Natural Resources Defense Council (NDRC) - Hiring Director of Healthy Soils in New York City, New York

NRDC is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. We use law, science, and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our people helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act and many of the implementing regulations. Today, our team of more than 700 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy advocates, communications experts, and others work across the United States and the globe from our offices in Beijing; Chicago; New Delhi; New York; San Francisco; Santa Monica; and Washington, D.C.

The Director of Healthy Soils serves as the manager and a thought leader for NRDC’s Healthy Soils team. The Healthy Soils team also works in partnership with government affairs, communications, litigation, and other departments to advocate for healthier soils in our agricultural system. The Healthy Soils team is a part of the Food & Agriculture Sector of the Nature Program. In addition to healthy soils, the NRDC’s Food & Agriculture sector works on food waste and on protecting pollinators from systemic pesticides. Recently, the Healthy Soils team took on a new strategic focus on nitrogen overuse. Nitrogen overuse is a significant driver of nitrous oxide emissions, a greenhouse gas approximately 300 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. It also drives biodiversity loss and water pollution, contributing to significant human health threats. The team’s campaign is in early development and is likely to include both a significant federal legislative and administrative advocacy campaign as well as specific state legislative and administrative tactics. The campaign may also contain a legal component. This is an exciting opportunity, as the Director will play a critical role in shaping and executing NRDC’s strategy as it is finalized and launched. In addition, the Director will oversee the team’s day-to-day work, help with fundraising, guides communications efforts, and manage all team staff. The Director of Healthy Soils reports to the Managing Director of Food & Agriculture.

Click here to apply: https://www.climatechangecareers.com/job/natural-resources-defense-council/new-york-city-ny-united-states/director-soil-health/ 

New Jersey Department of Agriculture Hiring for the State Agricultural Development Committee (SADC)

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture promotes, protects, and serves the Garden State's diverse agriculture and agribusiness industries. 

This role works under the SADC Chief of Legal Affairs or Supervising Legal Specialist. They are responsible for researching and drafting proposed regulations and amendments to regulations in accordance with the policy objectives of the SADC and related to the Farmland Preservation Program, Right to Farm Program, and Transfer of Development Rights Program; conducting legal research and drafting publications, guidance documents, fact sheets, presentations and reports related to new or modified regulations; working collaboratively with SADC staff, preservation partners and the public; assisting with planning and participating in conferences, public hearings, listening sessions, and other public events; coordinating, as necessary, with other local, state, and federal agencies, SADC preservation partners, and the agricultural community, in the execution of the above duties. 

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Hill's - Hiring Associate Legal Counsel in Overland Park, Kansas!

Hill's has a purpose. Everyday around the world, they transform the lives of millions of pet families through pioneering innovation, amazing nutrition, and the best and brightest people. If you're interested in work that matters, fueled by passion for pets, you are encouraged to apply.  

As part of Colgate-Palmolive, Hill's mission is to help enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their pets. Their decades of science and research guide them in creating nutrition that's a step ahead so pets and pet parents can enjoy every day together. As the US #1 Veterinarian Recommended pet food brand, knowledge is their first ingredient with 220+ veterinarians, PhD nutritionists and food scientists working to develop breakthrough innovations in pet health. 

They are recruiting for the position of Hill's Associate Legal Counsel. This position will report to the Hill's Sr Legal Director, Americas and will be a key contributor in leading meetings with internal clients, highlighting issues, creating action plans that include developing and presenting recommendations and providing comprehensive analyses that includes formulating arguments and managing legal knowledge management systems. 

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Hormel Foods Corporation - Hiring Regulatory Senior Counsel in Austin, Minnesota!

Hormel Foods Corporation is a global branded food company with nearly $12 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include SKIPPY, SPAM,  Hormel Natural Choice, Applegate, Justin's, Wholly, Hormel Black Label, Columbus, and more than 30 other beloved brands. 

Hormel is seeking a full-time food law and regulatory Senior Counsel to provide legal support for food law and other regulatory-related matters on an enterprise-wide basis. Reporting to the Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, the Senior Counsel, Food and Regulatory will counsel business and other cross-functional partners on a wide variety of regulatory compliance activities.

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Kraft Heinz - Hiring Associate General Counsel in Chicago, IL!

The Kraft Heinz Company is the third-largest food and beverage company in North America and the fifth-largest food and beverage company in the world, with eight $1 billion+ brands. A globally trusted producer of delicious foods, The Kraft Heinz Company provides high quality, great taste, and nutrition for all eating occasions whether at home, in restaurants, or on the go. 

