In-House Legal Counsel

Skills

About the Role

You will join one of several AI safety organizations as in-house counsel, either full-time or fractional, through a single joint application. You will give fast, risk-calibrated legal advice and make clear recommendations. You will draft and review contracts, handle nonprofit entity and compliance questions, and work through novel issues such as fiscal sponsorship, export controls, FARA exposure and 501(c)(3)/501(c)(4) boundaries. Depending on the organization, you will also cover employment and immigration matters, manage outside counsel and build templates and policies that let staff handle routine questions themselves.

Requirements

• Legal judgment and comfort with ambiguity
• Generally at least 5 years of legal practice experience
• Authorized to practice law where you intend to work
• Most roles require a US barred attorney
• Genuine interest in AI safety organizations (prior AI safety experience not required)

Responsibilities

• Provide fast, risk-calibrated legal advice with clear recommendations
• Draft, review and negotiate contracts and agreements
• Advise on fiscal sponsorship, entity structure and 501(c)(3)/501(c)(4) compliance
• Handle export control, FARA and lobbying compliance questions
• Support employment and immigration matters
• Manage outside counsel and decide what to handle in-house
• Build legal templates, policies and playbooks for staff

Hiring Process

Submit one application via the form; candidates who move forward complete a work test; each organization then reviews applications, interviews and makes its own hiring decision.