Senior Commercial Legal Counsel, Mistral AI
EMEA
Generative AI model developers
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Generative AI model developers
501-1000 employees
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501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make frontier AI ubiquitous, and to provide tailor-made AI to all the builders.
Role
Who you are
- Background: Master degree in law, a bar admission is a plus, as well as an experience in a fast-growing environment
- Experience: a minimum of 8-10 years of relevant legal experience, preferably in a related technology or AI-focused environment involving contract negotiation
- Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence: An understanding of artificial intelligence technologies and their applications is essential. Good knowledge of the relevant area of law, such as data privacy, intellectual property, contract law and liability, regulatory and compliance
- Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze complex legal and technical issues related to AI and to identify potential legal risks and solutions is important. Candidates should be detail-oriented and have strong problem-solving skills
- Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication; Strong ability to present complex legal concepts in a clear and understandable manner. Business oriented
- International mindset: An international experience is a plus
- Adaptability: Given the rapidly evolving nature of AI technologies 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
- Ethical Awareness: A strong understanding of ethical considerations related to AI, such as fairness, transparency, accountability, and bias mitigation, is important
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Senior Commercial Legal Counsel to join our Legal team and focus primarily on Contracts & Commercial topics
- Supporting our business in drafting our contracts, agreements and terms to enable deal making and revenue generation
- Drive contracts negotiations and help contracts adaptation to the evolving AI regulation and compliance
- The role reports into our Director, commercial legal affairs based in Paris
- The legal team currently comprises 30 persons across Paris, London, Singapore and Palo Alto, covering a spectrum of competences across regulatory, IP, contracts and corporate
- Alongside with the Director, commercial legal affairs, supervise the EMEA commercial legal team: case monitoring, first point of escalation, decision-making support, team coordination
- Drive the development of structural resources for the commercial legal team but also for other stakeholders (GTM teams, procurement, etc.)
- Draft, update and provide strategic advice on a wide range of contracts, including but not limited to AI-related service agreements
- Negotiate (markup, arguments, strategies) such contracts with suppliers, partners, customers and other stakeholders
- With the support of other team members (especially in direct connection with the product and compliance team) in their respective fields of expertise, stay updated on the latest products and AI-related legal and regulatory developments, including when coming from customers’ fields, and provide guidance to their translation into contract adaptation and negotiation
- Provide training and support to the business on legal and compliance matters related to AI, and on contract negotiation
Our take
Founded by Facebook AI researchers, Mistral AI focuses on developing open-source generative AI models to "make AI useful." It emerged in early 2023, quickly achieving a $260 million valuation.
Mistral features up to 176 billion parameters, and its open-source nature has sparked concerns about potential misuse. However, Mistral remains a formidable competitor in the AI landscape, challenging models from Google and Meta.
In 2025, Mistral secured a massive €1.7 billion funding round, raising its valuation to €11.7 billion. This Series B funding, led by European chip firm ASML, underscores significant interest in alternatives to ChatGPT and a push away from Silicon Valley dependence by European AI competitors.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Sep 2025
$2.0bn
SERIES C
Jun 2024
$543.1m
SERIES B
Total funding: $3.1bn
Company benefits
- Competitive bonus structure
- Equity
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
Company HQ
Villette, Paris, France
Leadership
Timothee Lacroix
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously PhD and Software Engineer Intern at Facebook and Visiting Undergraduate at CAlab UCSD
Guillaume Lample
(Co-Founder & Chief Scientist)Research Student and Scientist at Facebook AI and Research Intern at Jane Street Capital
Arthur Mensch
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously Staff Research Scientist at DeepMind, Post-doc researcher at École normale supérieure, Visiting Researcher at NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and PhD Student at Inria
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