Contracts Counsel

Join Impulse, a fast-growing and dynamic company in the aerospace industry. As a Contracts Counsel, you will support a wide range of contracts, including commercial agreements, vendor agreements, leases, and more. You will work directly with internal stakeholders and have the opportunity to contribute to scalable legal processes and projects. Enjoy competitive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, company ownership, and a flexible PTO policy.

• Support the drafting, review, and negotiation of a wide range of agreements, including customer-facing launch and mission services agreements, vendor and supplier agreements, and confidentiality agreements.
• Handle routine negotiations within established legal positions and agreed deal strategy, with appropriate escalation of material deviations, non-standard risk positions, and complex matters.
• Work directly with internal stakeholders on assigned matters and support customer contract work in coordination with the Assistant General Counsel.

• Sound business judgment and the ability to identify and articulate legal and commercial risk clearly and propose practical, risk-based solutions
• 6+ years of contracts experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department, including meaningful experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements
• J.D. from an accredited law school and active U.S. bar membership
• Strong communicator with a highly collaborative working style and comfort working directly with internal stakeholders and external counterparties in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Demonstrated ability to independently handle routine drafting and negotiations within established parameters, together with strong judgment about when to escalate legal or business risk
• In-house experience in a fast-paced startup or growth-stage environment, preferably in aerospace, defense, technology or engineering-driven company\
• Demonstrated experience supporting customer-facing services agreements, launch or satellite contracting, or other complex commercial transactions
• Demonstrated experience helping develop or improve contract templates, playbooks, tracking and other contract operations processes