In-House Attorney

About the role

General Atomics (GA) is a world-renowned technology innovator, pioneering advanced systems across critical domains including nuclear fuel cycle technologies, remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensor systems, advanced electric and electronic technologies, wireless and laser innovations. We are seeking a versatile attorney to join our Law Department located in the prestigious La Jolla/Torrey Pines technology corridor. The generalist legal role will provide comprehensive support to the General Counsel, addressing a diverse range of corporate, dispute resolution, and compliance matters.

Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough review and drafting of domestic and international contracts.
• Analyze and mitigate potential legal risks in contractual documents.
• Provide strategic counsel on contract negotiations.
• Support complex corporate and transactional legal matters.
• Provide routine legal advice and service concerning rights, obligations, and privileges of the corporation, including intellectual property matters.
• Prepare, review, and negotiate a variety of contractual and corporate governance documents including licenses, purchases, sales, real estate, employment, insurance, mergers, acquisitions, and related matters.
• Remain current on legislative issues, statutes, decisions, laws, regulations, and ordinances.
• Examine various documents and data and provide counsel to management on best courses of action.
• Represent the corporation with outside parties and act as agent for the corporation in various transactions.
• Work with US and foreign outside counsel on dispute, transactional, intellectual property, and corporate governance matters.
• Contribute to the analysis of various matters including contractual and corporate governance documents to ensure the company’s interests are protected.
• Coordinate matters with outside counsel as required.
• Participate in identifying legal or contractual issues and devise new approaches to resolve complex problems.
• Assist in providing routine advice regarding litigation and pre-litigation matters.
• Participate in basic negotiations, draft various agreements, and coordinate the execution of those documents.
• Review agreements, evaluate documentation and authorization forms to identify problematic provisions and determine if minimum requirements are met.
• Assist in reviewing joint venture and similar agreements for consistency with laws, government regulations, economic conditions, and company policies.
• Remain current on state and federal laws, regulations, and practices affecting company business.
• Observe all Law Department practices and procedures and all laws, regulations, and other applicable obligations and company policies wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the company.
• Maintain a productive and safe working environment in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate and law school (LL.B. or J.D.) degrees and a license to practice law in the State of California or a jurisdiction in which the company does business.
• Two or more years of progressively complex legal experience.
• Complete understanding of state, federal, and international legal principles, concepts, theory, laws, regulations, and practices.
• Leadership skills including organizing, planning, scheduling, and coordinating workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones.

Skills

• Ability to resolve difficult legal issues.
• Strong communication and presentation skills; ability to serve as spokesperson on assigned projects.
• Ability to effectively interface with other departments, all levels of management, professional and support staff, customers, potential customers, and government representatives.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Knowledge of computer applications and operations pertinent to the field.
• Ability to work on a self-initiated basis and in a team environment.
• Able to work extended hours and travel as required.
• May be required to obtain a security clearance.

Pay

Salary range: $116,480 - $208,505