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, or at one of its other U.S. locations. Kratos develops and fields transformative, affordable technology, platforms, and systems for United States National Security related customers, allies, and commercial enterprises. The Senior Corporate Attorney plays a pivotal role in ensuring the company operates within legal parameters, providing essential advice across various legal disciplines, and strategically supporting Kratos’s entrepreneurial spirit and mission to deliver innovative solutions.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person San Diego, CA (or other U.S. locations)
• Pay: $150000–$200000 yearly
• Mission: Provide comprehensive legal advice and counsel to Kratos, ensuring corporate compliance, managing complex contracting activities, supporting M&A and business transactions, and overseeing litigation to protect company interests.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Corporate Counsel & Risk Management: Provide legal advice on general corporate matters, including corporate organization, securities compliance, data privacy, and risk management.
• Contract Drafting & Negotiation: Draft, review, and negotiate diverse contractual documents, including commercial, US Government, vendor, customer, NDA, and license agreements, ensuring efficient contract lifecycle management.
• M&A and Transactions: Support all phases of mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate transactions, from due diligence and deal structuring to drafting, negotiation, and post-closing integration.
• Litigation & Dispute Resolution: Oversee and manage litigation cases handled by outside counsel, including strategy, budgeting, discovery, and internal coordination, also conducting or overseeing internal investigations.
• Compliance & Policy Development: Advise on and ensure adherence to federal, state, and local regulations, including government requirements and trade compliance, supporting company-wide policy development and training.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Juris Doctor Degree and an active license to practice law in the United States, serving as a generalist with broad exposure across legal disciplines.
• Experience: Minimum of 10 years of related experience, including both law firm and in-house roles, with specific experience in government contracts, defense, aerospace, or other highly regulated industries.
• Skills: Demonstrated experience in contract drafting and negotiation, M&A transactions, trade compliance, employment matters, and managing outside counsel on litigation matters, along with the ability to resolve complex legal issues creatively.
• Bonus: A willingness and ability to learn company technology, and the ability to obtain a security clearance, if required.