Legal Procurement Counsel

On-site requirements vary based on position and team. If you have questions about on-site work arrangements for this role, please ask your recruiter.
Our base salary range is $175,000 - $225,000, and in addition we have generous bonus plans to provide a competitive compensation package.
You are an agile and critical thinker who is energized by creative problem solving and building things. You enjoy learning and navigating novel and complex legal issues at the forefront of AI research and development. You are able to listen to a team's business needs, identify priorities, and reconcile gaps between legal and technical requirements. Please submit your application by April 30, 2026 to be considered for this role. We will start the application review process in early May 2026, followed by interviews.
We are an existing legal team of three lawyers and one contracts and procurement manager. We like to make up fun project names for our strategic initiatives. We work in a hybrid setting that includes a beautiful new office on Lake Union. As a team, we are slightly more pro-dog than pro-cat. 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.
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.
Licensed to practice law in Washington State
6+ years of technology transactions experience in a law firm or equivalent corporate environment.

• Experience with data governance and privacy laws like GDPR, CCPA, and/or HIPAA, and other international regulations like EU AI Act.
• Does not need daily directions or close supervision to make decisions.
• 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.
• Experience and/or interest in project management to establish or improve processes and streamline legal team efforts with existing workflows in the company.

Our mission is building breakthrough AI to solve the world's biggest problems. We develop foundational AI research and innovation to deliver real-world impact through large-scale open models, data, robotics, conservation, and beyond.
In addition to Ai2's core mission, we also aim to contribute to humanity through our treatment of each member of the Ai2 Team. Similarly, through weekly Ai2 Academy lectures, a wide variety of world-class AI experts as guest speakers, and our commitment to your personal on-going education, Ai2 is a place where you will have opportunities to continue learning alongside your coworkers.
We value diversity - We seek to hire, support, and promote people from all genders, ethnicities, and all levels of experience regardless of age. We particularly encourage applications from women, non-binary individuals, people of color, members of the LGBTQA+ community, and people with disabilities of any kind.
We value inclusion - We understand the value that people's individual experiences and perspectives can bring to an organization, and we are building a culture in which all voices are heard, respected and considered.
While we value powerful research results which drive our mission forward, we also value dinner with family, weekend time, and vacation time. We are in Seattle - and our office is on the water! We have mountains, we have lakes, we have four seasons, we bike to work, we have a vibrant theater scene, and we have so much else. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. You may view the related Know Your Rights compliance poster and the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision by clicking on their corresponding links.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to employees and applicants with disabilities to the full extent required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Team members and their families are covered by medical, dental, vision, and an employee assistance program.
Team members are able to enroll in our health savings account plan, our healthcare reimbursement arrangement plan, and our health care and dependent care flexible spending account plans.
Team members will also receive up to ten sick days per year, up to seven personal days per year, up to 20 vacation days per year and twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
Team members will be able to receive annual bonuses and can participate in the long-term incentive plan.
All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an at will relationship.