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Litigation Counsel

Anthropic· Legal
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Hybrid (San Francisco, CA)$385k - $460kFull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Experienced litigator to join Anthropic's Litigation and Regulatory team to manage a broad docket, advise on litigation risk, and help scale internal processes for a growing function, with matters spanning IP (copyright), class actions, commercial disputes, and potentially securities and regulatory matters.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a broad range of litigation matters including intellectual property (copyright), 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 high-quality 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 strategic matter-resolution plans
  • Design and implement processes, policies, and tools to scale the litigation function (e.g., matter intake, outside counsel budgeting, contingency reporting, 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; share developments with stakeholders
  • Mentor and develop team members through hands-on work on active matters

Qualifications

  • Hold a law degree (JD, LLB, or equivalent) and possess local in-house counsel license where based
  • Litigated copyright, class action, securities, and regulatory matters
  • Broad experience handling complex civil litigation with knowledge of litigation practice and procedure, discovery, and federal and/or CA state court rules
  • Managed litigation matters independently including case strategy, discovery, drafting and improving briefs, and directing outside counsel
  • Clear written and verbal communication, ability to explain litigation risk and strategy to non-legal audiences at all levels of seniority
  • Poised judgment under pressure balancing legal risk with business priorities

Skills

Required:Litigation strategy and managementLegal writing and briefing

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and benefits
  • 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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