# Legal Counsel - US Government

**Company**: Palantir
**Location**: New York, NY
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $170,000 - $240,000/year
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Palantir's legal team works closely with the business to proactively address legal issues so that Palantir can continue to drive positive impact across the world.

The Role: Palantir's US Government lawyers are the legal backbone of Palantir's federal government business and are motivated by our mission to serve government clients.

Responsibilities:

- Understand Palantir's relationship with its US government customers and provide advice and counsel in support of Palantir's business goals.

- Draft and negotiate contracts and license agreements.

- Advise on product development issues, compliance, intellectual property rights, data privacy, conflicts of interest, and more.

- Develop and implement strategies to manage and resolve government inquiries.

- Monitor and analyze federal legislative, regulatory, and policy developments relevant to Palantir's government business including AI policy, data governance frameworks, and national security technology regulation.

- Engage with policy processes where Palantir has an interest, including supporting responses to agency rulemaking, coordinating with government affairs colleagues on Capitol Hill engagement, and contributing to external policy positions.

- Exercise initiative and creativity in solving challenges.

Requirements:

- J.D. degree and 3+ years of firm, in-house, or government experience.

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and commitment to working on a team rather than in a silo.

- Demonstrated ability to propose creative solutions to novel issues.

- Strong organizational skills with an ability to multitask and prioritize in a rapidly changing environment.

What We Value:

- Passion for cutting edge technology and working on complex public policy challenges.

- Experience with federal policy, government contracting, software licensing, or regulatory compliance.

- Familiarity with AI, data, or technology policy debates at the federal level.

- Prior experience in government with exposure to policy development or regulatory processes.

- Active security clearance or eligibility and willingness to obtain a security clearance.

- Strong analytical and writing skills.

Benefits:

- Employees (and their eligible dependents) can enroll in medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as voluntary life insurance.

- Employees are automatically covered by Palantir’s basic life, AD&D and disability insurance.

- Commuter benefits.

- Take what you need paid time off, not accrual based.

- 2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year.

- 10 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

- Supportive leave of absence program including time off for military service and medical events.

- Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up care for all parents.

- Fertility and family building benefits.

- Stipend to help with expenses that come with a new child.

- Employees can enroll in Palantir’s 401k plan.

## Skills

### Required
- J.D. degree
- firm or in-house experience
- government experience
- communication skills
- organizational skills

### Nice to have
- federal policy
- government contracting
- software licensing
- regulatory compliance
- AI policy
- data governance frameworks
- national security technology regulation

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