Ideally, you will have 5+ years of experience in intellectual property law at a top-tier law firm and/or in-house legal department, with experience advising on broader product or regulatory matters. You will have a JD and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar (California preferred) in good standing. You will have strategic thinking, risk calibration, collaboration, agility, and organizational skills. You will have a deep interest in artificial intelligence, generative AI, and machine learning technology, with the ability to engage effectively with technical teams.

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Your responsibilities will include providing practical legal advice on a wide range of IP matters for data science, engineering, and business teams, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating IP-related terms in commercial and intercompany agreements, and supporting the open source program by providing legal review and pragmatic guidance on licensing, compliance, and contribution practices.

You will also partner with cross-functional stakeholders to improve open source policies and workflows, advise on open source governance topics such as usage and contributing, owning and releasing, and permissions and access, and review and advise on external-facing Tech Brand materials.

To be successful in this role, you will need to have a J.D. degree and active membership in good standing in one or more U.S. jurisdictions, at least three years of relevant legal experience, and working knowledge of intellectual property law, including copyright, trademark, and patent fundamentals.

You will also need to have excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex legal issues into clear guidance for non-lawyers at all levels, and proven ability to manage multiple matters simultaneously, prioritize effectively, and drive issues to resolution with high ownership.

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Responsibilities:

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements for customers and vendors located in the PRC.
• Provide day-to-day contract and legal support to the marketing, sales, procurement, and other business teams based in the PRC.
• Provide support for, and coordinate with relevant internal and external legal teams on, regional legal matters, including commercial and corporate transactions, compliance with PRC laws and regulations, mergers and acquisitions, and government-related matters.
• Advise and support internal business teams on legal and compliance issues; assist in identifying and managing legal risks and supporting practical business solutions.
• Participate in the review and update of legal department policies, templates, and processes in response to changes in laws, regulatory requirements, technology, and business operations.

Requirements:

• Around 5 years of relevant legal experience, gained in a reputable law firm and/or an in-house legal department.
• LLB or LLM degree from a reputable PRC law school, and/or a JD or JD-equivalent degree from a reputable law school in a common law jurisdiction.
• PRC Legal Professional Qualification (PRC Bar) is required.
• Solid experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating sales, procurement, marketing, and other commercial agreements in English.
• Strong proficiency in both English and Mandarin Chinese, with the ability to conduct legal analysis, draft contracts, and communicate effectively in both languages.
• Good written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with internal business teams and external counterparties.
• Demonstrated ability to apply legal and commercial judgment to identify issues, assess risks, and propose practical and business-oriented solutions.
• Ability to handle multiple matters in a fast-paced environment while exercising sound judgment within established policies and procedures.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Experience practicing law in the PRC and/or supporting cross-border matters involving other jurisdictions.
• Experience in the EDA and/or semiconductor industry, and experience working at a large PRC company or a multinational company, is preferred.
• Experience with export control and trade compliance, particularly in the context of technology or software-related businesses.
• Experience in intellectual property law, including technology licensing, IP-related contractual matters, and coordination with IP teams.
• Experience advising on marketing-related legal matters, including advertising, promotion, and related compliance issues.

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The role reports into our Director, Commercial Legal Affairs based in Paris. The legal team currently comprises 6 persons across Paris and Palo Alto, covering a spectrum of competences across regulatory, IP, contracts and corporate.

Key responsibilities include:

• Draft and provide strategic advice on a wide range of contracts, including but not limited to AI-related service agreements. • Negotiate (markup, arguments, strategies) such contracts with suppliers, partners, customers and other stakeholders. • Stay updated on the latest products and AI-related legal and regulatory developments, including when coming from customers’ fields, and provide guidance to their translation into contract adaptation and negotiation. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams in close partnership with technical and business teams to ensure legal and regulatory compliance in the deployment of AI technologies. • Provide training and support to the business on legal and compliance matters related to AI, and on contract negotiation. • Help on other legal topics as needed (labor law, corporate, competition law, etc.).

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Location

Delhi, India

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Hybrid

Department

Legal

About the Team

OpenAI's Legal team plays a crucial role in furthering OpenAI's mission by tackling innovative, fundamental legal issues in AI. If you're passionate about doing significant and unique work as a technology lawyer, this team is for you. The team comprises professionals from diverse fields, including technology, AI, privacy, IP, competition, corporate, employment, tax law, regulatory, and litigation.

About the Role

We’re seeking a Senior Counsel to help navigate the increasing AI legislative and regulatory landscape in India. We’re looking for a legal self-starter, who is comfortable jumping into a deep dive of laws applicable to AI, as well as a broad range of AI regulatory issues that will help shape AI policy going forward and for which there is little precedent. This role reports to our Head of Legal, APAC.

This role is based in Delhi or Mumbai.

In this role, you will:

• Analyze laws and regulations in India concerning AI to understand their impact on OpenAI and the broader AI community.

• Develop policy positions on pending legislation.

• Provide legal analysis and advice to the Global Affairs team and other internal stakeholders.

