Metrea · 1 month ago
Senior Legal Counsel
Temecula, CA, US
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/ExecutiveMetrea is looking for an experienced qualified attorney to be principally based out of either their California office in Temecula or in Washington D.C. The Senior Counsel will focus on aviation supply chain contracts, legal risks, and issues, while supporting global operations for the enterprise and the supply chain.
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Responsibilities
The Senior Counsel will work with our experienced and talented Supply Chain and Global Logistics team alongside various Metrea Capability Areas
Senior Counsel will need to learn the various work streams and requirements for the entire global enterprise
Depending on the workload and growth, it is expected that this role will involve building out a team and working with the Head of Contracts regarding related contract personnel
Based out of California or the Washington D.C. office, the hybrid role will likely require international travel as well as work with a wide variety of team members, banks, lawyers, and various governments to address all of the legal issues that arise from a global enterprise
Additionally, as a Senior Counsel, there will be a wide variety of additional legal support that may be required in litigation, merger and acquisitions, as well as various types of transactions
Support for a wide variety of commercial transactions and contracts may be required
The Metrea LCC team is small, agile, and responsive, which literally requires going wherever the enterprise needs support and guidance
Diverse projects and issues will sometimes require work on areas of law that are not always in the job description, but which make for a well-rounded, deeply experienced team of lawyers
Being comfortable with multiple shifting, sometimes competing, priorities is fundamental within the LCC team
This is also a team which looks to support each other through regular interaction with each other and with the enterprise
This is not an “ivory tower” legal team
Being involved in the business to understand developing legal risks and providing counsel is critical to the LCC team’s success
Qualification
Required
Be a qualified licensed attorney with graduation from an ABA accredited law school and admitted to the bar in California and/or Washington D.C. and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law
Deep experience with negotiating and drafting vendor contracts, supplier terms and conditions, codes of conducts, leases, and creating framework for regular negotiation of such contracts and wording
Experience in negotiating and drafting consultant agreements and other related service-related agreements
Aviation and Defense experience
Litigation assessment and risk analysis on a wide variety of contracts including negotiation and resolution of claims and lawsuits
Experience with negotiating and enforcing contracts across US and foreign jurisdictions and supporting global enterprises
Seasoned commercial awareness
Experience interacting and counseling senior business leaders
Willingness to travel internationally
Comfortable working with ambiguity in a fluid environment seeking to address business concerns and goals rather than just being 'right'
Highly developed sense of judgment and maturity
Proven ability to work effectively in, and leverage a highly collaborative, matrixed environment to achieve project ends
Agile with ability to shift priorities as needed working with wide diversity of individual capability areas and individuals
Build and maintain effective working relationship with external counsel and manage the engagement process with such service providers when required
Ability to exercise a high level of diligence, even under time pressure
Intellectually curious, with strong critical thinking & analytical skills and attention to detail
Demonstrated ability to solve problems and apply analytical rigor
Strong communication skills – both written and verbal with the confidence to communicate with teammates at all levels of the enterprise as well as a wide variety of vendors, banks, law firms, and customers
Strong organizational skills, discipline, with a high sense of reliability, discretion and confidentiality
Ability to communicate effectively across languages, cultures, regions and industries, and experience in working in diverse international environments
Capacity to balance strategic vs. operational mind-sets and results vs. process orientation
Strong performance orientation coupled with a solid and consistent ethical compass
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
Experience managing and mentoring less experienced team members
Benefits
Comprehensive medical plan options
HSA/FSA accounts
Dental and vision coverage
6% employer 401(k) match
Fully paid parental leave for all new parents
Generous PTO
Life and disability insurance
Long-term and Short-term disability coverage
AD&D Coverage
Pet Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Subsided gym membership / plans through Wellhub
Company
Metrea
Metrea is a defense company that provides solutions to the national security problems by commercial business models.
Founded in 2016
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Jim Pennoyer
EVP Chief Financial Officer
Barbara Falkenrath
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