Description:
An American Multinational Technology Company's Legal Department is looking for an experienced occupational health and safety lawyer to support An American Multinational Technology Company Web Services (AWS), a dynamic and rapidly growing business within Amazon.com. AWS provides cutting edge cloud computing services and IT infrastructure to public and private clients around the globe, including on-demand compute capacity, data storage, content delivery, database services, browsers, and more. We are looking for a talented attorney to support the global AWS Health and Safety team (AWS HS) responsible for worker safety by providing legal compliance counsel and developing safety, compliance and advocacy strategies for a diverse array of work environments including data centers that power our rapidly growing and evolving cloud computing business.You will be part of a larger global legal team responsible for counseling AWS on a broad range of health & safety, environmental, trade, and products regulatory and compliance matters. You will work directly with AWS's global health and safety team to support various AWS business functions – including AWS data center infrastructure and operations, construction, supply chain, procurement, engineering, and product functions. Principal duties include (i) providing day-to-day advice on health and safety compliance issues; (ii) monitoring and advising the business of upcoming regulatory changes; (iii) developing and improving policies and procedures; (iv) working cross-functionally with other data center teams to ensure compliance; and (v) resolving issues that arise in compliance areas including inspections and pre-litigation disputes.
The qualified candidate must have 3+ years of legal experience advising on health and safety laws or similar regulatory compliance issues. The successful candidate must be enthusiastic, pragmatic, enjoy working hard and being challenged, and working in a fun, team-oriented environment. They must demonstrate sound judgment even in ambiguous situations. A J.D. degree and membership in one state bar is required. An American Multinational Technology Company offers its attorneys the opportunity to develop their experience and career with one of the world's most recognized and dynamic brands.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Arlington, VA, USA | Santa Monica, CA, USA | Seattle, WA, USA
Basic Qualifications:
- 3+ years of legal experience
- Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
- 2+ years of experience providing legal counsel and support for health & safety and regulatory compliance matters
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience of a mix of corporate law firm and in-house work
- Experience managing multiple projects and meeting aggressive deadlines
- Excellent organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple projects at once, follow through and meet deadlines; Strong analytical and communication skills; Ability to work both independently and as part of a cross-functional team
