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HII · 9 hours ago

CORPORATE SENIOR COUNSEL I

Newport News, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

9+ years exp

HII is a leading shipbuilding company responsible for building advanced naval ships and defense technology solutions. The Senior Counsel will provide legal expertise and counsel on government contracts and commercial agreements, ensuring compliance and strategic guidance for the Newport News Shipbuilding Division.

Health CarePublic Safety

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provide legal expertise, business counsel, and training to NNS’s Contracts and Pricing and Business Management organizations on all aspects of government contracting including fiscal law, changes, data rights, cost and pricing issues, false claims, cost accounting standards, and the nuances of sole source contracting

Provide business-centric counsel to a broad group of business partners. Train, mentor, and partner with colleagues and clients across the business, at all levels of expertise

Build a broad and deep understanding of significant legal considerations and seamlessly integrate practical business advice into legal counsel with an emphasis on positioning the business to avoid potential problems in addition to meeting day-to-day challenges

Provide strategic and day-to-day legal and business counsel to NNS’s leadership team, including the Vice President level

Draft, review, and advise on commercial supplier agreements, teaming agreements, letters of intent, memorandums of understanding, non-disclosure agreements, supplier terms, and similar agreements adjacent to, but outside of, the traditional instruments of government contracting

Provide assistance with other significant NNS matters and assume additional law department responsibilities as needed; additional duties may include advising functions such as operations, facilities, intellectual property, or ethics