IP Counsel, Transactions

Anthropic· Legal
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Hybrid (San Francisco, CA), Hybrid (New York City, NY)$335k - $385kfull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Transactional attorney role focusing on intellectual property aspects of Anthropic's acquisitions, investments, and complex commercial agreements, with emphasis on diligence, negotiation, and scalable playbooks.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the IP workstream on acquisitions and strategic investments, from diligence through letters of intent, definitive agreements, closing, and integration, alongside M&A counsel and outside counsel
  • Partner with commercial counsel on the IP aspects of complex enterprise, partnership, research collaboration, and vendor agreements, advising on and negotiating IP terms
  • Serve as the primary point of contact on IP terms for commercial legal and other colleagues, and help train them to resolve more IP questions independently
  • Drive the playbooks, templates, and processes that enable a lean team to handle IP terms across a high volume of deals
  • Contribute to broader IP strategy, particularly where transactions intersect with open source, trade secrets, patents, or new business models

Qualifications

  • Hold a law degree (JD, LLB, or equivalent) and meet local licensing requirements to work as in-house counsel where based
  • Substantial experience leading IP due diligence and negotiating IP terms in technology M&A
  • First-chair experience negotiating IP provisions in complex commercial technology agreements (licenses, joint development agreements, services agreements)
  • Ability to communicate IP risks and tradeoffs clearly to business leaders and non-specialist lawyers, and to exercise sound judgment about when to hold a position
  • Strong working knowledge of open source licensing, employee and contractor IP assignment obligations, and trade secret protection

Skills

Required:IP due diligenceIP term negotiation

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • Benefits (unspecified specifics in description)
  • Optional equity donation matching
  • Generous vacation and parental leave
  • Flexible working hours
  • Office space for collaboration
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Anthropic

building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems

Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

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