Assistant General Counsel - Commercial Transactions

Join Orano - Shaping a Sustainable Future Together

About the Role

We are seeking a detail-oriented Assistant General Counsel with 12+ years of experience to join our legal team in Bethesda, Maryland. This role includes lead responsibility for providing legal advice and representation on a wide range of transactional matters, including supporting the negotiation and structuring of various commercial transactions, providing strategic legal guidance on commercial agreements, government contracts, and partnerships, drafting sales contracts and vendor agreements, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations, and resolving commercial disputes. Additional responsibilities may include managing litigation, and providing legal advice and representation on regulatory compliance, administrative law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, international law, nuclear energy law and policy, employment law, ethics, and fiscal law. The role will report to the General Counsel and include extensive engagement with executives and managers across the company.

Core Responsibilities

Legal:

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements, including for example, sales contracts, vendor agreements, partnership agreements, joint ventures, license agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.
• Ensure that the company's practices comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Provide strategic legal counsel on commercial agreements, government contracts, and regulatory matters
• Identify and assess potential legal risks associated with commercial activities and develop strategies to mitigate those risks.
• Resolve disputes with customers, vendors, partners and other third parties, and manage litigation when needed
• Manage outside counsel when specialized expertise is required
• Assist with legal department initiatives, including process improvements and knowledge management

Our Full-Time Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance - with generous employer contributions
• 401(k) with employer matching and contribution amounts

• Life insurance and Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance provided by the company
• Generous Paid Time Off and holiday schedules
• Numerous Training and Development opportunities

• and more...

All candidates must meet the following minimum requirements in order to be considered for this opportunity. Candidates who exceed minimum qualifications may be considered for a higher-level position.

Required Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership
• 12+ years of legal experience, with demonstrated legal expertise and experience in transactions with commercial entities, commercial contracts, government contracts, regulatory matters, financial assistance law, negotiations, and dispute resolution
• Significant experience in litigation, administrative law, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and international law strongly preferred
• Significant experience in nuclear energy law or other areas of energy law strongly preferred
• Strong analytical mindset with exceptional attention to detail
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Significant experience advising government or corporate executives
• Strong business acumen and ability to balance legal risk with business objectives
• Excellent contract drafting, reviewing, and negotiation skills

What We Offer

• Competitive salary range: $155K - $225K, plus bonus (The provided salary information is a guideline. Your offered salary is based upon experience, qualifications, geo)
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment
• Professional development opportunities
• Opportunity to shape the future of sustainable energy

Orano is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other characteristic protected by law.