Government Contracts Associate/Attorney (Counseling)

Fluet; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A boutique law firm specializing in national security seeks a Government Contracts associate with 3-7 years of experience. The role involves counseling government contractors in a dynamic team environment, managing complex compliance and regulatory matters. Candidates should have strong analytical, research, and communication skills, and be a member of the Virginia Bar. This position offers opportunities for client interaction and independent management of legal matters in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• 3-7 years of experience in Government Contracts.
• Experience drafting, analyzing, and negotiating various agreements.
• Broad range of regulatory compliance experience.

Responsibilities

• Counseling government contractors on legal aspects of government contracting.
• Managing multiple matters in a fast-paced environment.
• Direct interaction with clients and independent matter management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Research skills

Communication skills

Client management

Attention to detail

Education

Admission (or waiver) to Virginia Bar

Top 25 Law School or top graduate in GW Law Government Procurement Concentration

Job description

Fluet is a boutique law firm devoted to the national security industry: aerospace, defense, intelligence and dual-use technology. Like our clients, we are dynamic, creative and entrepreneurial, and we practice law in the fast-paced and agile manner that our clients require to guide their high growth businesses to success in an industry replete with risks and rewards.

Do you like writing long legal memos, covering the law of all 50 states?

Do you like to learn by reading law books or law review articles?

Do you like doing one thing every day for the same partner?

Are you looking for a place where the work is easy?

If you answered “yes” to any of the above, we are not the firm for you.

But if you want to be mentored from partners looking to train the next generation of the firm’s leadership; if you are intellectually curious, but not academic; if you want to counsel in a world where the answers often are unclear, but your clients need actionable advice now; and if you want to advocate for mission-focused clients on cutting-edge matters where the stakes could not be greater, please apply to Fluet.

We offer a full range of services in our practice areas:

• Government Contracts
• Corporate + Transactional
• Litigation + Investigations
• International Trade

Position Description

As an associate in our Government Contracts practice, you will be counseling government contractors of all sizes on all legal aspects of government contracting, with a focus on often complex compliance, regulatory, and transactional matters. You will be part of a dynamic and collegial team with opportunities to work directly with clients and to expand and shape your own practice.

Experience with drafting, analyzing, and negotiating agreements (e.g., teaming agreements, prime and subcontract agreements, license agreements, other transaction authority agreements, and/or grant and cooperative agreements) is essential, along with a broad range of regulatory compliance (e.g., FAR/DFARS) experience. Additionally, experience with bid protests, suspension and debarment, compliance audits, novations, small business programs, GSA schedules, intellectual property and data rights, cybersecurity, labor and employment issues, internal and government investigations, domestic preference requirements, and/or FAA regulatory matters is desirable. A successful candidate will possess excellent analytical, research and writing skills, strong communication and client management abilities, an ability to manage multiple matters in a fast-paced environment, and consistent attention to detail.

This position can expect to have direct interaction with clients and responsibility for managing matters independently.

Qualifications

• Must be a team player who can work both independently and collaboratively
• Strong interpersonal skills
• 3-7 years of experience in Government Contracts
• Admission (or waiver) to Virginia Bar

  Preferred Qualifications

  • Top 25 Law School or top graduate in GW Law Government Procurement Concentration
  • DoD/National Security background
  • Judicial Clerkship in the Court of Federal Claims or a Board of Contract Appeals
  • Full-time work experience with a federal contractor, a government agency, and/or a nationally recognized government contracts practice
  • Tech or intellectual property experience