Senior Legal Counsel - Public Sector

Locations: Washington | Boston | Atlanta

Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

What You'll Do

BCG is partnering with our clients to tackle some of the world's biggest and most pressing challenges. Grounded by our values and guided by our purpose, we are unlocking the potential of those who advance the world. Our Global Legal Team is a key enabler of our firm's success, helping to drive impact and progress across a number of important dimensions.

As a Legal team member, you will work across BCG teams and functions to support our business growth strategy, provide counsel and expertise, drive legal innovation, and leverage the power of new ways of working.

Among other things, you will:

• Serve as champion of BCG public sector government contracting and risk management standards while developing such expertise in various jurisdictions around the world
• Draft, review and negotiate a wide array of government contracts with North America clients, including RFP terms and conditions, master services agreements, other client and vendor agreements, licensing agreements, teaming agreements, subcontractor and partnership agreements, and nondisclosure agreements
• Be experienced in quickly and independently redlining and custom-drafting legal documents
• Implement and help to develop and champion BCG contracting and other policies and processes and provide assistance to seek approvals on deviations of contract or other policies
• Provide general counseling and management of a full spectrum of business and legal issues, which, in addition to general commercial matters, may include licensing and intellectual property topics, data protection, export, conflicts of interests, and other legal matters
• Identify risks and issues, and suggest alternative solutions
• Team successfully across BCG and integrate fully into BCG's Global Legal Team to resolve or support resolution of complex legal issues
• Partner closely with the business and BCG Business Services Team to manage risk and resolve legal issues
• Contribute to developing and maintaining Legal Team know-how, templates, technology solutions, and other key enablers
• Managing and directing consulting teams to ensure compliance with export and data protection laws and regulations. Conducting investigations in the event of data breaches and reporting findings and recommendations for improvements
• Performing other duties as assigned or required.

YOU'RE GOOD AT

• In all cases, BCG's Senior Legal Counsel will be an exceptional lawyer, able to efficiently deliver high quality work. A Senior Legal Counsel has the following skills
• Superior analytical skills and creative problem-solving ability, with an appreciation for striking a practical balance between business and legal objectives
• Talent for absorbing new skill sets and areas of expertise quickly and comfortably and the flexibility to deal with a diverse international set of clients and advisors
• The ability to quickly comprehend complex sets of international laws and regulations and interpret those laws within the context of BCG's global policies
• A positive, dynamic, client-focused approach to legal practice
• Perform successfully and produce results in a fast-paced, intellectually intense, client-oriented environment
• Be a pragmatic, high-energy professional, with personal and professional self-confidence

What You'll Bring

• Graduate degree (J.D.) in Law from an accredited law school and admitted to practice
• At least 7+ years of experience with government contracts
• 2+ years with a reputable law firm preferred; prior relevant in-house experience preferred
• US Federal security clearance preferred (current or eligible)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• English fluency

Who You'll Work With

BCG's legal group manages a full spectrum of legal issues, including contracts, intellectual property, regulatory matters, corporate compliance, and corporate governance. The firm's legal team serves as both a trusted advisor to the business and an activist agent of change.

Additional info

*** For US locations only ***

In the US, we have a compensation transparency approach.

This is an estimated range, however, specific base salaries within the range depend on various factors such as experience and skill set. It is not common for new BCG employees to be hired at the high-end of the salary range. BCG regularly reviews its ranges to ensure market competitiveness.

In addition to your base salary, your total compensation will include a bonus of up to 20% and a generous retirement contribution that starts at 5% and moves to 10% after 2 years.

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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