Working at United Launch Alliance LLC, is, in fact, ­rocket science, but its general counsel says that creating a first-class legal department isn’t. Kevin MacCary believes it’s more about developing talent and fostering inclusion and volunteerism than numbers and statistics.

United Launch’s five-lawyer team gets involved in a wide array of pro bono, community and diversity initiatives, and it works to ensure that those priorities are promoted by its outside counsel, as well.