We are looking for an experienced Corporate Legal Specialist to join Anthropic's Corporate Legal team. In this role, you will be a key partner to our team as well as cross-functional partners, supporting entity and board management, governance, and corporate transactions across Anthropic's growing portfolio of U.S. and international entities. This role is well-suited for someone who thrives in a fast-moving, high volume environment; enjoys building and developing procedures and processes; and is comfortable navigating the complexity of a rapidly scaling company.
Corporate Legal Specialist at Anthropic
On-site - San Francisco, CA
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Skills
- At least 8 years of relevant experience in a paralegal role in a corporate legal department or a law firm
- Proven expertise in U.S. entity management and corporate administrative and compliance work; international entity management experience is preferred
- Strong experience with entity structuring – incorporations, dissolutions, mergers, and restructurings – including related post-closing work
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage a high volume of simultaneous matters without losing accuracy
- Proactive self-starter who can operate independently, spot issues, and drive work to completion with minimal oversight
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively with attorneys, executives, external counsel, and cross-functional partners
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where priorities shift and processes are still being built
- High judgment around confidentiality and sensitive corporate information
Responsibilities
- Manage the full lifecycle of U.S. entity administration, including formations, qualifications, dissolutions, annual reports, franchise tax filings, certificates of good standing, certified copies and coordinate notarizations and apostilles
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date corporate records for Anthropic PBC and its subsidiaries, including minute books, stock ledgers, org. charts, officer/director lists, and entity management databases
- Support board and shareholder governance matters, including organizing directors, officers and/or authorized signatories’ appointments and resignations, preparing board and shareholder meeting materials, drafting resolutions, written consents, secretary's certificates, and incumbency certificates
- Assist with new entity incorporations and structuring, including domestic and international subsidiary formations and post-incorporation operational matters, in coordination with outside counsel and cross functional teams
- Support Anthropic's international entities with board and shareholder meetings, corporate maintenance, local filings, KYC requests, apostilles, legalizations, and cross-border documentation
- Coordinate signatory authority, powers of attorney, and corporate approvals for commercial, financing, real estate, and employment matters
- Respond to diligence requests in connection with financings, acquisitions, audits, commercial transactions, and regulatory inquiries
- Assist with in-house notarizations (if licensed as a State of California Notary Public)
- Own and continuously improve entity management tools, workflows, and internal knowledge resources; help build scalable processes as Anthropic's footprint grows
- Partner with cross-functional teams on matters including equity administration, tax, compliance, insurance, and trademark/IP record maintenance
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