Policy Counsel / Associate Policy Counsel
Encode AI is a U.S. nonprofit AI-policy advocacy organization that advocates for laws, builds coalitions, and engages leaders to make AI work for the American people.
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About Encode AI
Encode AI is an AI governance and public-policy advocacy organization focused on preventing AI-enabled catastrophe, protecting children and families online, and preventing extreme concentrations of power. It operates through affiliated 501(c)(4) and 501(c)(3) entities.
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About the Role
You will develop policy proposals to reduce risks from advanced AI at federal and state levels. You will draft and revise legislation, policy memos, legal analyses, and briefing materials; review bills; engage policymakers; coordinate with coalition partners; and research legal options for state attorneys general.
Requirements
- Law degree
- 1–10 years of legal experience
- Ability to weigh competing approaches, recognize uncertainty, and defend a preferred approach
- Ability to communicate complex ideas verbally and in writing to varied audiences
- Ability to manage competing commitments and triage effectively
- Ability to identify and challenge assumptions and seek specialist advice when needed
- Ability to own tasks end to end and handle confidential information discreetly
Responsibilities
- Develop federal and state policy proposals with colleagues and outside experts
- Identify key issues that must be resolved before policy proposals can proceed
- Write memos explaining policy options and recommending approaches
- Draft and revise bill language, policy memos, and other written materials
- Review bills and propose redlines and comments
- Explain proposals and their reasoning in meetings and briefings
- Serve as the policy point person in meetings with policymakers
- Present to policymakers and answer their questions
- Anticipate and address policymaker objections
- Work with coalition partners to resolve differences
- Coordinate shared proposals with colleagues and partners
- Research laws state attorneys general might use to make AI safer
- Draft legal analyses and briefing materials for attorney general offices and outside counsel
- Help identify evidence needed to assess possible claims
Benefits
- Full coverage of employee healthcare, vision, and dental insurance premiums
- 50% coverage of healthcare, vision, and dental insurance premiums for spouses and dependents
- Unlimited paid time off
- Approximately 20 office holidays, including federal holidays and the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- 401(k) retirement plan with an unconditional 6% employer contribution