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Anthropic is seeking a People Legal Counsel to build the legal foundation for its growing workforce across Asia-Pacific. This role pairs deep employment law expertise with pragmatism and creativity, focusing on designing and running employment programs that help people do their best work while managing legal risk across multiple APAC jurisdictions.
You will serve as the primary employment lawyer for Anthropic's APAC region, partnering closely with the People team and business leaders. Key responsibilities include:
- Serve as primary employment lawyer for APAC, partnering with People and business leaders on programs, policies, and day-to-day issues
- Build and maintain legal infrastructure for new and existing APAC jurisdictions, including Japan, South Korea, Australia, Singapore, and India
- Advise on market entry and workforce structuring, including acquisitions, employer of record arrangements, contractor classification, and headcount thresholds that trigger local obligations
- Partner with Compensation, Benefits, and Equity teams to ensure global programs are compliant and scalable
- Guide employee relations matters, including workplace investigations, in line with local law and practice
- Develop and manage strategy on employment disputes across the region, from pre-litigation claims through tribunal and court proceedings, in partnership with outside counsel
- Track legislative and regulatory developments across the region, including employee data privacy and emerging rules on AI in employment, and translate them into practical guidance
- Develop scalable templates, playbooks, and training that enable stakeholders to operate compliantly
Anthropics mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. The company is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.
The role requires working from the Sydney office at least 3 days per week, though the company encourages applications from those who might need interim flexibility.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum:
- Hold a law degree (JD, LLB, or equivalent) and meet local licensing requirements to work as in-house counsel in your location
- Deep subject-matter expertise on employment law across multiple APAC countries
- Write clearly and concisely; provide actionable guidance to non-lawyers
- Balance legal risk with business practicality; work collaboratively with legal and business cross-functional partners
- Work effectively with colleagues and stakeholders across multiple time zones
Preferred:
- At least 12+ years of relevant employment legal experience across law firms and in-house, with demonstrated experience supporting companies through rapid growth
- Experience advising People and business teams on practical application of employment laws in Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, and Singapore
- Creative and pragmatic approach to developing legal solutions to business problems
- Working knowledge of employee data privacy requirements across the region
