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Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Legal Counsel - Real Estate & Construction

Legal Counsel & Legal SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
  • At least 7 years of experience practicing construction and real estate law, focused on representing owners, developers, or sophisticated tenants in commercial, industrial, or high-tech construction and leasing projects.
  • Active membership in good standing with the bar in at least one U.S. state, with the ability to become authorized to practice in California through California Bar membership or California Registered In-House Counsel status.
  • Demonstrated expertise drafting, negotiating, and interpreting common construction contract forms, including comprehensive knowledge of AIA document families such as A101, A201, B101, and C401, and ConsensusDocs.
  • Strong understanding of construction project delivery methods, including Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, CM at Risk, and GMP.
  • Ability to manage a large portfolio of concurrent matters in a fast-paced environment, proactively identify issues, and drive projects to completion with urgency and precision.
  • Ability to provide clear, pragmatic, business-focused legal advice to executive leadership and project teams.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and meticulous attention to detail.
  • Willingness and ability to work full-time in person at the Costa Mesa, California or Washington, D.C. office; remote and hybrid work are unavailable.
  • Willingness to travel to domestic and international development sites.
  • Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.

Responsibilities

  • Draft and negotiate contracts for development and construction projects, including construction contracts, master services agreements, design professional agreements, real estate purchase and lease agreements, and license and access agreements.
  • Support all phases of the transactional life cycle, including letters of intent, due diligence, title and survey, zoning, and internal approvals.
  • Provide day-to-day legal advice and support to the real estate, design and construction, and environmental health and safety teams, including land use and entitlement support, air permitting strategy, energy procurement, and environmental review.
  • Maintain and improve contract templates and playbooks to reflect current law, regulatory requirements, and market standards.
  • Provide real-time guidance to project executives and operational leaders on contract interpretation, change order management, schedule impacts, differing site conditions, force majeure events, acceleration claims, and contract notice requirements.
  • Manage outside counsel on selected matters, including setting scope, approving budgets, reviewing work product, driving timely execution, and maintaining cost discipline consistent with business priorities.

Desired Qualifications

  • Prior in-house legal experience within a real estate development firm, a company with significant capital expenditures for facility build-outs, or a technology or manufacturing company with a large real estate portfolio.
  • Experience with government construction contracting regulations and nuances.
  • Knowledge of environmental laws, including NEPA, CEQA, or state equivalents, zoning, and land use regulations as they apply to large-scale construction and development.
  • Experience establishing templates, playbooks, and processes from scratch in a rapidly scaling environment.
  • Familiarity with prevailing wage requirements, Davis-Bacon Act compliance, or labor regulations applicable to construction projects.
  • Experience with construction dispute resolution, including mediation, arbitration, or pre-litigation claims management.
  • Undergraduate degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, or a related technical field.

About the Company

Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Anduril builds autonomous weapons, such as drones, cruise missiles, and robot submarines, for the US military and its allies, often developing them with its own money before any order arrives. In 2024 it beat Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman for an Air Force contract to develop Fury, a pilotless jet that flies alongside crewed fighters. Its Lattice software merges camera and radar feeds into one live map and lets a few operators direct many drones and weapons at once, including other companies' systems. Governments buy its systems under contract, and Anduril builds much of the hardware in its own factories. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey co-founded Anduril in 2017, and it is based in Costa Mesa, California.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Private
Total funding
$11.5B
Headquarters
Costa Mesa, CA
Founded
2017

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