Staff Attorney (Factory Farm Ban Campaign) -- Food & Water Watch

Food & Water Action is working to create a healthy future for all people and generations to come—a world where everyone has food they can trust, clean drinking water and a livable climate.

A Staff Attorney is expected to manage a broad range of responsibilities, requiring an equally wide range of skills. Among the tasks to be performed are: (1) developing and implementing legal strategies, including litigation, to support Food & Water Watch (FWW) campaigns; (2); engaging in regulatory processes; (3) reviewing and drafting federal and state policies, including legislation; (4) working closely with our legislative, research, communications, outreach and field staff to further our legal and campaign goals.

A Staff Attorney must (1) have the ability to think creatively and quickly to respond to rapidly changing events and circumstances; (2) have the ability to work well with a wide variety of people and to coordinate diverse tasks; (3) be comfortable presenting aggressive viewpoints to a mix of audiences; (4) present technical concepts to a mass audience; (5) have a can-do attitude and commitment to public interest work; (6) work well under pressure, handle multiple tasks at once, and adapt to changing situations on a daily basis; and (7) have a high level of independent judgment. This position will focus on issues related to factory farming and industrial agriculture.

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Senior Policy Associate – Health Retail Campaigns (Center for Science In the Public Interest)

The Center for Science in the Public Interest is the leading, independent authority on food and nutrition. Recognizing that consumers can only eat healthfully when healthy options are available, we work to improve the places where people buy and eat food.

The Senior Policy Associate advocates for improved food and nutrition policies with local, state, and federal policy makers; encourages food companies to improve their products and practices; and engages organizations, health professionals, academics, and concerned citizens in supporting food and nutrition policies. This work will engage and support historically under-resourced communities that experience health disparities and are disproportionately targeted by the marketing of unhealthy food and beverages. This position reports to the Advocacy Director, and is available either in CSPI’s Washington, DC office or remotely.

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Analyst II, Global Ethics -- Walmart

(Bentonville, AR), Recent Graduates – Analyst II, Global Ethics – Walmart (Bentonville) -- As an Analyst II, Global Ethics-Intake you will… 1. Review and assess claims and concerns that come in through our Global Ethics helpline, email, and website; 2. Utilize proactive thinking and research to provide consistent guidance and advice to our clients.; 3. Implement compliance and ethics programs and review to capture industry best practices.; 4.  Conduct detailed analysis of identified compliance mandates/changes/concerns and lead or provide direction with the implementation of resolutions for production problems/questions.; 5. Conduct research and analyze data to determine trends or areas of opportunity.; 6. Support project requests from Counsel, Compliance and Ethics Managers and others as needed.

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Attorney Advisor at the USDA

This position is located in Washington, District of Columbia.

The incumbent serves as an attorney providing legal advice, research, analysis and interpretation of federal, state and local laws, as well as oral and written opinions, memoranda, pleadings, briefs and legal support of all USDA programs and litigation, and performs other legal services as assigned.

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Food and Drug Associate Attorney

Keller and Heckman LLP, an international law firm with an established administrative law practice, is seeking a talented junior level associate attorney with 2 - 4 years of experience to join its growing Food and Drug regulatory practice in its Washington, D.C. Office.  Work will include advising clients on food, food additive, food labeling, food packaging, and food safety matters, establishing appropriate regulatory status for various ingredients, and other FDA and USDA regulatory matters. 

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Attorney, Agricultural Labor Relations Board, State of California

Attorney, Agricultural Labor Relations Board, State of California, located in Tulare, CA. Under general supervision of the Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) General Counsel and under the direct supervision of the Regional Director, the incumbent will prosecute violations of the Agricultural Labor Relations Act. This position is heavily concentrated around legal research and writing in support of prosecuting unfair labor practices; interviewing parties and witnesses concerning alleged unfair labor practices at their work sites or homes. 