Kraft Heinz Company is seeking an attorney leader that is highly competent, self-starter, detail-oriented, and a team player with substantial experience in food safety, regulatory and compliance matters at a law firm or in-house at a food-related company. This position offers a unique opportunity to navigate cutting edge issues and project in the food regulatory space. 

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Western Farmers Electric Cooperative Hiring Senior/Staff Attorney - Moore, Oklahoma

The Western Farmers Electric Cooperative (WFEC) is a generation and transmission cooperative that provides essential electric service to 21 member cooperatives, Altus Air Force Base, and other power users. WFEC has been in existence for 80 years, and has grown into Oklahoma's largest locally owned power supply system. WFEC was organized in 1941 when western Oklahoma rural electric distribution cooperatives found it necessary to secure an adequate power supply at rates farmers and rural industrial developers could afford. 

WFEC is searching for a Senior or Staff Attorney that will work under the general supervision of the V.P., Legal & Regulatory Compliance. The incumbent provides legal advice and counsel to Cooperative management and personnel on a variety of topics including: regulatory compliance, contract development, contract administration, litigation management, legal correspondence, and the creation and review of business documents such as contracts, interconnection agreements, transmission service agreements, and regulatory matters involving power supply, transmission services and reliability. The incumbent researches, drafts, reviews, interprets and negotiates legal documents on behalf of various departments on a wide range of legal questions. From time to time, the incumbent manages litigation. The incumbent will assist with regulatory compliance issues, including North American Electric Reliability Corporation compliance. 

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New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Seeking Senior Attorney - Albany, NY

The mission of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is to promote New York State agriculture and its high-quality and diverse products, foster agricultural environmental stewardship, and safeguard the state's food supply, land, and livestock to ensure the viability and growth of New York's agriculture industries. 

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is seeking a Senior Attorney to provide a full range of technical legal services supporting Department programs. This positions serves as a legal advisor to program administrators, undertakes legal research, interprets statutes and regulations, drafts regulations and related rule-making documents, litigation papers, memoranda, opinions, and correspondence. Additionally, the Senior Attorney will be responsible for preparing legal actions to enforce laws, rules, and regulations; collecting fees for services rendered by the agency, reviewing claims and approving payments; providing assistance with the development of contracts and the solicitation of Requests of Proposals and Invitations for Bid; preparing drafts of proposed legislation and its submission after review to the Legislature; discussing proposed and new legislation with agency personnel, legislators, and staffs; recommending changes in, or proposing new agency rules, regulations, policy statements; and managing the administration of Freedom of Information Law requests and document review. 

Click here to learn more and apply! Applications due January 25, 2025. 

Agricultural Labor Relations Board - 5 Current Openings in California!

The California Agricultural Labor Relations Act (ALRA) is modeled after the National Labor Relations Act, which extends collective bargaining and labor rights to workers. When the NLRA was passed, it excluded agricultural workers. After years of agricultural workers organizing to improve work conditions and labor strife in California due to the lack of a process for growers and farm workers to resolve their disputes, California enacted the ALRA in 1975, becoming the first state to extend collective bargaining rights to agricultural workers and establishing protections for farmworkers to come together to advocate for better working conditions and to protect themselves. The Act created the Agricultural Relations Board (ALRB) to oversee administration and enforcement of the Act, including adjudicating labor disputes and conducting union elections. The ALRB is the only state agency exclusively dedicated to serving and protecting farmworkers. The Act's purpose is simple: Guarantee farmworkers full freedom of choice and precent and redress unfair labor practices. A groundbreaking law, the essential Act continues to serve California with its unique vision of agricultural labor peace. 

There are currently 5 attorney positions open on the board. Click here to see each!

MetLife Counsel Opening in Agricultural Investments Unit - Overland Park, Kansas

MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. They're united by their purposes to help their customers and each other create a confident future; guided by empathy; and inspired by each other to make a difference in the lives of coworkers, customers, communities, and the world at large. 

MetLife is currently searching for assistant counsel in real estate mortgage lending. The assistant counsel will serve as a primary advisor on MetLife Investments Management (MIM) Agricultural Investments unit. The assistant counsel will support business partners in originating, servicing, and managing a diverse agricultural mortgage loan portfolio, including farm and ranch, agribusiness and timber assets. 

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The Food Industry Association Currently Hiring Senior Director for Food Safety Policy in Arlington, VA

The Food Industry Association (FMI) works with and on behalf of the entire industry to advance a safer, healthier and more efficient consumer food supply chain. FMI brings together a wide range of members across the value chain - from retailers who sell to consumers, to producers who supply the food, as well as the wide variety of companies providing critical services - to amplify the collective work of the industry. 

