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Friday, November 20, 2020

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. 

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

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). 

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.

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.


Friday, November 13, 2020

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. 

Link to the position.

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

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.

Link to the position.

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.

Link to the position.

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.