Anthropic· Legal· San Francisco, CA
Corporate Legal Specialist
Classified Tasks (26)
Automate 8%Augment 69%Human-Only 23%
Automate (2)
Fully handled by AI agents
File annual reports for U.S. entities
administrative
Obtain certificates of good standing and certified copies
administrative
Augment (18)
AI assists, human decides
Support entity and board management, governance, and corporate transactions across Anthropic's U.S. and international entities
operational
Manage the full lifecycle of U.S. entity administration
administrative
Form U.S. entities and complete entity formations
administrative
Qualify U.S. entities in required jurisdictions
administrative
Dissolve U.S. entities and complete entity dissolutions
administrative
Assist with franchise tax filings
administrative
Coordinate notarizations and apostilles
administrative
Maintain minute books, stock ledgers, organizational charts, officer/director lists, and entity management databases for Anthropic PBC and its subsidiaries
administrative
Organize appointments and resignations of directors, officers, and authorized signatories
administrative
Prepare board and shareholder meeting materials
communication
Draft board and shareholder resolutions, written consents, secretary's certificates, and incumbency certificates
administrative
Handle post‑incorporation operational matters such as opening bank accounts, obtaining tax registrations, and managing capital injections
operational
Support international entities with board and shareholder meetings and corporate maintenance
operational
Prepare and file local filings and respond to KYC requests for international entities
administrative
Coordinate apostilles, legalizations, and cross‑border documentation
administrative
Respond to diligence requests related to financings, acquisitions, audits, commercial transactions, and regulatory inquiries
communication
Own and continuously improve entity management tools, workflows, and internal knowledge resources
operational
Build scalable entity management processes as Anthropic's footprint grows
operational
Human-Only (6)
Requires human judgment
Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Tax, People, and external counsel to ensure corporate records, filings, and governance practices are accurate, comprehensive, timely, and audit-ready
operational
Assist with domestic and international subsidiary incorporations and structuring
operational
Support entity mergers and post‑integration of acquired entities
operational
Coordinate signatory authority, powers of attorney, and corporate approvals for commercial, financing, real estate, and employment matters
operational
Assist with in‑house notarizations (if licensed as a State of California Notary Public)
administrative
Partner with cross‑functional teams on equity administration, tax, compliance, insurance, and trademark/IP record maintenance
operational
Job description
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 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. You will work closely with colleagues across Legal, Finance, Tax, People, and external counsel to ensure Anthropic's corporate records, filings, and governance practices are accurate, comprehensive, timely, and audit-ready. Responsibilities Manage the full lifecycle of U.S. entity administration, including formations, qualifications, dissolutions, annual reports, assist with franchise tax filings, and obtain 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 (i.e. opening of bank accounts, obtaining tax registrations, injection of capitalizations, etc.), in coordination with outside counsel and cross functional teams. Also, will help with entity dissolutions, mergers, and post-integration of acquired entities. 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. Be able to 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. You may be a good fit if you <p style="text-align: j