Government Contracts Associate Attorney

The award goes to the other bidder on a Thursday. By Monday the client wants to know if there's a protest. You're the associate who already has the answer drafted.

I'm recruiting a mid level government contracts associate for the Washington, DC office of a global law firm. They want someone at 4 to 5 years who has served as lead associate and is ready to keep doing it.

• Bid protests and claims litigation.
• Investigations and compliance counseling.
• M&A due diligence where government contracts are part of the deal.
• Hearings, depositions and negotiations. You'll be in the room for them.
• Research and writing that ends up in briefs and motions.

• 4 to 5 years in a firm's government contracts practice, or the equivalent handling procurement issues for a federal agency. Agency experience counts.
• Experience as lead associate on government contracts litigation, diligence or investigations.
• A clerkship with the US Court of Federal Claims, the Federal Circuit or a Board of Contract Appeals is preferred. So is govcon coursework. Neither is required.
• A JD and admission to the DC bar.

• $310,000 to $365,000. Where you land depends on your market and your experience.
• Hybrid, with a regular office presence and some flexibility to work from home.
• Medical, dental and vision insurance plus a 401(k).