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Senior Staff Attorney - Farm Sanctuary

Senior Staff Attorney at Farm Sanctuary.  Remote position in Washington, DC or New York, NY.  The Senior Staff Attorney provides legal advice and support related to the operation of Farm Sanctuary’s New York and California facilities and the organization’s efforts to transition agriculture to a just and sustainable system. The position reports to the General Counsel.

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Corporate Counsel - Contracts, Smithfield Foods

Corporate Counsel, Contracts at Smithfield Foods in Smithfield, VA.  The Corporate Counsel - Contracts provides legal advice to the Company and generally assists the Law Department and individual business units with a wide range of commercial contracting matters. This role works closely with other members of the Legal Department and individual business units to achieve business objectives within acceptable risk profiles. 

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Senior Attorney - Department of Health, State of Florida

Senior Attorney, Department of Health, State of Florida, Tallahassee, FL.  The Department of Health seeks an Attorney for the USDA Child Care Food Program in the Office of General Counsel. The incumbent of this position will spend 67% of time providing service delivery activities that include contractor monitoring and review, technical assistance, and contractor service delivery quality control for the USDA Child Care Food Program administered by the Bureau of Child Care Food Programs and 33% of time serving as legal counsel for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Woman, Infants, and Children (WIC). 

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Staff Attorney - Intellectual Property - Albaugh LLC

Staff Attorney - Group IP, Albaugh LLC, Ankeny, IA.  Albaugh, founded in 1979, creates and supplies crop protection products used by farmers across the globe thereby making our farming operations more economical. The candidate will be responsible for advising on, researching and reporting on a variety of intellectual property matters concerning the business of the company, including but not limited to: assisting to assure appropriate management of patentable projects, assisting in the preparation of patent applications and in patent prosecution, drafting and reviewing agreements, and conducting and reporting out studies on freedom-to-operate, validity, and patentability.

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Several Open Attorney Positions at USDA

 There are currently several openings for attorneys at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), including the following:

Attorney Advisor (Senior Counsel), Washington, DC.  The incumbent serves as an Attorney Advisor (Senior Counsel) in the Marketing, Regulatory, & Food Safety Division which provides legal services to the headquarters offices of the USDA agencies administering programs assigned to the office.  Link to the position.

Supervisory General Attorney, San Francisco, CA.  The incumbent Deputy Regional Attorney serves as manager and supervisor of all personnel and operations in the OGC San Francisco Regional Office.  Link to the position.

Attorney Advisor (General), Washington, DC.  The incumbent serves as an attorney providing legal advice, research, analysis and interpretation of federal, state and local laws, as well as oral and written opinions, memoranda, pleadings, briefs and legal support of all USDA programs and litigation, and performs other legal services as assigned.  Link to the position.

Attorney Advisor (General), Washington, DC.  The incumbent serves as an attorney providing legal advice, research, analysis and interpretation of federal, state and local laws, as well as oral and written opinions, memoranda, pleadings, briefs and legal support of all USDA programs and litigation, and performs other legal services as assigned.  Link to the position.

Director of the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative - University of Arkansas

Director of the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative (IFAI) at the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville, AR.  The Director is responsible for leading all aspects of the national work associated with the IFAI. 

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Senior Vice President, Compliance - Cresco Labs

 Senior Vice President, Compliance - Cresco Labs, Chicago, IL.  The SVP of Compliance must have a strong working knowledge of federal and state regulatory guidelines and standards as it relates to the cannabis, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical industry, and operate with the highest level of integrity and ethics.

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Associate Vice President, Legal - Dairy Farmers of America

 Associate Vice President, Legal - Dairy Farmers of America, Kansas City, KS.  This position reports to the Senior Vice President, Legal and is responsible for handling various legal matters involving the company.

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Mid-Level Associate Attorney - Amin Talati Wasserman, LLP

Mid-level associate attorney at Amin Talati Wasserman, LLP in Washington, D.C. or Chicago. The ideal candidate will have experience in food, dietary supplement, or cosmetic regulatory matters, have excellent writing and analytical skills,  and be excited to take their career to the next level.  

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