Government Contracts Associate - Mid-Level

Around Yearly Salary: $250,000 to $345,000

The Company's Government Contracts & National Security team handles a broad mix of litigation, investigation, export control, cybersecurity, mergers and acquisitions, and counseling work.

Their respected bid protest practice litigates before all tribunals and is known for success in high-profile, high-stakes, and precedent-setting cases.

The company also represents clients disputing substantial claims by and against the government before the Boards of Contract Appeals and U.S. Court of Federal Claims and prosecute and defend court actions between contractors.

The group’s work is exciting, often relevant to ongoing world issues, and fast-paced.

• For example, the group handles litigation and counseling involving space-related procurements, including for satellites and space travel and missions; corporate transactions involving some of the largest federal contractors as well as small businesses that develop state-of-the-art military technologies; and last year participated in an international, high-stakes subcontract negotiation with teaming agreement tailored to a decades-long, multi-billion dollar DOD program.

Qualified applicants for this position must have a minimum of three years of prior legal experience in the field and have demonstrated an interest in government contacts law; strong research, writing, and analytic skills; an ability to work independently and creatively; and an ability to work successfully as part of a team.

Special consideration will be given to applicants with experience as a judicial clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit or the Court of Federal Claims and to those with academic training in government contracts law.

All applicants should have excellent academic credentials and references.

Applicants must currently be licensed, or currently be eligible to become licensed, to practice law in Washington, D.C