Barley Snyder - Hiring Food and Agribusiness Attorney in Reading, Pennsylvania!

Barley Snyder, a regional law firm of more than 130 attorneys, has an excellent opportunity for a Food and Agribusiness Attorney.The ideal candidate will have experience or a specific interest in food and agribusiness and at least 1-3 years of experience in the practice of law. Individual will provide counsel to agricultural and food industry clients, which will be expected to include drafting and reviewing various contracts and other documents, providing risk assessment and management advice, and assisting with permitting, regulatory compliance and governmental oversight. Candidates should have a basic understanding or desire to learn the local, national and global agricultural and food systems, and be prepared to demonstrate the ability or willingness to become trusted advisors to sophisticated clients in this specialized industry.

Click here to learn more and apply: https://www.barley.com/jobs/food-and-agribusiness-attorney/ 

Ag & Business Legal Strategies - Hiring Senior Associate in Hiawatha, Iowa

Do you want to help farmers and business people get creditors off their backs, preserve assets, and minimize taxes like no other law firm in the country? Ag & Business Legal Strategies is an entrepreneurial boutique firm that is on track for growth, and it needs an experienced Senior Associate to join their team and work directly with the owner, attorneys, and staff to support the team and help their clients.

ABLS exists to help farmers and business owners, providing them with cutting-edge services in debt restructuring negotiations and bankruptcy. Its client-centric model aims to help farmers and business people understand the depth of their problems and explore the opportunities for change available to them, including options they might not initially like. They aim to help their clients find comprehensive solutions to their complex problems, not merely kick the can down the road. 

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FarmSTAND - Hiring For Two Positions (Remote/Washington D.C.)

FarmSTAND is the only legal project in the country dedicated solely to taking on industrial animal agriculture. They’re focused on dismantling the structures that enable the consolidation of corporate power and extractive practices in our food system and they support a vision of animal agriculture that is regenerative, humane, and owned by independent farmers. They believe they cannot make change alone, and that they must align themselves with allies across movement sectors. In these partnerships, they combine litigation with base building and storytelling to create meaningful change.

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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.

Click here to apply on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/corporate-counsel-at-tyson-foods-4181932906/ 

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