IP Counsel, Transactions

San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY · San Francisco · USD 335,000-385,000 / year · 10+ years experience · Hybrid · Posted Sep 22, 2026

At a glance

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.

We are seeking an experienced and strategic transactional attorney to join the IP team within our growing legal department.
In this role, you will be responsible for the IP side of Anthropic's transactions, partnering with the M&A and commercial counsel who lead each deal.

Lead the IP workstream on acquisitions and strategic investments, from diligence through letters of intent, definitive agreements, closing, and integration, alongside our 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 so they can resolve more IP questions on their own
Drive the playbooks, templates, and processes that let a lean team 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

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
Have substantial experience leading IP due diligence and negotiating IP terms in technology M&A
Have first-chair experience negotiating IP provisions in complex commercial technology agreements, such as licenses, joint development agreements, and services agreements
Have the 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
Have strong working knowledge of open source licensing, employee and contractor IP assignment obligations, and trade secret protection
Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience

10+ years of transactional IP experience at a nationally recognized law firm, a technology company, or both
Experience building negotiation playbooks, templates, or diligence processes that other lawyers relied on
Experience with AI, machine learning, data licensing, or other emerging technology
Curiosity about AI and a commitment to its responsible development

Location-based hybrid policy: currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time, though some roles may require more time in our offices.