Principal, Counsel

L3Harris•Plano, TX

8d•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris is seeking an experienced, proactive, and solutions-focused Principal, Counsel to join the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) sector. Reporting to the Senior Director, Counsel of the sector, this role operates as a legal specialist and business partner in providing strategic, proactive, and practical legal counsel and guidance to sector management and staff on general and specialized legal matters.

Requirements

Doctorate (JD) degree
Active state license to practice law
Active DOD Secret Security Clearance

Nice To Haves

Government contracts experience within the US DoD market is highly preferred, including both U.S. and international government and commercial customers
Experience in aircraft purchasing
Strong negotiation and dispute resolution skills
Personal commitment to ethics and compliance, and experience working in an environment with high ethical standards

Responsibilities

Partners with leaders to assess, predict, and manage legal and other risks in a growing business operating internationally
Advises, counsels, and functions as a trusted business partner on legal and other matters related to the business objectives of the sector
Provides legal guidance and counseling on risk mitigation strategies, contract interpretation and provisions, dispute resolution, and other legal issues
Negotiates, researches, drafts, revises, and / or analyzes agreements, contracts, memoranda, legal correspondence, and other legal documents
Engages in factual investigation, analyzes complex legal and factual issues, conducts extensive legal research, independently develops, recommends, and presents strategies on a wide range of legal matters
Ensures that sector practices and procedures comply with global, federal, state and local laws and regulations, and are consistent with applicable corporate policies and procedures
Engages with customer counterparts as reasonably required in support of addressing certain complex legal / business transactional matters
Collaborates with operational, subcontracts and supply chain leadership to ensure that contractual and operational risks assumed by the business are flowed down to subcontractors and suppliers
Monitors, reviews, and resolves day-to day legal and regulatory issues as they are assigned
Maintains knowledge of current and emerging laws, regulations, and trends