Amazon·E-commerce·12 days ago
12 days ago
Senior Corporate Counsel, Government and Regulatory Litigation
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What you'll do
- handling and supervising a wide range of government disputes and regulatory engagements across all of Amazon’s businesses
- directly interacting with government officials, including local, state, and federal regulators and law enforcement
- directing overall case and matter strategy
- selecting and managing outside counsel
- assessing risk and coordinating with senior leadership on risk management
- counseling internal stakeholders on a broad spectrum of complex and often novel legal and policy issues
- managing all stages of both affirmative and defensive litigation, including discovery
- working with supervisor to set short and long-term priorities and strategy for team's work
- working to identify and implement process improvements
- developing the skills of more junior team members
What they're looking for
- Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
- 13+ years of post bar admission legal experience
- Experience leading and interacting with cross-functional teams
- 10+ years of litigation and regulatory experience
- Experience leading and working with cross-functional teams
Nice to have
- Experience at both a law firm and federal or state government agency
- Federal judicial clerkship
- Trial experience
- Familiarity with retail, Internet, software, and/or media industries and the legal and regulatory environment in which they operate
- Proficiency in advising senior executives of an organization
- Demonstrated sound business judgment
- Demonstrated high ethical standards and professional integrity
- Experience with budget planning and oversight for legal work
Summarised by NextRaise from the employer’s description, which follows in full below.
Full description from employer
Amazon’s Legal Department is looking for a smart, experienced, and highly motivated litigator to help manage its worldwide portfolio of government enforcement, litigation, and regulatory matters, and advise the company on a wide variety of legal and business risk management issues.
Key job responsibilities
Responsibilities include handling and supervising a wide range of government disputes and regulatory engagements across all of Amazon’s businesses; directly interacting with government officials, including local, state, and federal regulators and law enforcement; directing overall case and matter strategy; selecting and managing outside counsel; assessing risk and coordinating with senior leadership on risk management; counseling internal stakeholders on a broad spectrum of complex and often novel legal and policy issues; managing all stages of both affirmative and defensive litigation, including discovery; working with supervisor to set short and long-term priorities and strategy for team's work; working to identify and implement process improvements; developing the skills of more junior team members; participate .
About the team
This position is part of Amazon’s Government & Regulatory Litigation team.
- 13+ years of post bar admission legal experience
- Experience leading and interacting with cross-functional teams
- 10+ years of litigation and regulatory experience
- Experience leading and working with cross-functional teams
- Federal judicial clerkship
- Trial experience
- Familiarity with retail, Internet, software, and/or media industries and the legal and regulatory environment in which they operate
- Proficiency in advising senior executives of an organization
- Demonstrated sound business judgment
- Demonstrated high ethical standards and professional integrity
- Experience with budget planning and oversight for legal work
- Experience setting short and long-term legal strategy for a broader team
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
USA, NY, New York - 201,400.00 - 272,500.00 USD annually
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USA, WA, SEATTLE - 183,100.00 - 247,700.00 USD annually
Key job responsibilities
Responsibilities include handling and supervising a wide range of government disputes and regulatory engagements across all of Amazon’s businesses; directly interacting with government officials, including local, state, and federal regulators and law enforcement; directing overall case and matter strategy; selecting and managing outside counsel; assessing risk and coordinating with senior leadership on risk management; counseling internal stakeholders on a broad spectrum of complex and often novel legal and policy issues; managing all stages of both affirmative and defensive litigation, including discovery; working with supervisor to set short and long-term priorities and strategy for team's work; working to identify and implement process improvements; developing the skills of more junior team members; participate .
About the team
This position is part of Amazon’s Government & Regulatory Litigation team.
Basic Qualifications
- Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent- 13+ years of post bar admission legal experience
- Experience leading and interacting with cross-functional teams
- 10+ years of litigation and regulatory experience
- Experience leading and working with cross-functional teams
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience at both a law firm and federal or state government agency- Federal judicial clerkship
- Trial experience
- Familiarity with retail, Internet, software, and/or media industries and the legal and regulatory environment in which they operate
- Proficiency in advising senior executives of an organization
- Demonstrated sound business judgment
- Demonstrated high ethical standards and professional integrity
- Experience with budget planning and oversight for legal work
- Experience setting short and long-term legal strategy for a broader team
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, NY, New York - 201,400.00 - 272,500.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington - 183,100.00 - 247,700.00 USD annually
USA, WA, SEATTLE - 183,100.00 - 247,700.00 USD annually
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