Assistant General Counsel

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Own the legal side of Merlin's government contracts lifecycle: proposal review, procurement strategy, negotiations, contract structuring, and FAR/DFARS compliance.
• Own day-to-day commercial legal activities, serving as the primary point of contact for inbound contract requests from the business: independently draft and negotiate teaming agreements, technology licenses, NDAs,…
• Help build the contracting templates, playbooks, and process infrastructure Merlin needs to scale.
• Grow into other legal matters across Merlin as the team's workload requires and as your experience develops, including foreign and allied government contracting (FMS/DCS), strategic partnership and joint development…

Job requirements

• J.D. and active bar membership in at least one U.S. state.
• 8+ years of substantive legal experience, ideally including significant time in an in-house corporate legal department.
• Real depth in U.S. government contracts law (FAR/DFARS), from the prime, subcontractor, or government/agency side.
• Real depth in commercial contracting, particularly supply chain, procurement, or vendor agreements.
• A resourceful, creative approach to legal problems, and genuine comfort with ambiguity and a fast pace.
• An independent interest in the law and policy related to our technology, not just a willingness to work in the space.
• A generalist mindset: you don't need prior experience in every area beyond your core strengths, but you should want it.
• Eligibility for a U.S. government security clearance.