IP Counsel, Copyright

We are seeking an experienced IP Counsel to join our IP legal team with a focus on copyright. In this role, you will work cross-functionally with our AI product development and research teams and in-house legal team members across product, research, and litigation to navigate emerging copyright challenges unique to frontier AI systems.

As an IP Counsel, you will serve as an internal expert resource on copyright law for research, product, litigation, and policy stakeholders. You will advise in-house legal teams on a range of copyright issues across model and product development and litigation, provide day-to-day copyright guidance to product, engineering, and safety teams on features, launches, and content policies, and monitor and translate US and international copyright developments to internal stakeholders.

You will collaborate on evolving and implementing Anthropic's global strategy on copyright issues, including monitoring, researching, and advising on emerging developments. You will help shape public positions and create advocacy materials on copyright issues, collaborate with fellow IP counsel and other in-house legal teams and outside counsel on litigation and monitor copyright developments involving other organizations, and engage with academics, industry groups, and other stakeholders to develop norms and best practices around copyright and AI.

To be successful in this role, you will need to have a JD and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar (California preferred), expertise in U.S. copyright law and its application to emerging technologies, with working knowledge of international copyright frameworks, a creative problem-solving approach, with the ability to translate complex legal concepts for technical teams and develop practical solutions in uncharted legal territory, and a track record of thriving in fast-paced environments, wearing multiple hats while balancing innovation with responsible risk management.

Preferred qualifications include at least 10 years of relevant legal experience advising on copyright issues for technology companies or AI/ML products (in-house experience preferred), demonstrated experience advising in-house teams on machine learning development lifecycles, AI products, and the unique copyright challenges they present, and a passion for AI's potential while maintaining a realistic assessment of its risks, with a commitment to building ethical and trustworthy systems.