Tyson Foods - Hiring Corporate Counsel in Springdale, Arkansas!

Tyson is a company of people engaged in the production of food, seeking to pursue truth and integrity, and committed to creating value for their shareholders, their customers, their team members, and their communities.

Tyson’s Regulatory law group is seeking to add a new member to their team. This position offers a unique opportunity to navigate cutting edge legal regulatory issues and projects in the food, animal, and agriculture spaces. The role is responsible for advising the business and providing legal counsel on a variety of federal and state regulatory matters with an emphasis on areas including packaging materials and circularity, government contracting, chemicals of concern, environmental matters, transportation regulations, regulation of food and feed products, and commodities trading.

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Rise Baking Company - 2 Incredible Opportunities in Minneapolis, Minnesota & Tucker, Georgia!

Formed in 2013, Rise Baking Company is home to a broad range of trusted brands with rich heritage in North America. With a well-respected legacy in the industry, they have evolved into being the total bakery partner. They build strong relationships by delivering exceptional customer experiences made possible by their people, who are their finest ingredients. Through their commitment, transparency, and communication, they are invested in understanding and helping grow businesses.

Rise Baking Company currently has two openings in the Regulatory Compliance and Food Manufacturing space. Click the links below to explore these exciting opportunities and apply!

Regulatory Compliance Manager - Minneapolis, MN or Tucker, GA

• Pay up to $100k, plus eligible for 10% annual bonus

Sr. Regulatory Compliance Specialist - Minneapolis, MN or Tucker, GA

• Pay up to $85k, plus eligible for 6% annual bonus

Larkin Hoffman - Hiring Patent Attorney in Minneapolis, Minnesota!

Larkin Hoffman provides counsel to a wide variety of organizations, from small businesses and nonprofits to Fortune 500 companies, in many areas of practice including corporate and governance matters, litigation, real estate, government relations, labor and employment, intellectual property, information technology, franchising and taxation. The firm also serves the needs of individuals in many areas including trusts and estates and family law.

Larkin Hoffman is seeking to add a Patent Attorney, to join their Intellectual Property Department as either an Associate or Shareholder track Of Counsel Attorney, depending on years of experience. This position will work closely with other members of their Intellectual Property practice group to support a broad range of clients in various industries involved in the development of agricultural equipment, heavy machinery, robotics, and electromechanics. This successful candidate will possess prior experience in engineering and/or a strong technical understanding of mechanical devices, manufacturing, agricultural equipment, robotics, or electromechanical devices. They are looking for candidates with 0 - 2 years of patent experience, a strong desire to become an expert in patent prosecution matters and be admitted or able to become admitted to practice in the state of Minnesota.

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Guthrie Agricultural Center Hiring Staff Attorney in Guthrie, West Virginia

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is looking for a Staff Attorney in Guthrie, West Virginia!

Staff Attorneys are expected to:

• Provide legal support and advise to the Commissioner and department.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of agreements, memorandum of understanding and contracts.
• Advise executive on contract terms and legal risks
• Ensure contracts comply with legal requirements and department policies
• Manage agreement databases, templates, and tracking system.
• Prepare deeds, easements, deeds of trust, subordination agreements, boundary agreements and other legal instruments.
• Conduct closings for land transfer, loans and other agreements.
• Respond to telephone and written inquiries seeking opinions and interpretations regarding agricultural law and offer translation of the West Virginia Governmental Ethics Act, the West Virginia Open Governmental Meetings Act, and other laws the Department is charged with interpreting or enforcing
• Process and prosecute complaints regarding the Ethics Act, including negotiating settlements and presenting cases in administrative hearings.
• Draft formal memoranda and other legal correspondence
• Present legal recommendations to the numerous Boards under the purview of the Department.
• Perform due diligence on real estate transactions.
• Assist with legislative rulemaking and code changes as needed.
• Provide training and educational seminars for department staff, partners and public on agriculture matters.
• Provide legal advice and guidance on all matters as required.
• Perform detailed legal research

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Environmental Law & Policy Center: 3 Openings!

