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International Legal Counsel

Anduril· Legal and Business Affairs : Legal : Legal
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Costa Mesa, CA$220k - $292kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Legal Counsel-International supporting Anduril’s international government and commercial businesses, focusing on international commercial contracting, defense trade, and related regulatory compliance across APAC and Americas.

Responsibilities

  • Be a key member of Anduril’s small, dynamic Legal Team.
  • Drive customer growth by executing new international contracts and growing existing ones, including review, redlining, and negotiation of international terms and conditions — master agreements, purchase order T&Cs, license, hardware, and services agreements.
  • Assist in strategy development for new business in the Asia-Pacific and Americas regions.
  • Manage relationships with procurement, contracting, and legal counterparts at foreign government ministries of defense and allied procurement agencies.
  • Provide legal counsel and day-to-day management of the acquisitions lifecycle, including evaluating proposals, monitoring large contracts, negotiations, risk mitigations, and ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, and policies.
  • Work on all legal aspects of international business (license, hardware, services agreements, offsets, IP, data rights, compliance) and collaborate with ITAR, EAR, sanctions compliance teams; coordinate with employment and litigation counsel on international matters.
  • Develop contracting approaches for delivering technology to foreign government customers and negotiate with foreign ministries, primes, and U.S. contracting officers on FMS-related matters.
  • Structure and negotiate international commercial terms (governing law, arbitration, sovereign immunity waivers, payment security, Incoterms).
  • Partner with BD and program teams to structure and negotiate offset and industrial cooperation obligations in markets that mandate them.

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in international commercial contracting and/or international government/defense contracts, defense trade, or U.S. government contracts matters (preferred with law firm, defense industry, or government).
  • Demonstrated ability to structure and negotiate cross-border commercial agreements (governing law, dispute resolution/arbitration, payment security, Incoterms) and familiarity with DCS and ideally FMS/hybrid structures.
  • Ability to own multiple projects end-to-end and make risk-adjusted decisions.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Quick learner willing to broaden expertise across IP, litigation, financing, securities, compliance, and employment law as needed.
  • Licensed to practice law in CA OR eligible to register as in-house counsel under California Rules of Court, Rule 9.46.
  • Location: Costa Mesa, CA — in-office role (not hybrid/remote).
  • U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain/maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Skills

Required:International commercial contractingGoverning law and dispute resolutionIncoterms

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available to full-time employees.
  • Top-tier benefits supporting health, recovery, and future needs.
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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