Level 3 Communications, Inc

Sr. Principal, Counsel

Level 3 Communications, Inc$130K — $180K *
Plano, TX 75025In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 15 years of contract management experience, especially with aircraft purchasing agreements.
  • Graduate degree with 13 years of experience in contract management and complex agreements.
  • Doctorate (JD) degree and valid state license to practice law required.
  • U.S. Citizenship is mandatory.
  • Government contracts experience involving DoD and international operations is essential.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with business leaders to identify and manage legal risks.
  • Provide strategic legal advice aligned with business objectives.
  • Draft and negotiate a range of legal documents and contracts.
  • Conduct thorough legal research and present pragmatic solutions.
  • Ensure compliance with all relevant laws and regulations.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to minimize contractual risks.
  • Engage with customers on complex legal and business issues.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a leading ISR sector.
  • Engage in high-stakes, impactful legal counsel.
  • Professional growth through diverse challenges and complexities.
  • Collaborative work environment with business leaders.
  • Ability to contribute to international operations and contracts.
Full Job Description
Job Title: Sr. Principal, Counsel

Job Code: 39781

Job Location: Greenville TX, Plano TX, Waco TX, or Rockwall TX (100% on site)

Job Schedule: 1st Shift 9/80

Job Description:

L3Harris is seeking an experienced, proactive, and solutions-focused Sr. Principal, Counselto join the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) sector. Reporting to the Senior Director, Counsel of the sector, this role operates as a legal specialist and business partner in providing strategic, proactive, and practical legal counsel and guidance to sector management and staff on general and specialized legal matters.

Essential Functions:
  • Partners with leaders to assess, predict, and manage legal and other risks in a growing business operating internationally
  • Advises, counsels, and functions as a trusted business partner on legal and other matters related to the business objectives of the sector
  • Provides legal guidance and counseling on risk mitigation strategies, contract interpretation and provisions, dispute resolution, and other legal issues
  • Negotiates, researches, drafts, revises, and / or analyzes agreements, contracts, memoranda, legal correspondence, and other legal documents
  • Engages in factual investigation, analyzes complex legal and factual issues, conducts extensive legal research, independently develops, recommends, and presents strategies on a wide range of legal matters
  • Ensures that sector practices and procedures comply with global, federal, state and local laws and regulations, and are consistent with applicable corporate policies and procedures
  • Engages with customer counterparts as reasonably required in support of addressing certain complex legal / business transactional matters
  • Collaborates with operational, subcontracts and supply chain leadership to ensure that contractual and operational risks assumed by the business are flowed down to subcontractors and suppliers
  • Monitors, reviews, and resolves day-to day legal and regulatory issues as they are assigned
  • Maintains knowledge of current and emerging laws, regulations, and trends.
  • Government contracts experience within the US DoD market, including both U.S. and international government and commercial customers.
  • Experience in aircraft purchasing, strong negotiation and dispute resolution skills are required.
  • Personal commitment to ethics and compliance, and experience working in an environment with high ethical standards.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance.

Qualifications:
  • Bachelors degree with 15 years of extensive experience managing contracts, aircraft purchasing agreements, and complex maintenance repair and overhaul agreements.
  • Graduate degree with 13 years of extensive experience managing contracts, aircraft purchasing agreements, and complex maintenance repair and overhaul agreements.
  • Must have a Doctorate (JD) degree and an active state license to practice law.
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Preferred Skills:
  • Active Secret clearance.

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