Associate General Counsel, Government Contracts

631 Booz Allen Hamilton_United States; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 163,000 - 303,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition assistance

Work-life programs

Retirement benefits

Paid leave

Professional development

Dependent care

Job summary

Booz Allen in Bethesda, MD seeks an Associate General Counsel specializing in Government Contracts. You will provide strategic legal guidance on FAR/DFARS, prime/subcontract negotiations, and regulatory compliance, partnering with senior leaders to shape solutions that enable mission-focused programs.

You’ll translate complex rules into practical business advice and track performance against KPIs, while collaborating across the Legal, Ethics and Compliance team to manage risk for National

Qualifications

• 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

Skills

Government contracts law

Contract negotiations

Regulatory compliance

Strategic counsel

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory interpretation

Leadership

Education

J.D. degree

Bar admission (U.S. state)

Job description

Associate General Counsel, Government Contracts

The Opportunity: 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, Cybersecurity, and National Security Sectors. You’ll serve as the primary business attorney supporting at least one market within the National Security Sector and may support other projects across the Sectors as needs arise. 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. Work with us as we empower the future. Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 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

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with commercial and non-FAR-based contracting, including federal or non-federal, or commercial
• Experience supporting defense and national security missions, with a particular focus on scaling technology and mission-ready innovation such as super intelligence, autonomy and applied AI, or enterprise automation
• Experience with government contracting, including in a professional services firm
• Experience with government contracts regulatory framework, especially rules and considerations for Post-Government and Organizational Conflicts of Interest
• Experience advising on mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
• Ability to work under pressure in a dynamic environment

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include

• health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care.

Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values.

Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $162,800.00 to $303,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

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Work Model

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
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• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

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