Legal Associate Jobs in Virginia

The Opportunity :

Are you passionate about combining your employment law expertise with big picture business thinking to empower innovation, drive critical missions, and deliver enduring growth and value? At Booz Allen, you will join a global team of experts driven to excel and realize values-driven change for our clients, colleagues, and communities. We bring bold thinking to complex challenges stretching across analytics, AI, cyber, digital solutions, and engineering, and with industries ranging from defense to health, energy to international development.

On our team, you’ll build trusted partnerships across the company and collaborate with fellow members of the Legal, Ethics and Compliance team to protect and advance the company, while navigating the complex, multifaceted, and often novel legal and compliance risks we face today.

Guided by Booz Allen’s purpose and values, together we’ll anticipate and proactively prepare for the issues we’ll encounter tomorrow. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

• 8+ years of experience with practicing employment law in a law firm or corporate or government environment

• Experience with advising clients and business partners at all levels of leadership on a wide range of employment-related matters, including disciplinary actions and separations, performance and behavior management issues, workplace safety and wellness concerns, military and medical leaves of absence, and accommodations

• Experience with the full cycle of litigating employment matters, including initial case evaluation, communicating with opposing counsel, engaging outside counsel, reviewing pleadings and motions, discovery, mediation, and trial

• Experience with leading or advising on complex employment investigations of violations of law or policy, including matters involving employee misconduct, such as allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and conflict of interest

• Experience with drafting and enforcing non-compete and non-solicitation agreements and navigating through strategic and complex non-compete related issues

• Experience with drafting EEOC position statements and persuasive correspondence

• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, listen actively and ensure that the right questions are being asked and answered, exercise judgment and discretion to navigate novel and complex issues, and advise when there is no clear path forward

• Ability to translate technical advice into succinct, clear, and direct business solutions and execute against clear objectives, priorities, and success metrics

• J.D. degree

• Active bar admission in any U.S. state or the District of Columbia

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with government contracting, including with or in technology companies

• Experience with large law firm and in-house roles

• Experience with working under pressure, managing multiple complex matters simultaneously, and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $162,800.00 to $303,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided .

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote : If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid : If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite : If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.