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    Corporate Counsel Attorney - Simi Valley, United States - Aerovironment

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    Worker Type

    Regular

    Job Description

    Summary


    The Corporate Counsel provides a broad range of corporate, securities and transactional legal support to a growing, innovative, technical company.

    Reporting to the General Counsel, the Corporate Counsel works closely with the Company's executive and management team on important strategic matters, supports functional leaders as a team member on corporate projects and assists the General Counsel in providing corporate governance support to the Board of Directors and its committees.

    Additionally, one provides contractual support on commercial contracts for business area leaders.

    Position Responsibilities


    • Provides legal support on acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic investments, including due diligence, drafting, negotiating and closing transactions
    • Drafts and provides legal review of SEC filings, including periodic and current reports, proxy statements and registration statements and other securities compliance activities for a NASDAQ listed public company
    • Acts as advisor on legal issues involving the organization's government and regulatory compliance
    • Performs litigation on the company's behalf or coordinates litigation and other legal matters handled by outside counsel
    • Assists the General Counsel with corporate secretarial support to the Company's Board of Directors and its committees
    • Supports the Company's business operations on commercial contracts, frequently involving intellectual property issues
    • Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors
    • Other duties as assigned
    Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)


    • Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from a top ABA-accredited law school
    • Bar admission in any state required. California Bar is preferred
    • Minimum of 8+ years of corporate transactional and securities law experience required
    • Prior experience working in the corporate department of a nationally recognized law firm preferred
    • Demonstrated experience in general corporate matters, including corporate organization, securities compliance, drafting transactional documents, license agreements, employment law, immigration law, data privacy, risk management asset-backed financing, and contract management
    • Significant project management experience with a demonstrated ability to manage multi-task, multi-deadline, and cross-functional projects effectively
    • Occasionally may be required to travel within the Continental U.S. (20%)
    Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills & Experience)


    • Strong ability to prioritize workload and work independently and on a self-initiated basis
    • Proficient in MS Office and other office software productivity tools
    • Strong communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
    • Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Works well independently
    • Able to excel in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, where small teams share a broad variety of duties
    • Displays strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives
    • Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products
    • Is committed to learning from mistakes and driven to improve and enhance performance of oneself, others, and the company
    • Focuses on teamwork and puts the success of the team above one's own interest
    Physical Demands


    • Ability to work in an office environment (Constant)
    • Required to sit and stand for long periods; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard (Frequent)

    The salary range for this role is:
    $160,742 - $241,114


    AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the location, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills.



    ITAR Requirement:


    This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations ("
    ITAR") and/or the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR").

    In order to comply with the requirements of the
    ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants will be asked to provide specific documentation to verify U.S.

    person status under the
    ITAR and the EAR. A "U.S. person" according to their definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee, or asylee. See 22 CFR § Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

    Benefits:

    AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.

    For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit:

    We also encourage you to review our company website at to learn more about us.

    Principals only need apply. NO agencies please.

    Who We Are

    Based in California, AeroVironment (AVAV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Founded in 1971 by celebrated physicist and engineer, Dr. Paul MacCready, we've been at the leading edge of technical innovation for more than 45 years.

    Be a part of the team that developed the world's most widely used military drones and created the first submarine-launched reconnaissance drone, and has seven innovative vehicles that are part of the Smithsonian Institution's permanent collection in Washington, DC.


    Join us today in developing the next generation of small UAS and tactical missile systems that will deliver more actionable intelligence to our customers so they can proceed with certainty - and succeed.

    What We Do


    Building on a history of technological innovation, AeroVironment designs, develops, produces, and supports an advanced portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems.

    Agencies of the U.S.

    Department of Defense and allied military services use the company's hand-launched UAS to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time, airborne reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition.

    AeroVironment Incorporated is an equal opportunity employer, M/F/D/V and works in compliance with both federal and state laws. We are committed to the concept regarding Equal Employment opportunity.

    Qualified candidates will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, medical condition nor disability, genetics, veteran and all others that may apply.


    ITAR
    U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (Green Card holder) or asylee/refugee status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) required.


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