In-House Attorney

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. Key responsibilities include conducting thorough review and drafting of domestic and international contracts, analyzing and mitigating potential legal risks in contractual documents, providing strategic counsel on contract negotiations, and supporting complex corporate and transactional legal matters.

Under general direction, this position:

• Provides legal advice and service concerning rights, obligations, and privileges of the corporation including intellectual property matters.
• Prepares, reviews and negotiates a variety of contractual documents and corporate governance documents including licenses, purchases, sales, real estate, employment, insurance, mergers, acquisitions and related matters and remains current on legislative issues, statutes, decisions, laws, regulations and ordinances.
• Examines various documents and data and provides counsel to all levels of management on best courses of action.
• Represents the corporation with outside parties and acts as an agent for the corporation in various transactions. Works with US and foreign outside counsel on dispute, transactional, intellectual property and corporate governance matters.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Analyzes various matters including contractual and corporate governance documents to ensure the company's interests are protected. May refer matters to outside counsel as required.
• Identifies legal or contractual issues and devises new approaches to resolve unusual or complex problems.
• Provides advice regarding litigation and pre-litigation matters.
• Participates in negotiations, drafts various agreements and coordinates the execution of those documents.
• Reviews agreements, evaluates the documentation and authorization forms to identify problematic provisions and determine if the minimum requirements are met. Assists with reviewing joint venture and similar agreements for consistency with laws, government regulations, economic conditions, and company policies.
• Remains current on state and federal laws, regulations and practices affecting company business.
• Responsible for observing all Law Department practices and procedures and for observing all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations and company policies wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the company. Expected to maintain a productive and safe working environment in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Job Qualifications

• Typically requires 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 and four or more years of progressively complex legal experience.
• Must have an extensive understanding of state, federal and international legal principles, concepts, theory, laws, regulations, and practices as well as leadership skills including organizing, planning, scheduling, and coordinating workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones.

Must possess:

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

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.