At Mistral AI, we believe in the power of AI to simplify tasks, save time, and enhance learning and creativity. Our technology is designed to integrate seamlessly into daily working life.
We democratize AI through high-performance, optimized, open-source and cutting-edge models, products and solutions. Our comprehensive AI platform is designed to meet enterprise as well as personal needs. Our offerings include Le Chat, AI Studio, Mistral Code and Mistral Compute — a suite that brings frontier intelligence to end-users.
We are a dynamic, collaborative team passionate about AI and its potential to transform society. Our diverse workforce thrives in competitive environments and is committed to driving innovation. Our teams are distributed between France, USA, UK, Germany and Singapore. We are creative, low-ego and team-spirited.
Join us to be part of a pioneering company shaping the future of AI. Together, we can make a meaningful impact. See more about our culture on
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Role Summary
As our Compute legal counsel, under the responsibility of the Director, Compute legal counsel, you will be instrumental in structuring, drafting, and negotiating our Mistral Compute deals.
As part of this role you will advise the Mistral Compute business on related legal topics (working hand-in-hand with other members of the Mistral AI legal teams), including legal and regulatory compliance, procurement, intellectual property, insurance, privacy, export control, and customer support.
In this role, you will work closely with major providers such as NVIDIA, Dell, Coreweave, Microsoft, and Google, gaining invaluable exposure to industry leaders. The role is based in Paris, France.
Key responsibilities
• Draft, negotiate, and provide strategic advice on contracts related to establishing deploying, maintaining and commercializing our Compute operations, including hardware, data center development, customer contracts and other compute and cloud related contracts.
• Act as product counsel for the Mistral Compute business including advising on legal and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including commercial-legal, procurement, finance, and other corporate functions.
• Build our internal templates, practices and guidelines to help the business and legal scale.
• Support on other related legal topics as needed, especially on the compliance front (e.g. OFAC and similar topics).
Qualifications and skills
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Educational Background
: Bachelor degree or above (LLB, LLM, Juris Doctor preferred) from an accredited law school in Europe. Admission to practice law in another jurisdiction is a plus.
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Experience:
A minimum of 8 years of relevant legal experience, including in-house experience in the technology space.
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Strong experience in structuring and negotiating compute or infrastructure deals
with an understanding of cloud and technology related industries.
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Knowledge and usage of Artificial Intelligence:
An understanding of artificial intelligence technologies, including machine learning, natural language processing and their applications is important.
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Analytical Skills
: Ability to analyze complex contractual structures, interactions in the contract chain and their interplay with financing topics and technical constraints. You must be able to identify potential legal risks and how best to solve or mitigate them. Candidates should be detail-oriented and have strong problem-solving skills
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Communication Skills:
Excellent negotiation skills. Excellent written and verbal communication; strong ability to communicate legal advice to clients and colleagues, and presenting complex legal concepts in a clear and understandable manner. Business oriented and willing to dive into the technology with the business is a must
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International mindset
: International experience is a plus.
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Adaptability:
Given the rapidly evolving nature of AI technologies and compute topics, and the legal landscape surrounding them, candidates should be adaptable and willing to continuously learn and update their skills and knowledge. Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment. Proactive, flexible, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
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Ethical Awareness:
A strong understanding of ethical considerations related to AI, such as fairness, transparency, accountability, and bias mitigation, is important.
What We Offer
• Ability to shape the exciting journey of AI and be part of the very early days of one of the hottest AI companies
• A fun, dynamic, multicultural team and collaborative work environment — based in Paris, Madrid, London, the USA and Singapore
• Competitive salary and bonus structure & Comprehensive benefits package
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
💰 Competitive salary and equity package
🧑⚕️ Health insurance
🚴 Transportation allowance
🥎 Sport allowance
🥕 Meal vouchers
💰 Private pension plan
🍼 Generous parental leave policy
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Mistral AI is an equal opportunity employer. All candidates are evaluated based on their skills, without regard to gender, origin, or disability.
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