Are you looking for an opportunity to use your legal skills in a variety of specialty areas? Come join us! As Legal Counsel, you will provide legal advice on issues and business concerns to mitigate legal risks and develop solutions. You'll provide expert representation for us with respect to legal disputes and litigation. Additionally, you will prepare, review and negotiate a wide variety of contracts and agreements including government contracts, commercial contracts, international contracts, and various professional services, intellectual property, employment, and licensing related agreements.

This particular Legal Counsel position will focus on technical data licensing and supply chain support. In this capacity, the successful candidate will negotiate inbound and outbound data licenses and provide counseling concerning the implementation of the licenses. The attorney will also support SNC’s Subcontracts, Procurement, and Contracts teams in negotiating with suppliers and customers and administrating the resulting agreements. Other responsibilities will be assigned based on need, availability, and expertise of the successful candidate.

As SNC's corporate team, we provide the company and its business areas with strategic direction and business support spanning executive management, finance and accounting, operations, human resources, legal, IT, information security, facilities, marketing, and communications.

Must-haves:

Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school with at least 5 years of relevant experience in a respected law firm or as in-house counsel
Demonstrated experience handling subcontract and license issues
Admitted in good standing to practice law in at least one state
Substantial corporate, commercial, and technology transactional experience and superior contract drafting and negotiating skills
Experience and competence in corporate legal issues
Ability to identify and mitigate legal risk and develop workable business solutions
Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to motivate/work with others
Ability to organize projects/tasks and meet established deadlines
Ability to work successfully in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment

Preferred:

Experience with intellectual property law, commercial/government contracting, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and/or litigation.
Experience with legal research, analysis, and writing
Experience with legal research databases
Self-starter and a problem solver; must have the ability to see the big picture and implement changes as required
Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry, the US Department of Defense or US Military

Estimated Starting Salary Range: $159,430.15 - $219,216.46. SNC considers several factors when extending job offers, including but not limited to candidates’ key skills, relevant work experience, and education/training/certifications.

SNC offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.

SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use.

Learn more about the background check process for Security Clearances.

SNC is a global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. We’re known and respected for our mission and execution focus, agility, and disruptive and rapid innovation. We provide leading edge technologies and transformative solutions that support our nation’s most critical security needs. If you are mission-focused, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to make our country stronger with state-of-the-art technologies that safeguard freedom, join our team!

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome our employees to bring their whole selves to their work. SNC is committed to fostering an inclusive, accepting, and diverse environment free of discrimination. Employment decisions are made without regarding to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. Contributions to SNC come in many shapes and styles, and we believe diversity in our workforce fosters new and greater ways to dream, innovate, and inspire.