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As AI writes more of the world's code, the bottleneck in software has shifted from writing code to verifying it works, and AI cannot verify its own work with certainty. Code Metal takes a fundamentally different approach: constrain AI to what it does reliably, verify every step independently of the model using formal methods, and keep engineers in the loop on the decisions that matter. The result isn't code that probably works - it's code that is provably correct, with auditable proof. Customers including the U.S. Air Force, L3Harris, RTX, and Toshiba use Code Metal to modernize legacy code, optimize performance on real hardware, and move prototypes to production, fast. Founded in 2023 with offices in Boston and San Francisco, Code Metal is funded by Accel, Salesforce Ventures, B Capital, Smith Point Capital, J2 Ventures, Shield Capital, Overmatch, RTX, and others. \nLearn more at codemetal.ai.\nThe Role\nThis is a chance to be one of the first members of the legal team and to build Code Metal's intellectual property and regulatory function from the ground up. You'll report directly to the Head of Legal and work closely with Engineering, Product, Research, and Marketing teams. You'll protect what makes our technology valuable and keep it moving lawfully into the defense and national security environments that depend on it.\nYou will sit at the center of how the company protects and commercializes its innovation. That means turning engineering breakthroughs into a strategic patent portfolio, building and defending our brands, and advising on the export control and AI regulatory frameworks that govern our products. You'll also review how we describe what our technology can do, and build the policies, training, and infrastructure a scaling company needs.\nYou will draw on technical fluency, sound commercial judgment, and excellent communication skills to take on novel, complex issues as they arise. We don't expect experience in every area below; we do expect a willingness to learn and adapt. The role is grounded in IP and regulatory work, but you'll have the chance to work across the full range of issues a fast moving company faces and to partner broadly across legal and the wider business.\nWhat You'll Do\nBe one of the first members of Code Metal's small, dynamic legal team, reporting to the Head of Legal and partnering daily with engineers and researchers.\n\nBuild and manage the company's global patent and trademark portfolios, including filing strategy, prosecution, docket and renewal management, and portfolio decisions across the U.S. and key international markets.\n\nDraft and prosecute patent applications covering software, AI and machine learning systems, compilers, code translation, verification methods, and related technologies. Respond to USPTO office actions, including subject matter eligibility rejections.\n\nWork with Engineering and Research on invention disclosures, patentability assessments, and choosing the right form of protection for each asset (patent, trade secret, copyright, or defensive publication). Help run the company's patent review process.\n\nAdvise on export control compliance under ITAR and the EAR, including jurisdiction and classification of software, models, and technical data. Own classification requests, license applications, and technology control plans, and manage outside specialists where needed.\n\nAdvise on the AI regulatory landscape, including federal and Department of Defense AI policy, state AI laws, and international frameworks such as the EU AI Act. Turn developments into practical guidance for product and go to market decisions.\n\nReview marketing, sales, and proposal materials and support claims substantiation, so that how we describe our technology's performance, accuracy, and verification capabilities is accurate and defensible.\n\nOwn data rights assertions, markings, and IP protection strategy under FAR, DFARS, and SBIR/STTR, working alongside Commercial Counsel on how those terms are negotiated.\n\nPrepare, review, negotiate, and administer IP agreements, including patent and technology licenses, joint development and sponsored research agreements, CRADAs and collaborations with federal labs and universities, confidentiality agreements, and IP assignments.\n\nConduct IP due diligence for acquisitions, partnerships, and strategic investments, and support post close integration of acquired IP.\n\nConduct freedom to operate analyses and trademark clearance for new products, features, and brand names, and advise the business on the results.\n\nMaintain the company's confidentiality, invention assignment, and trade secret protection infrastructure, including open source use policies and controls on AI training data and model outputs.\n\nSupport brand protection, including trademark oppositions, domain disputes, and enforcement actions.\n\nAdvise on infringement risk, enforcement strategy, and defense against third party claims, and support PTAB proceedings and litigation as needed.\n\nSelect and manage outside patent, trademark, export control, and litigation counsel, owning scope, quality, and budget.\n\nDevelop corporate IP and regulatory compliance policy, and deliver practical training to technical and commercial teams.\n\nMonitor third party filings and developments in IP law, export controls, and AI and technology policy, and proactively advise the business on the risks and opportunities they create.\n\nWhat We Require\nJ.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with the bar of the state where your office is located (California, the District of Columbia, or Massachusetts), or eligibility to register as in house counsel in one of those jurisdictions.\n\n4 to 8 years of relevant patent and trademark experience, ideally including both law firm and in house work. More senior candidates are encouraged to apply; the role may be scoped to experience.\n\nRegistration to practice before the USPTO. This role involves direct drafting and prosecution.\n\nA degree in computer science, electrical or computer engineering, mathematics, or a related technical field, plus demonstrated experience drafting and prosecuting software or AI patent applications.\n\nExperience with IP transactional work, including licensing, portfolio management, and diligence.\n\nExcellent drafting, negotiation, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to give clear, timely guidance to engineers and business stakeholders.\n\nA quick, independent learner able to contribute across a broad startup legal function, including topics that may be new to you, and to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders at once.\n\nMust be a U.S. Person, given required access to U.S. export controlled information (ITAR/EAR).\n\nWhat We Value\nA combination of law-firm and in-house or government experience.\n\nExperience at, or advising, a technology, defense, aerospace, or hardware company, and comfort working alongside engineers and technical teams.\n\nFamiliarity with procurement vehicles and frameworks such as GSA schedules, GWACs, IDIQs, BPAs, OTAs, and SBIR/STTR, and with subcontracting structures.\n\nFamiliarity with cybersecurity and compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, CMMC, and NIST SP 800-171, and with DFARS cybersecurity clauses.\n\nExperience advising on export controls (ITAR/EAR), data rights, and government software licensing.\n\nAn independent interest in the law and policy of defense acquisition and national-security technology, with opinions about what is right, what is broken, and how to fix it.\n\nBenefits\nPay depends on experience, but we strive to be at the upper end of the salary range\n\nHealth care plan with 100% premium coverage, including medical, dental, and vision\n\n401k with 5% matching\n\nPaid Time Off (uncapped vacation, plus sick and public holidays)\n\nFlexible hybrid or remote work arrangement\n\nRelocation assistance for qualifying employees\n\nWage Transparency - The salary range for this role is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as the final offer amount may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, individual proficiency, skills, experience, and location.\nWe are an equal opportunity employer. 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