
Senior Legal Counsel- Government Contracts
Automate your job search with Sonara.
Submit 10x as many applications with less effort than one manual application.1
Reclaim your time by letting our AI handle the grunt work of job searching.
We continuously scan millions of openings to find your top matches.

Overview
Remote
On-site
Compensation
$200,000-$300,000/year
Job Description
Legal Leadership + Federal Contracts + ComplianceThis Jobot Job is hosted by: Anne-Laure McGroryAre you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Quick Apply" button and sending us your resume.Salary: $200,000 - $300,000 per yearA bit about us:Our client is a large, established professional services and technology organization with a significant federal government customer base.The company supports a range of government missions through technology, consulting, engineering, analytics, cybersecurity, and mission-support services. Its work takes place within highly regulated environments where contractual, regulatory, security, compliance, and business considerations frequently intersect.Why join us?Strategic Legal ImpactWork directly with senior business leaders on sophisticated legal, regulatory, contractual, and business matters.Complex + Interesting WorkApply deep government-contracting expertise across a combination of federal contracts, technology, compliance, risk, corporate, and strategic matters.Executive VisibilityThe role has the potential to operate at a senior level with meaningful exposure to executive leadership.Leadership OpportunityThe organization is evaluating the next phase of its senior legal structure, creating an opportunity for an experienced legal leader to have a meaningful voice in that evolution.Mission-Driven EnvironmentSupport complex federal missions across highly regulated and technically sophisticated environments.Scale + ResourcesJoin an established organization with the infrastructure, resources, and breadth of a major federal technology and professional-services company.Job DetailsOur client is a large, established professional services and technology organization with a significant federal government customer base. The company operates across highly regulated environments supporting government missions through technology, engineering, consulting, cybersecurity, and mission-support services.The organization is interested in connecting with experienced attorneys who bring a strong combination of government contracting, regulatory compliance, commercial contracting, executive counseling, and legal leadership experience.The successful candidate will have the opportunity to serve as a strategic legal advisor to senior executives and business leaders while helping navigate sophisticated contractual, regulatory, compliance, and business issues.Potential Responsibilities:
- Advise senior executives and business leaders on complex legal and regulatory matters.
- Provide strategic counsel regarding federal government contracting requirements.
- Negotiate and manage sophisticated prime, subcontract, teaming, JV, vendor, and customer agreements.
- Advise on FAR, DFARS, DCAA, CAS, ITAR/EAR, CMMC, and related regulatory requirements.
- Identify and mitigate legal, contractual, regulatory, and operational risk.
- Support government audits, investigations, disputes, claims, and compliance matters.
- Partner with contracts, finance, compliance, security, operations, and business-development teams.
- Advise on corporate governance and strategic business initiatives.
- Support transactions and other complex corporate matters.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to C-suite and senior leadership.
- Depending on the eventual structure, provide leadership, mentorship, and oversight to attorneys and other legal professionals.
- 15+ years of sophisticated legal experience.
- Significant in-house experience, preferably with a government contractor, defense, intelligence, technology, engineering, or similarly regulated organization.
- Deep knowledge of federal government contracting.
- Strong FAR/DFARS experience.
- Experience with complex prime and subcontract agreements.
- Experience advising senior executives and/or boards.
- Demonstrated legal leadership experience.
- Strong business judgment and ability to operate strategically.
- Experience with regulatory compliance, risk management, investigations, audits, disputes, governance, and/or M&A.
- Active Top Secret clearance or significant experience operating within classified/national-security environments is highly relevant.
Automate your job search with Sonara.
Submit 10x as many applications with less effort than one manual application.

FAQs About Senior Legal Counsel- Government Contracts Jobs at Jobot
What is the work location for this position at Jobot?
This job at Jobot is located in Tysons, VA, according to the details provided by the employer. Some roles may also include multiple work locations depending on the requirement.
What pay range can candidates expect for this role at Jobot?
Candidates can expect a pay range of $200,000 and $300,000 per year.
What employment applies to this position at Jobot?
The employer has not provided this information. This may be discussed during the hiring process.
What is the process to apply for this position at Jobot?
You can apply for this role at Jobot either through Sonara's automated application system, which helps you submit applications 10X faster with minimal effort, or by applying manually using the direct link on the job page.