Corporate Counsel, Public Reporting

About Anthropic 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. About the Role We are looking for an experienced securities lawyer to join the Corporate Legal team as Corporate Counsel, Public Company Reporting & Governance. In this role, you will prepare our SEC filings, advise on securities law and corporate governance, and support the Board and its committees. You will also partner closely with finance, accounting, investor relations, and equity teams to build the systems, controls, and repeatable processes that accurate, timely disclosure depends on. This is a hands-on role with meaningful scope and visibility. You will provide strategic, practical advice to senior leaders and teams across the company. You will draft and review disclosure yourself, while also helping build the processes and workflows that allow the function to scale. Key Responsibilities Prepare and review SEC filings, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, the proxy statement and Section 16 filings Advise on compliance with SEC and Nasdaq rules Help establish and run our disclosure controls and procedures, including the disclosure committee and the reporting calendar Support our securities compliance policies and the administration of the Insider Trading Policy, including trading windows, pre-clearance and 10b5-1 plans Review earnings materials, press releases, investor presentations and other significant external and internal communications Partner with Investor Relations on Regulation FD compliance, stockholder engagement and the annual meeting Prepare Board and committee materials, draft minutes and resolutions, and maintain governance policies and committee charters Support executive and equity compensation disclosure with the People and Equity teams Advise the teams that report publicly on our mission and safety work Keep partner teams informed of governance trends and SEC and Nasdaq developments Contribute to the processes and tools that let a small team handle public company work at scale Minimum Qualifications 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 (California or New York preferred) Significant public company reporting experience. This role is focused on periodic reporting and governance, and is not a capital markets or M&A role Deep knowledge of corporate and securities law, including SEC and Nasdaq rules Experience giving accurate, practical advice in real time at a fast-growing company A working understanding of accounting and corporate finance A track record of building strong working relationships across teams Clear written and verbal communication with executives and non-lawyers, without legal jargon Preferred Qualifications At least 8 years of relevant legal experience, including securities and corporate governance experience at a law firm and in-house at a public company Experience building processes and procedures to public-company standards Experience supporting a public company board and its committees A track record of standing up a process or program The ability to translate securities law requirements into clear, practical guidance for business teams Sound judgment and the ability to advise with incomplete information Role-specific policy: For this role, we expect all staff to be able to work from our San Francisco or New York office at least 3 days a week, though we encourage you to apply even if you might need some flexibility for an interim period of time. The annual compensation range for this role is listed below. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings (