Legal Operations Associate

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Legal Operations team is responsible for optimizing the efficiency and effectiveness of the Legal Department at Anduril and works cross-functionally to streamline workflows, automate routine tasks, implement best practices and support regulatory compliance efforts. With the overarching aim of supporting the Company’s overall strategic goals, the Legal Operations team acts as a bridge between legal, the Company’s business units, and outside counsel.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are looking for a Legal Operations Associate / Paralegal (non-lawyer position) to join our rapidly growing team in Orange County, California or Washington DC. In this role, you will be responsible for providing extensive paralegal, operational, and administrative support in a fast-paced environment to our multi-disciplinary team. You will help support and lead contracts negotiation, knowledge management, document retention and management, process implementation and optimization, and special projects. This will require skills in legal research, drafting and editing, document management, project management and regulatory compliance. If you are someone who is scrappy, adaptable, loves to learn, and detail-oriented then this role is for you.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Triage and provide frontline support for requests from the Company to the legal department
• Prepare and maintain records and documentation, such as contracts, leases, letters of intent, waivers, and notices.
• Draft, review and redline contracts, e.g., NDAs, SaaS licenses, vendor contracts, engagement letters, teaming agreements, leases, etc.
• Be a partner to the lawyers on the team with respect to data requests, research, organizational filing and general project management
• Coordinate electronic signatures and manage our Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tool and contract records
• Support legal tech implementations, such as CLM, e-billing, matter management, or AI tools
• 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
• Oversee and lead various significant, material projects which will have significant impact on the company’s business, working with amorphous direction and tasking
• Assist in the development of 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 AirTable, Asana, Slack, DocuSign, Adobe, Jira, and Salesforce
• Proficiency in management tools such as LeaseHarbor, CT Corp HCue, and Oracle ERP
• The ability to build strong relationships within the team and cross-functionally, including Real Estate, 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
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

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