Litigation Counsel

San Francisco · USD 385,000-460,000 / year · 12+ 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.

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.

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

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

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

Expect all staff to be able to work from the San Francisco office at least 3 days a week