Legal Operations Associate/Paralegal

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

Legal Operations Associate/Paralegal

As a Legal Operations Associate (non-lawyer position), you will be joining our growing Legal team at one of the country’s most exciting startups, working closely with a small team of highly dedicated and dynamic team members. You will help provide extensive paralegal, operational, and administrative support to our multi-disciplinary team. Our responsibilities include contracts negotiation, knowledge management, document retention and management, process implementation and optimization, and special projects. Anduril is a fast-growing company and we're excited about our team's impact on the company’s business. Anduril fosters a diverse, collaborative, and innovative culture with plenty of opportunities for ownership and professional growth.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Triage and provide frontline support for requests from the Company to the legal department
• Draft, review and redline contracts, e.g., NDAs, SaaS licenses, vendor contracts, engagement letters, teaming agreements, etc.
• Be a partner to the lawyers on the team with respect to data requests, research, organizational filing and general project management
• Organize and manage complex projects such as management of real estate leases and business licenses
• Coordinate electronic signatures and manage our Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tool and contract records
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, share best practices, improve efficiency with the legal department, and increase scalability
• Help other departments in the company to streamline their legal needs and provide them with tools so they can help themselves with repeatable legal requests
• Support and manage various ad hoc projects within the team as needed - you’ll have the ability to work with amorphous direction and tasking and create fast and lightweight workflows to keep the company organized and efficient

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• At least 4 years of relevant experience
• Bachelor's degree and/or paralegal certificate
• Strong written and verbal communications skills and excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Proficiency in productivity tools, such as Slack, DocuSign, Adobe, Jira, and Salesforce
• The ability to build strong relationships within the team and cross-functionally, including Procurement, Finance, and Growth/Business Development
• Proven experience in project management to lead small and large-scale projects from inception to execution
• Solutions oriented, experience developing and streamlining processes and creating efficiencies
• Self-starter who is able to identify areas where they can assist; you’re able to work with autonomy and are eager to make an impact on an organization
• Willing to wear multiple hats with shifting priorities and work on projects of all types, big and small
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills
• A positive, team player attitude, good judgment, and eagerness to help others
• U.S. Persons status is required as this position needs to access export-controlled data

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Interested in national security and changing the landscape of defense contracting
• At least 2 years’ experience with startup, defense, and/or in-house at a high-growth company strongly preferred
• At least 2 years’ experience at a nationally recognized law firm strongly preferred

 

 

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer top tier platinum coverage (medical, dental, vision) that are 100% covered by Anduril for you an