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Assistant General Counsel, AI, Emerging Technologies & Strategic Agreements
RAND Corporation is hiring for the role of Assistant General Counsel, AI, Emerging Technologies & Strategic Agreements, Washington, DC (On-site). This is an AI Governance role in the governance, risk, and compliance field. Review the full details below and apply directly with RAND Corporation.
Job Type:
Regular
Assistant General Counsel, AI, Emerging Technolog ies , & Strategic Agreements
The RAND Corporation’s Office of the General Counsel (OGC) is seeking a highly motivated, professional attorney to join our Legal Strategy & Advancement T eam as the Assistant General Counsel focusing on AI, Emerging Technolog ies & Strategic Agreements .
O pportunity Summary
R eport s directly to the Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary.
You r c ore responsibilities would include :
technology transactions involving AI and other emerging technologies ;
drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, IP agreements, and licensing arrangements;
helping develop new ways of leveraging RAND’s IP ; and
addressing novel challenges as they arise.
We are s eeking an attorney with:
Practical experience using AI tools to provide timely , accurate legal advice, with a continuous improvement mindset and enthusiasm for exploring new AI capabilities;
A focus on helping clients identify risks and opportunities, and on finding innovative solutions to problems ;
Comfort with wearing “multiple hats” and in building legal infrastructure from the ground-up; an d
Passion for the legal subjects on which the attorney advises.
About RAND OGC
We are a high-performing team of talented legal professionals that support the entire enterprise – everything we do is for the purpose of enabling RAND to deliver on its mission . While each of our team members has specialist skills, we are also intellectually curious generalists who engage across the full range of issues and opportunities experienced by RAND.
Even as RAND researchers leverage and evaluate the most advanced frontier AI models and capabilities in tackling the world’s most complex public policy challenges , our team has fully adopted leading edge AI legal tools to enhance and advance our legal services – with continuous exploration of new capabilities and a willingness to challenge longstanding assumptions and practices . We combine this with high level s of engagement across the organization and collaboration within the team and with the people we support , enabl ing us to confidently provide thoughtful , practical, and actionable advice at the speed of a fast-moving organization.
RAND OGC has three levels of attorney positions: Counsel, Assistant General Counsel, and Associate General Counsel, reflecting progressively increasing levels of established skill, experience, and responsibility .
The Role
As part of a n OGC team focused on advancing RAND’s mission through innovative solutions, the primary responsibilities of this role will include:
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Location and market context
This role is based in Washington on-site. Local candidates benefit from being close to RAND Corporation's teams and regional hiring market. Confirm the exact in-office expectation and any relocation support with the employer.
About AI governance roles
AI governance sits at the intersection of policy, risk, and engineering. Teams are standing up model inventories, use-case intake and review, risk classification, and control monitoring as regulation and board scrutiny of AI intensify. Roles like this one are typically evaluated against frameworks such as NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, the EU AI Act, and internal model-risk and privacy practices.
How to position yourself for this AI governance role
Strong candidates emphasize experience translating policy into operational controls, working across legal, compliance, security, product, and data teams, documenting AI system risks, and supporting governance processes. In your resume and outreach, tie your experience to how RAND Corporation would apply NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, the EU AI Act, and internal model-risk and privacy practices, and lead with concrete outcomes rather than duties.
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