FMI is currently searching for a Senior Director for Food Safety Policy to serve as the lead advocate to advance the interests of FMI members and the food industry by identifying key public policy issues and developments and advancing industry goals in the areas of food safety through a joint federal legislative and regulatory strategy. The Senior Director will work closely with the food and product safety team and Food Protection Committee, Product Suppliers Scientific Affairs Committee, and Government Relations Committee to understand and design strategies to advocate for key policies. The Senior Director will also work with the state government affairs team and state associations to also advance policy arguments that are consistent with state and local efforts.

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The Good Food Institute - Hiring Policy Attorney in Washington, D.C.!

The Good Food Institute (GFI) is a nonprofit think tank working to make the global food system better for the planet, people, and animals. Alongside scientists, businesses, and policymakers, GFI's teams focus on making plant-based, fermentation-enabled, and cultivated meat delicious, affordable, and accessible. Powered by philanthropy, GFI is an international network of organizations advancing alternative proteins as an essential solution needed to meet the world's climate, global health, food security, and biodiversity goals. 

They are currently searching for a Policy Attorney who will be responsible for:

• Analyzing regulatory proposals and working with the Associate Director of Regulatory Affairs to draft submissions to regulators 
• Supporting GFI's litigation efforts, including by conducting legal research and analysis and assisting in the drafting of discovery requests, motions, and briefs
• Drafting public-facing policy briefs and fact sheets to support GFI's policy priorities
• Drafting internal legal memoranda and analyses to support GFI's policy and government relations initiatives
• Speaking persuasively to legal and nonlegal audiences on plant-based, fermentation-derived, and cultivated meat and related regulatory and policy issues
• Working with the Associate Director of Regulatory Affairs and Regulatory Attorney to monitor and analyze regulatory developments, including in select multilateral institutions
• Working with the broader policy team on legislative and policy research, analysis, and drafting, including drafting language for bills, reports, amendments, and accompanying press releases 

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Kemin - Searching for Contracts Attorney in Des Moines, Iowa!

For over half a century, Kemin has been dedicated to using applied science to address industry challenges and offer product solutions to customers in more than 120 countries. Kemin provides ingredients to feed a growing population with its commitment to the quality, safety, and efficacy of food, feed and health-related products to customers around the world. 

Kemin Industries is hiring a Contract and Commercial Attorney to join their team! The ideal candidate for this role will have background in managing contracts to support corporate law, intellectual property and regulatory requirements of Kemin Industries and its various business units globally. The work will include mixed legal and business duties and projects including, but not limited to, assisting in corporate legal matters, managing the contracting function of the company, providing training on legal matters company wide, assisting with due diligence matters, as well as other legal matters as they arise. 

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Perdue Farms - Hiring Associate Counsel in Salisbury, Maryland!

Perdue Farms Inc. is looking for an in house attorney. Perdue Farms is a complex food, agriculture and logistics organization with a growing legal department that is seeking to add an experienced attorney who is interested in expanding their practice and honing their skills as a contract negotiator/drafter, corporate generalist and compliance professional. 

Click here to apply on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/associate-counsel-at-perdue-farms-4044236009/

Amazon Hiring Corporate Counsel for Food Safety in Arlington, Virginia!

Amazon is searching for an exceptional, experienced regulatory and compliance attorney to support Amazon's Food Safety Operations team worldwide. This is a unique opportunity to work globally across all Amazon's emerging and existing food business and compliance teams that work to build new processes that raise the food safety bar for their customers. In this role, you will be responsible for counseling on food safety legal and business requirements for their private label products, Amazon Go, Amazon Fresh, and the online grocery and health and wellness categories as well as impact the development and continual improvement of their state-of-the-art food safety technology tools for use both online and in store, including scalable solution to farm-to-fork food traceability needs. The attorney will need to have a high judgement and an appetite for innovation when advising internal teams on food safety regulations. The attorney will also be responsible for leading engagements with regulators such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Department of Agriculture, and state and local health departments. 

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Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture - Assistant Counsel Opening in Harrisburg

The Pennsylvania Governor's Office of General Counsel is seeking a licensed Attorney to advise the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture with respect to general legal matters and administrative practice and procedure. The ideal candidate will have an interest in Agriculture administrative law, contract drafting and review, and in developing expertise in the laws, regulations and processes applicable to PDA's regulatory authority and the mission of PDA, which is to ensure a vibrant agricultural economy, a successful future for Pennsylvania agriculture, and to safeguard the public. 

Click here to learn more: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/ogc/ogc-careers-home/available-positions/2024-12-06-agr-attorney-2-or-3-job-posting.html