The Environmental Law & Policy Center is the Midwest’s leading environmental legal advocacy organization. They drive transformational policy changes with national impacts. They show that environmental progress and economic development can be achieved together by putting sustainability principles into practice. They advance climate solutions by accelerating clean renewable energy alternatives to conventional power plants and promoting clean transportation solutions. They protect the Great Lakes and defend the Midwest’s wild and natural places, and they fight for safe, clean water and healthy clean air for all. They combine effective public interest litigation with strategic policy advocacy, sound science, and economic analysis. ELPC produces strong results for the environment in the courtrooms, boardrooms, and legislative hearing rooms across the Midwest states and in Washington D.C.

The ELPC is currently hiring 3 attorneys in different areas:

- Ann Arbor, Michigan: Public Interest Clean Energy & Water Attorney

- Chicago or Washington D.C.: Sr. Associate Attorney

- Washington, D.C.: Sr. Attorney-Public Interest Litigation

Texas Department of Agriculture - 2 Openings for Assistant General Counsel in Austin, TX

The Texas Department of Agriculture is now hiring for 2 Assistant General Counsel positions in Austin, Texas! The Assistant General Counsel will perform moderately complex to highly complex legal work for the Food and Nutrition (F&N) Division of the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) and on special projects. You will be responsible for contract review and providing legal support to F&N in the areas of contracts and grants, including review of bids and contracts of food service management companies; researching and analyzing federal rules relating to the administration of TDA’s Child Nutrition programs; interpreting laws and regulations; assisting the division in implementing legislation regarding its programs; and handling appeals of adverse actions taken by the program. You will work under general to limited supervision with moderate to considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

They have two vacant attorney positions in their Food & Nutrition legal services section – one of the vacancies will be the primary contact for legal support pertaining to procurement functions for F&N and the other vacancy will serve as the primary attorney for all administrative appeals arising out of the F&N Division, including the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and manage a full caseload of administrative appeals to enforce program requirements and prosecute violations.

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General Mills - Hiring Assistant General Counsel, Food Regulation in Washington D.C.

General Mills is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. They look for people who want to bring their best—bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one another and grow together. They bring together remarkable people, bonded over their love of food—people who are hungry for what’s next.

General Mills is currently hiring an Assistant General Counsel, Food Regulation. The purpose of this role is to provide strategic legal advice regarding food laws and regulation in support of the company’s business objectives, including applying expert legal analysis to ensure compliance with global food laws and regulations, engagement with policy makers to shape food laws and regulations, and develop strategic plans to advance the company’s regulatory compliance programs. This role will be based in Washington, D.C., driving engagement with U.S. federal regulatory authorities and coordination on food policy issues, in partnership with our government affairs team.

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The Farmer's Dog: Now Hiring Senior Counsel, Regulatory in New York, New York

The Farmer's Dog was born from a mission to change the landscape of pet health, providing dogs and their humans with honest, smart, and simple care. They're starting by radically improving the $90 billion pet food industry, replacing bags of highly-processed pellets with a personalized subscription service that sends complete and balanced, freshly-made dog food directly to customers' doors. Their ultimate goal is to create innovative, delightful and personalized experiences across all aspects of pet care, and they believe their direct-to-consumer business model, holistic approach to growth, and dynamic culture uniquely position them to shepherd this backwards industry into the future.

They are looking for a highly motivated regulatory attorney to join their fast-growing legal team as Senior Counsel, Regulatory, who will manage the regulatory compliance issues across the organization, partner closely with their veterinary team and play an integral role as one of the core members of their Legal Department at The Farmer’s Dog. They will report to the General Counsel, and will work closely with stakeholders across the Company to manage the Company’s day-to-day regulatory issues and compliance needs. The Senior Counsel is expected to further accelerate TFD’s momentum through working with the business to efficiently and proactively identify ways to mitigate risk and eliminate legal blockers. This is a high-impact role perfect for a team player with a passion for law, and of course, dogs!

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