Corporate Governance Counsel

Booz Allen Hamilton • McLean, VA

18d

About The Position

Corporate Governance Counsel The Opportunity: Are you passionate about leveraging your securities and corporate legal expertise and business acumen to achieve critical business objectives, support innovation, and drive growth? At Booz Allen you will join a global team of experts driven to excel and realize values-driven change for our internal clients, customers, colleagues, and communities. We bring bold thinking to complex challenges stretching across analytics and AI, cyber, digital solutions, and engineering and with industries ranging from defense to health, energy to international development. As a key member of the Corporate Legal team within the highly-regarded Legal, Ethics, & Compliance department, you’ll handle a variety of legal and governance matters, working with senior attorneys and corporate governance professionals to support public company compliance and governance excellence through a variety of responsibilities related to our quarterly Board of Directors meetings and earnings cycle, including preparation of Board resolutions and materials, and other general corporate legal and governance matters, as needed. You will support senior attorneys in connection with securities matters, including Booz Allen’s annual and quarterly securities filings, proxy statement and other securities filings, and securities offerings, as needed. In this role, you’ll grow your knowledge and skills by working in close partnership with team members located mostly in the area and teams across Booz Allen, including Accounting, Finance, Treasury, and People Services, to successfully navigate legal and governance issues. Guided by Booz Allen’s Purpose and Values, together we’ll anticipate and proactively prepare for the issues we’ll encounter tomorrow. This position is located in McLean, VA. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required. Ready to join a team of problem-solvers to empower innovation and changes? Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience working in a law firm advising clients in connection with corporate governance, public company compliance, and securities matters
• Experience drafting contracts, formation documents, and resolutions
• Ability to operate successfully in a role where work is completed in partnership with experts from across our department and the company
• Ability to draft briefings that deliver data-driven findings and recommendations that reflect industry research, an awareness of an organization’s business and culture, and attention to risk management
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment, execute day-to-day activities autonomously, and apply superior judgment in issue spotting and escalation
• Ability to manage shifts in project priorities, requirements, and resources with a positive attitude, flexibility, and focus on solutions
• J.D. degree
• U.S. citizenship is required

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to business software solutions such as Workiva and Diligent
• Ability to become a trusted partner and advisor to business teams and senior management
• Ability to identify, resolve, or escalate issues
• Ability to balance legal risk and business risk
• Ability to communicate analytical approaches, findings, and recommendations with confidence while demonstrating a willingness to learn
• Possession of excellent communication, project management, and organizational skills

Responsibilities

• handle a variety of legal and governance matters
• support public company compliance and governance excellence through a variety of responsibilities related to our quarterly Board of Directors meetings and earnings cycle, including preparation of Board resolutions and materials, and other general corporate legal and governance matters, as needed.
• support senior attorneys in connection with securities matters, including Booz Allen’s annual and quarterly securities filings, proxy statement and other securities filings, and securities offerings, as needed.
• grow your knowledge and skills by working in close partnership with team members located mostly in the area and teams across Booz Allen, including Accounting, Finance, Treasury, and People Services, to successfully navigate legal and governance issues.

Benefits

• health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care.
• recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree