Government Contracts Associate General Counsel

Booz Allen Hamilton•McLean, VA

1d•$162,800 - $303,000•Onsite

About The Position

Are you passionate about combining your procurement law expertise with big picture business thinking to empower innovation, drive critical missions, and deliver enduring growth and value? At Booz Allen, you’ll join a team of experienced professionals motivated to excel and realize values-driven change for our clients, colleagues, and communities. We bring bold thinking to complex challenges across analytics and artificial intelligence, cyber, digital solutions, and engineering, with industries ranging from defense and national security to health, energy to international development. As a member of our Government Markets Practice Area, you’ll help propel our forward-thinking and purpose-driven team as we advance our clients’ missions. You’ll serve as an attorney providing support and leveraging experience with procurement transactions at all stages, as well as regulatory compliance, as part of a broader legal department and the team of government markets attorneys supporting the government business across Civil, Defense, and National Security Sectors. You’ll support as the lead Govt Markets point of contact for the Health market within our Civil Sector. This will encompass a wide range of complex transactional issues at the prime and subcontract levels, and involve providing legal advice and counsel for Market leaders and their teams. You’ll anticipate business needs and develop practical solutions with agility and action. You’ll establish 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. This position is located in McLean, VA. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required. Work with us as we empower the future. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

8+ years of experience practicing law in a law firm, corporate, or government environment, including supporting commercial and technology matters
Experience with government contracts law, including FAR, DFARS, federal procurement statutes and regulations, and bid protest jurisprudence
Experience leading or assisting with prime contract and subcontract negotiations, pre-award support, and post-award counseling
Experience partnering closely with senior business leaders to develop comprehensive solutions to problems
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to evaluate risks and root causes, and to aid in designing and implementing practical mitigation strategies or action plans
Ability to listen actively and ensure that the right questions are being asked and answered and translate legalese or regulations into succinct, clear, and workable business solutions
Ability to execute against clear goals, priorities, and success metrics or KPIs, and manage against program plans
J.D. degree
Active bar admission with any U.S. state bar
U.S. citizenship is required

Nice To Haves

Experience with commercial and non-FAR-based contracting, including federal or non-federal, or commercial
Experience with state or local procurement law, including state statutes, regulations, processes, bidding, and negotiations with state or local governments
Experience with government contracting, including in a professional services firm
Experience with software development or modernizing legacy or enterprise systems for government contracts
Experience with advising on product or solution-oriented sales
Experience with government contracts regulatory framework, especially rules and considerations for Post-Government
Experience advising on information security and data safeguarding statutes, regulations, and compliance frameworks across civilian agencies
Knowledge of employment and competition, antitrust, organizational, and personal conflicts of interest, or gifts and antikickback
Ability to work under pressure in a dynamic environment

Responsibilities

Providing support and leveraging experience with procurement transactions at all stages, as well as regulatory compliance.
Serving as the lead Govt Markets point of contact for the Health market within the Civil Sector.
Handling a wide range of complex transactional issues at the prime and subcontract levels.
Providing legal advice and counsel for Market leaders and their teams.
Anticipating business needs and developing practical solutions with agility and action.
Establishing trusted partnerships across the company.
Collaborating with fellow members of the Legal, Ethics and Compliance team to protect and advance the company while navigating complex legal and compliance risks.
Proactively preparing for future issues.