# Legal Counsel

**Company:** [Ai2](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/ai2)
**Location:** Seattle, WA
**Role:** Legal
**Salary:** $175k – $225k/yr
**Experience:** 6+ years
**Skills:** Ai Law, Data Governance, GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, Eu Ai Act, Ip Licensing, Copyright Law, Technology Transactions, Open Source Licenses
**Posted:** 2026-04-22

> Provides legal counsel on AI research development, including data governance, licensing, and compliance for open AI technologies. Requires JD, WA bar license, and 6+ years in technology transactions with privacy law experience.

## Job Description

## Your Next Challenge

- Support all stages of development for open AI artifacts and technologies, including data curation, model training, release planning, and post-release management.
- Provide direct AI counseling for applications, research demos, scientific agents, and environmental and conservation tools, including diligence, data governance, and bridging legal and technical requirements.
- Review and prepare data licenses, open source licenses, and related documentation.
- Create and improve frameworks for responsible AI development and processes to streamline AI releases.
- Create AI development guides, playbooks, and templates for releasing AI resources and artifacts.
- Exercise sound judgment and provide strategic and practical legal guidance that balances business priorities, nonprofit mission, compliance, and evolving AI policies and regulation.
- Provide support and due diligence across Ai2's charitable, scientific, and educational activities and ensure that they are conducted within appropriate legal and regulatory frameworks.
- Collaborate and coach others across the organization on areas of expertise to drive success and impact.

## What You’ll Need

### Education/Certifications
- Minimum Degree required: JD
- Licensed to practice law in Washington State

### Required
- 6+ years of technology transactions experience in a law firm or equivalent corporate environment.
- Experience with copyright and IP licensing.
- Experience with data governance and privacy laws like GDPR, CCPA, and/or HIPAA, and other international regulations like EU AI Act.
- Excellent presentation and facilitation skills: polished, concise, catered messages to different audiences.
- Self-starter: Does not need daily directions or close supervision to make decisions.
- Start-up mentality: adaptable, can pivot quickly.
- Skilled in working with ambiguity: comfortable identifying and solving for novel risks.
- Ability to adjust rapidly to new strategies and approaches for building support in a fast-moving environment.
- Ability to work on complex issues where problems are not clearly defined and where fundamental principles do not fully apply.
- Sufficient technical experience to communicate effectively with research and engineering experts.

### Preferred
- Prior experience in AI or product counseling.
- Experience and/or interest in project management to establish or improve processes and streamline legal team efforts with existing workflows in the company.

## Compensation
Base salary range: $175,000 - $225,000. Total Direct Compensation range: $250,000 - $310,000, including generous bonus plans.

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