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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 25 days Anthropic's roles stay open a median of 40 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Anthropic's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Anthropic
- high 276 stale, 19 reposted of 603 open
- Hiring momentum
- 795 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Anthropic's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Anthropic.
About this role
As Safety & Security Counsel at Anthropic, you will provide legal advice on various aspects of safety and security related to AI systems, including policy design, enforcement frameworks, and incident response. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop legal frameworks and crisis management protocols while staying updated on regulatory developments. This role is ideal for an experienced attorney looking to engage in high-stakes legal work within the AI sector.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Anthropic as an employer.
What you need
- A JD and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar
- Legal experience with fast-moving, high-stakes matters such as investigations, regulatory matters, crisis management, or enforcement work
- Working knowledge of trust & safety, cybersecurity, privacy, or platform regulation
- Technical fluency sufficient to understand system architecture, data flows, and AI model behavior
- Legal writing and drafting skills sufficient to produce policy language and crisis playbooks
- Experience coordinating multi-stakeholder responses to time-sensitive matters
Nice to have
- Active membership in the California state bar
- 4-8+ years of relevant legal experience
- In-house (product counsel) experience at a technology company
- Experience with content moderation or platform safety
- Facility working with very technical teams
What you get
- Competitive compensation
- Optional equity donation matching
- Generous vacation and parental leave
- Flexible working hours
- Lovely office space for collaboration
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work flexibility beyond initial interim periods
- Role involves high-stakes and potentially stressful legal issues
- Technical fluency is required, which may be challenging for some candidates
Summarised from Anthropic's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Anthropic on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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