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Thursday, October 17, 2024

Rincker Law - Hiring Agriculture and Business Law Associate Attorney!

The Rincker Law team provides services in the following areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business and Commercial Law, Estate and Succession Planning, Family and Matrimonial Law, Food and Agriculture Law, Fertility Law & Assisted Reproductive Law, Guardianships, Name Changes, Renewable Energy Law, and Intellectual Property Law. 

They are seeking a highly motivated Agriculture and Business Law Associate Attorney to join their fast-paced team! The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in agricultural law and experience in farm estate and succession planning, business planning and formation, trademark management, renewable energy leases (solar and wind), and commercial real estate involving farms. The role will also involve handling various other agricultural law matters, such as negotiating farm leases. 

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Hiring Senior Attorney

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, headed by the Commissioner of Agriculture, has a broad range of powers, functions and duties under various chapters of the Florida Statutes and, in carrying these out, has employed approximately 3500 employees assigned through several divisions and various offices. To assist and guide the Commissioner and the employees in carrying out their responsibilities, the Commissioner has assigned the department's legal work to a General Counsel, Deputy General Counsels, Senior Attorneys, Attorneys and appropriate support staff. 

They are currently searching for a Senior Attorney who must exhibit a high degree of independent, professional judgment, an intimate knowledge of the law, an ability and skill to handle complex litigation and all types of administrative actions as well as an ability to research and interpret complex provisions of the law as it relates to the powers, duties and functions of an agency are required of a Senior Attorney. 


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Florida Legislature Hiring Attorney for the Agriculture, Conservation, & Resiliency Subcommittee!

The Attorney for the Agriculture, Conservation, & Resilience Subcommittee will function as a legal expert on environmental matters and conservation of Florida's natural resources, including air, water, land, and wildlife, and forestry. Under supervision of the staff director and policy chief, the attorney applies this expertise when researching and preparing staff analyses, reports, legislation, and amendments; responding to inquiries; and developing correspondence. The attorney also provides counsel and advice to legislative committees. 

Click this link to learn more about this opportunity: https://www.governmentjobs.com/jobs/4693286-0/attorney-agriculture-conservation-resiliency-subcommittee?source=GoInhouse.com&utm_campaign=google_jobs_apply&utm_source=google_jobs_apply&utm_medium=organic

Positions with the Initiative on Land, Housing & Property Rights

This is an update request from Professor Thomas Mitchell, the Director of the Initiative on Land, Housing & Property Rights at Boston College Law School. 

The Initiative on Land, Housing & Property Rights will be expanding over the course of the next 18 months. A few months ago, we were fortunate to have been awarded three capacity building grants that will enable us to hire 6 full-time staff people and 2 part-time graduate/professional students, though the hiring will be staggered. I want to share 3 job opportunities with you that we are currently seeking to fill. 






Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Corteva Agriscience Searching for Lead Counsel in IP Litigation in Johnston, Iowa

Corteva Agriscience is the only major agriscience company in the world completely dedicated to agriculture. Their purpose is to enrich the lives of those who produce and those who consume, ensuring progress for generation to come. Their inspiration is to be a market shaper, driving the next generation of agriculture products that help farms and farmers flourish and through partnering with society becoming the most trusted partner in the global agriculture and food community. 

Corteva Agriscience is currently searching for Lead Counsel in IP Litigation. This position will be responsible for providing legal and strategic advice and counsel to internal clients and legal colleagues on a range of issues related to the protection of the Company's Intellectual Property as well as managing outside counsel in litigation.  

Click here to learn more about this opportunity: https://careers.corteva.com/job-en/20302593/lead-counsel-ip-litigation-johnston-ia/?src=JB-10440 

Baird Holm LLP - Hiring in Omaha, Nebraska

Baird Holm LLP represents lenders, borrowers, and investors in a broad range of agricultural and agribusiness loan transactions of all sizes and complexities. They negotiate, document, and manage every element of due diligence for agricultural and agribusiness financings, including revolving lines of credit from a single lender to a single borrower, multi-site and multi-borrower agricultural real estate loans, billion dollar syndicated deals, and everything in between. 

Baird Holm is currently searching for a transactional attorney in their finance section. The attorney will be responsible for supporting the firm's commercial lending practice. Experience in agribusiness is preferred. 


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Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Adams & Martin Group Searching for Water Law Attorney in Colorado

Adams & Martin Group is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Water Law Partner to join their esteemed legal team in Denver, Colorado. The ideal candidate will bring a wealth of experience in water law, with a proven track record of success in managing complex cases and representing clients in various water-related legal matters. 

The Water Law Partner responsibilities include:

  • Providing expert legal advice on water rights, water transfers, and related real estate matters
  • Representing clients in water courts, state agencies, and administrative hearings
  • Drafting and reviewing legal documents, including water agreements, contracts, and regulatory filings
  • Assisting clients with water rights adjudication, permitting, and negotiations
  • Working closely with water districts, municipalities, and agricultural clients on compliance with Colorado water law
  • Monitoring and advising on legislative and regulatory developments related to water resources
  • Collaborating with other legal professionals in the firm on multi-disciplinary issues related to land use, environmental law, and real estate

Maryland Legal Aid - Hiring Supervising Attorney for the Farmworker Unit

Maryland Legal Aid has an immediate opening for a full-time Supervising Attorney position in the Farmworker Unit, Statewide Advocacy Support Unit. The Supervising Attorney focuses on employment and migrant farmworker law in all jurisdictions in the State where growers utilize H2A and agricultural workers. This is a state-wide position with significant state-wide and regional outreach, and which focuses on employment and farmworker law. 

Supervising Attorney duties include outreach to agricultural workers employed by growers in Maryland and Delaware, advocacy such as community economic development projects to address the unmet needs of seasonal and migrant workers, and legislative and policy work. 


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