Employment Law Associate General Counsel

Booz Allen Hamilton•McLean, VA

1d•$162,800 - $303,000

About The Position

Are you passionate about combining your employment law expertise with big picture business thinking to empower innovation, drive critical missions, and deliver enduring growth and value? At Booz Allen, you will join a global team of experts driven to excel and realize values-driven change for our clients, colleagues, and communities. We bring bold thinking to complex challenges stretching across analytics, AI, cyber, digital solutions, and engineering, and with industries ranging from defense to health, energy to international development. On our team, you’ll build trusted partnerships across the company and collaborate with fellow members of the Legal, Ethics and Compliance team to protect and advance the company, while navigating the complex, multifaceted, and often novel legal and compliance risks we face today. Guided by Booz Allen’s purpose and values, together we’ll anticipate and proactively prepare for the issues we’ll encounter tomorrow. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required.

Requirements

8+ years of experience with practicing employment law in a law firm or corporate or government environment
J.D. degree
Active bar admission in any U.S. state or the District of Columbia

Nice To Haves

Experience with government contracting, including with or in technology companies
Experience with large law firm and in-house roles
Experience with working under pressure, managing multiple complex matters simultaneously, and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

Advising clients and business partners at all levels of leadership on a wide range of employment-related matters, including disciplinary actions and separations, performance and behavior management issues, workplace safety and wellness concerns, military and medical leaves of absence, and accommodations.
Managing the full cycle of litigating employment matters, including initial case evaluation, communicating with opposing counsel, engaging outside counsel, reviewing pleadings and motions, discovery, mediation, and trial.
Leading or advising on complex employment investigations of violations of law or policy, including matters involving employee misconduct, such as allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and conflict of interest.
Drafting and enforcing non-compete and non-solicitation agreements and navigating through strategic and complex non-compete related issues.
Drafting EEOC position statements and persuasive correspondence.
Collaborating with cross-functional teams, listening actively and ensuring that the right questions are being asked and answered, exercising judgment and discretion to navigate novel and complex issues, and advising when there is no clear path forward.
Translating technical advice into succinct, clear, and direct business solutions and executing against clear objectives, priorities, and success metrics.