Senior Corporate Attorney

Job Description

Senior Corporate Attorney | Kratos Defense and Security Solutions

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, located in San Diego, CA. Kratos develops and fields affordable technology, platforms, and systems for United States National Security customers, allies, and commercial enterprises. This role is crucial for providing essential legal advice and ensuring the company operates within various legal parameters, supporting Kratos’s mission to deliver innovative solutions.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person San Diego, CA
• Pay: $150000–$200000 yearly
• Mission: Provide legal advice to the company and ensure it operates in accordance with legal parameters.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Corporate Legal Advice: Provide counsel on general corporate matters, including corporate organization, securities compliance, data privacy, and risk management.
• Contract Management: Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of legal documents such as employment, vendor, customer, license, procurement, sales, and M&A agreements.
• Employment Law Expertise: Serve as the subject matter expert and primary legal advisor on all employment law matters, from hiring practices and performance management to workplace investigations and wage & hour issues.
• Regulatory Compliance: Advise on and ensure adherence to federal, state, and local regulations, supporting company-wide policy development and training initiatives.
• Dispute Resolution & Oversight: Conduct or oversee internal investigations, manage dispute resolution efforts including litigation strategy, and coordinate outside counsel for specialized matters.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Juris Doctor Degree with senior-level experience in corporate law, securities compliance, data privacy, risk management, and employment law.
• Experience: A minimum of 10 years of related legal experience.
• Skills: An active license to practice law in California, advanced professional knowledge to resolve complex issues, and the ability to determine methods and procedures for new assignments.
• Bonus: A willingness and ability to learn and utilize company technology for required purposes, and the ability to obtain a security clearance if needed.