Senior Legal Counsel

ALL.SPACE; Muscle Shoals (AL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

All Space Limited is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel (U.S.) to lead legal matters for the company's U.S. operations and defence-related activities. You will draft and negotiate contracts, ensure compliance with federal acquisition regulations, and maintain strong relationships with the U.S.

Department of Defense, while collaborating with product and compliance teams. Ideal candidates will have extensive in-house experience in the defence sector, expertise in FAR, ITAR/EAR, and a proven ability to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Law; Master's preferred.
• Senior-level in-house legal experience in multinational defence sector.
• Expertise in defence contracts and contract lifecycle management.
• Strong knowledge of FAR, DoD procurement, FCC licensing and export controls.
• Excellent negotiation and drafting skills.
• Ability to build relationships across the business.
• Strong communicator; able to explain complex issues simply.

Responsibilities

• Draft, negotiate and finalise US contract terms for direct and indirect sales.
• Develop and implement U.S. sales contract templates.
• Ensure contract processes and documentation comply with applicable regulations.
• Draft and negotiate supplier terms ensuring compliance with ITAR, EAR, FAR, DFAR.
• Advise on flow-down requirements and monitor contract performance.
• Maintain compliant documentation per U.S. DoD standards.

Skills

Contract negotiation

In-house counsel

Defence contracts

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law (Master's preferred)

Job description

Description

The Senior Legal Counsel (U.S.) leads all legal matters relating to the company's U.S. business anddefence-related operations. Responsibilities include drafting,negotiatingand managing contracts, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations, andmaintainingstrong relationships with the U.S. Department of Defense.Ideally this position will be over 3-4 days a week with the requirement to be flexible as and when needed.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Commercial Contracts

• Draft, negotiate andfinalisecontract terms for U.S. direct and indirect sales.
• Develop and implement U.S. sales contract templates.
• Ensure contract processes and documentation are compliant with all applicable regulations.
• Ensure compliance obligations are drafted appropriately.
• Advise onflow-down requirements andmonitorcontract performance.
• Maintaincompliant documentation per U.S. DoD standards.
• Ensure adherence to federal acquisition regulations and DoD policies.
• Stay informed of regulatory changes and update internal processes.
• Draft and negotiate supplier terms ensuring compliance with ITAR, EAR, FAR, DFAR.

Advisory & Support

• Support inter-company agreements and FOCI mitigation measures.
• Develop policies for managing CUI and DoD clearances.
• Lead governance implementation within U.S. operations.
• Supportdevelopmentof policies,proceduresand standard agreements.
• Work with Product on FCC certifications and licensing.
• Promote best practice in legal, compliance and risk management.
• Train staff on EAR,ITARand export/import requirements.
• Advisedepartments on U.S. legal matters including disputes.
• Monitorlegislative changes and advise on risks.
• Draft andnegotiateNDAs.
• Deliver legal training and updates across the business.
• Support IP-related transactional matters.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Law(Master'spreferred).
• Significant experienceas a senior in-house legal counsel within a multinational defencesector.
• Provenexpertiseindefencecontracts and contract lifecycle management.
• Strong knowledge of federal acquisition regulations, DoD procurement, FCClicensingand export controls.
• Excellent negotiation and drafting skills.
• Ability to build relationships across the business.
• Strongcommunicatorcapable of explaining complex issues simply.
• Able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong presentation and budgeting skills.
• Familiarity withdefencetechnologiesbeneficial.
• Compliance certificationsdesirable.
• CFCM or similar certifications desirable.