Legal Operations Coordinator/ Paralegal

Slope; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Equity grants for full-time offers

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Legal Operations Associate / Paralegal to join its team in Costa Mesa, California. This role involves providing extensive operational and administrative support, assisting with contract negotiations, and facilitating processes for legal compliance.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree, a paralegal certificate, and at least 2 years of relevant experience. Strong communication skills and attention to detail are essential.

This position offers a competitive salary range of $86,000 — $114,000 with top-tier benefits.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of relevant experience.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Experience in supporting small and large-scale projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide frontline support for requests from the Company to the legal department.
• Prepare and maintain records and documentation, such as contracts.
• Draft, review and redline standard contracts, e.g., NDAs, SaaS licenses.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Attention to detail

Project management

Legal research

Drafting and editing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Paralegal certificate

Tools

AirTable

Slack

DocuSign

Jira

Job description

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.

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 assist with 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.

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, agreements, engagement letters, etc.
• Review, process and approve outside counsel invoices for accuracy, compliance with billing guidelines, and budget alignment
• Draft, review and redline standard contracts, e.g., NDAs, SaaS licenses, vendor contracts, engagement letters, etc.
• Be a partner to the lawyers on the team with respect to billing and invoicing, data requests, research, organizational filing and general project support
• Coordinate electronic signatures and manage our Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tool and contract records
• Support legal tech execution, such as maintaining our CLM, invoicing, matter management, or AI tools
• Support departmental stakeholders with recurring legal requests
• Work cross‑functionally with Employment, Supply Chain, Compliance and other departments
• Facilitate and assist in various projects, large and small
• Assist in the development of lightweight workflows to keep the company organized and efficient

Required Qualifications

• At least 2 years of relevant experience
• Bachelor's degree and/or paralegal certificate
• Strong written and verbal communications skills and excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Experience with or willingness to learn productivity tools (e.g. AirTable, Slack, DocuSign, Jira)
• Familiarity with or willingness to learn contract or matter management systems
• The ability to build strong relationships within the team and cross‑functionally, including Employment, Supply Chain, Compliance, and more
• Experience in supporting small and large‑scale projects
• Solutions oriented, with interest in developing and streamlining processes and creating efficiencies
• Self‑starter who is able to identify areas where they can assist
• Willingness 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Interested in national security and changing the landscape of defense contracting
• Experience with startup, defense, and/or in‑house at a high‑growth company strongly preferred
• Familiar with notarizations
• At least 1 year experience at a nationally recognized law firm or in-house strongly preferred

Salary Range

$86,000 — $114,000 USD

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.

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.