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International Legal Counsel

Anduril· Legal and Business Affairs : Legal : Legal
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Seattle, WA$220k - $292kfull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Legal Counsel-International to support Anduril's international government and commercial businesses, handling international contracting, compliance, IP, and related matters across Asia-Pacific 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. Review, redline, and negotiate international terms and conditions — master agreements, purchase order T&Cs, license, hardware, and services agreements; develop reusable playbooks and fallback positions.
  • 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; oversee major proposals, monitor large contracts, lead or assist negotiations, resolve performance issues, and ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and policies.
  • Work on all legal aspects of international business, including license, hardware and services agreements, offset arrangements, IP, data rights, and compliance; coordinate with International Trade Compliance on ITAR, EAR, and sanctions requirements; collaborate with employment and litigation counsel for international operations matters.
  • Develop contracting approaches for delivering technology to foreign Government customers; structure and negotiate governing law, arbitration, sovereign immunity waivers, payment security, and Incoterms.
  • Partner with Business Development and program teams to structure and negotiate offset and industrial cooperation obligations in markets requiring them.

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of work on international commercial contracting and/or international government/defense contracts, defense trade, or U.S. government contracts matters (preferably with law firm, defense industry, or government)
  • Demonstrated ability to structure and negotiate cross-border commercial agreements—including governing law, dispute resolution/arbitration, payment security, and Incoterms; familiarity with DCS and FMS/hybrid structures
  • Ability to manage multiple projects end-to-end with risk-aware decisions
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Quick learner with ability to contribute to broader start-up legal function (IP, litigation, financing, compliance, employment law)
  • Licensed to practice law in CA OR eligible to register as in-house counsel under California Rules of Court, Rule 9.46
  • Location: Seattle office; in-office role (not hybrid/remote)
  • U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Skills

Required:International commercial contractingNegotiation & redlining
Nice to have:DCS and FMS familiarityU.S. government contracting familiarity

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package (health, recovery, and more)
  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees
  • Equity grants included in most full-time offers
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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