• Contribute to our ongoing improvements to AI governance as regulations come into force.

• Monitor and keep the team updated on emerging legislative and regulatory developments related to AI in India.

You might thrive in this role if you have:

• 10+ years of legal experience.

• Strong leadership and ability to influence.

• Combination of an in-house company, government/institution, or law firm experience.

• Strong background in technology laws.

• Experience and familiarity with AI or a demonstrated interest in AI laws and regulations.

• Knowledge and experience with intellectual property laws.

• Create clear and concise written and verbal communication, distilling complex concepts into simple, explainable, and persuasive ideas.

• Experience analyzing complex legislation.

• Experience engaging with regulators and/or policymakers.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.

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Location

San Francisco

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Hybrid

Department

Legal

Compensation

• $297K – $330K • Offers Equity

The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. If the role is non-exempt, overtime pay will be provided consistent with applicable laws. In addition to the salary range listed above, total compensation also includes generous equity, performance-related bonus(es) for eligible employees, and the following benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts

• Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)

• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match

• Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)

• Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees

• 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)

• Mental health and wellness support

• Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage

• Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth

• Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible

• Relocation support for eligible employees

• Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided.

More details about our benefits are available to candidates during the hiring process.

This role is at-will and OpenAI reserves the right to modify base pay and other compensation components at any time based on individual performance, team or company results, or market conditions.

About the Team

OpenAI's Legal team plays a crucial role in furthering OpenAI's mission by tackling innovative, fundamental legal issues in AI. If you're passionate about doing significant and unique work as a technology lawyer, this team is for you. The team comprises legal professionals from diverse fields, including technology, privacy, IP, corporate, cybersecurity, employment, tax, regulatory, and litigation.

About the Role

We’re growing our world-class Litigation and Regulatory team and seek an experienced counsel to support regulatory matters and investigations, litigation, and dispute resolution related to our business. This role is highly cross-functional across OpenAI, including work across our Legal, Communications, Global Affairs, and Executive teams.

This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

In this role, you will:

• Provide legal advice and counsel on a wide range of regulatory matters, including informal inquiries, investigations and enforcement actions in the US and globally.

• Assist with related regulatory litigation and enforcement matters.

• Assist with civil litigation (copyright, trademark, IP, open source, privacy, class actions, competition, and other civil issues), especially where issues dovetail with regulatory scrutiny.

• Assist with discovery and requests for information from regulators and courts.

• Prepare employees to provide deposition and trial testimony and/or appearances before regulators.

• Manage dispute resolution for inbound demands, complaints, or regulatory actions.

• Oversee and choose outside counsel.

• Assist with proactive/affirmative engagement across litigation and regulatory issues.

• Assist with strategy on proactive engagement with regulators.

• Stay current on relevant laws, regulations, and industry trends, and provide updates and legal guidance to company leadership and stakeholders.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather relevant information, assess risk, and develop legal strategies to resolve disputes.

You might thrive in this role if you:

• Have at least 10+ years of combined regulatory investigations and/or litigation experience at innovative technology companies and law firms.

• Have a strong sense of ownership, are inquisitive and enthusiastic about technology, enjoy being continually challenged, and can demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous situations.

• Have a JD and license or qualification to practice in CA.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.

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Location

Tokyo, Japan

Employment Type

Full time

Department

Legal

About the Team

OpenAI's Legal team plays a crucial role in furthering OpenAI's mission by tackling innovative, fundamental legal issues in AI. If you're passionate about doing significant and unique work as a technology lawyer, this team is for you. The team comprises professionals from diverse fields, including technology, AI, privacy, IP, competition, corporate, employment, tax law, regulatory, and litigation.

About the Role

We’re seeking an Associate General Counsel to help navigate the increasing AI legislative and regulatory landscape in Japan and the broader Asia Pacific region. We’re looking for a legal self-starter, who is comfortable jumping into a deep dive of laws applicable to AI, as well as a broad range of AI regulatory issues that will help shape AI policy going forward and for which there is little precedent. This role reports to our Head of Legal, APAC.

This role is based in Tokyo.

In this role, you will:

• Analyze laws and regulations in Japan and APAC concerning AI to understand their impact on OpenAI and the broader AI community.

• Develop policy positions on pending legislation.

• Provide legal analysis and advice to the Global Affairs team and other internal stakeholders.

• Contribute to our ongoing improvements to AI governance as regulations come into force.

• Monitor and keep the team updated on emerging legislative and regulatory developments related to AI in Japan.

You might thrive in this role if you have:

• 12+ years of legal experience.

• Strong leadership and ability to influence.

• Combination of an in-house company, government/institution, or law firm experience.

• Strong background in technology laws.

• Experience and familiarity with AI or a demonstrated interest in AI laws and regulations.

• Knowledge and experience with intellectual property laws.

• Create clear and concise written and verbal communication, distilling complex concepts into simple, explainable, and persuasive ideas.

• Experience analyzing complex legislation.

• Cross-border experience, particularly in the countries in the APAC region.

• Experience engaging with regulators and/or policymakers.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.

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