Legal Counsel - Commercial

Global Guardian is a leading provider of emergency medical and security solutions for corporations and individuals. Our dedicated professionals located in VA, NC, and CA identify, monitor, and respond to threats and emergencies, supporting our clients with on-the-ground teams in over 100 countries. Our professionals have extensive experience in the intelligence community, military special operations, and federal law enforcement. We are a values-based organization focusing on hyper-responsive service and an operational excellence culture. We have managed crises in the world's worst environments, and we know how to act quickly to deliver unmatched service to our clients. Global Guardian is a dynamic, high-growth company that offers employees opportunities for career growth within the organization.

Position Summary and Objective
The newly created position of Legal Commercial Counsel will take ownership of Global Guardian's commercial lifestyle, working with Business Development, Operations, Client Success, and Accounting teams to ensure that all agreements are current, complete, timely processed, and properly archived. This is a growth-oriented position that will expand in scope and responsibilities as the company grows.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day flow of new and renewing client agreements using Ironclad CMS.
• Work closely with key sales development teams to provide the initial drafts of contracts and perform the initial review of client redlines and comments.
• Assist our Client Success/Account Management and Sales teams in managing contract pipelines.
• Manage legal systems compliance by ensuring all executed agreements are completely and accurately dispositioned and searchable.
• Oversee and ensure that automated reporting of all executed agreements is sent to designated stakeholders.
• Continually audit the contract portfolios across all divisions.

Future Growth

• Audit company operating licenses and monitor state regulations to ensure continued compliance.
• Identify opportunities for competitive bids resulting from new or changing public safety legislation and support Business Development in completing such bids.
• Formulate, negotiate, and finalize large engagement contracts.
• Perform legal research, generate memos and summaries, and create and maintain reference materials.

Qualifications and Education

• JD from an accredited law school.
• Demonstrated experience at a law firm, government agency, or corporate legal department.
• Thorough understanding of commercial contract principles.
• Experience in drafting, redlining, and negotiating B2B service contracts preferred.
• Experience using Ironclad or a similar contract management system (CMS) preferred.

Position Type and Schedule

• Regular Full-Time (RFT).
• Salaried, Exempt Professional.
• High visibility in-person position in McLean, VA.
• Salary Range: $100,000 - $120,000 annually.

Work Environment and Physical Demands
R easonable accommodation requires the physical and mental capacity to perform all essential functions effectively. In addition to other demands, the demands of the job include:

• Frequent sitting and standing for periods.
• On occasion, perform stressful and physical activity when needed.
• Ability to lift 10 – 20 pounds when needed.

Global Guardian Values

• We are hyper-responsive
• We find a way to “yes”
• We do what we say
• We work as a team

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
Global Guardian is an equal-opportunity employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, or genetic information. If you need reasonable accommodation regarding the application process, do not hesitate to contact [email protected]