Build your Food & Ag Law Expertise

Consider joining us in the LL.M. Program in Agricultural and Food Law at the University of Arkansas School of Law. Our students attend either full- or part-time, on-campus or by distance. Many are experienced professionals. We provide an excellent value and an exceptional opportunity. Vist our website at law.uark.edu/llm or email us at LLM@uark.edu.

Thursday, September 12, 2024

American Water Hiring: Environmental Counsel Needed!

American Water is looking for Environmental Counsel at their office in Camden, New Jersey. The job role includes ensuring compliance with existing and new environmental policy, legislation, and regulation at the federal and state levels, identifying and mitigating potential risks and challenges associated with emerging contaminants, and for developing a compliance program to address these issues. For more information, view the job posting on American Water or on LinkedIn for easy apply. 


Tuesday, September 3, 2024

New Opportunities with the Initiative on Land, Housing & Property Rights at Boston College Law School

The Initiative on Land, Housing & Property Rights at Boston College Law School will be hiring six new full-time staff and two part-time graduate or professional students, though the hiring will be on a staggered basis.  The Estate Planning Fellow was posted last week, and is reposted again here with two other newly opened positions. These are high level opportunities to help build and expand the work of the new Initiative

Here are the links for the the three positions that are now open:

    Estate Planning Fellow 

    Research Director 

    Policy Director 

Associate General Counsel – Regulatory, Compliance, and IP, Del Monte

 Del Monte is looking for an Associate General Counsel to establish strategy and provide legal advice and counsel relating to several subject matter areas, including FDA/TFC laws and regulations, intellectual property, food labeling and packaging, product-related class action litigation, and other compliance matters. For more information, visit: https://careers.delmontefoods.com/us/en/job/JR100546/Associate-General-Counsel-Regulatory-Compliance-and-IP

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Coming: DOJ Antitrust Enforcement Opportunities Based in Chicago

Deputy Assistant Attorney General Michael Kades delivered remarks on ‘Cattle Drives to Captive Supply, Competition in the Cattle Industry’ at R-CALF USA Annual Conference last June. As part of his remarks, he announced that the Department of Justice will "stand up a team of enforcers focused on agriculture. This team will be based out of Chicago, nearer to you and to the conduct they will police. They will have the leadership and the commitment of our entire division behind them. They will focus on the hard cases and the big swings." Stay tuned for DOJ job opportunities - Read the remarks including the announcement here.

Monday, August 26, 2024

Estate Planning Fellow: Heirs' Property / Boston College of Law

MacArthur Grant award recipient, Professor Thomas Mitchell heads the Initiative on Land, Housing, & Property Rights at Boston College of Law. The Initiative works on heirs' property and other land justice initiatives. Professor Mitchell is seeking to hire an Estate Planning Fellow to work with the Initiative. Interested individuals can view the job description here

Monday, August 12, 2024

USDA Attorney Advisor Mountain Region

USDA is looking for an attorney advisor to assist with legal work related to the Farm Service Agency, Rural Development, Natural Resources Conservation Service, RMA, and Forest Service in Colorado, Montana, and New Mexico. For more information, view the posting here: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/803172100

Food Law Opportunities at Walmart

Manager, Specialty Compliance And Ethics - Packaged Food Compliance
Walmart, Bentonville, Arkansas

The Ethics and Compliance department is developing a Food Regulatory team for regulatory issues falling outside of food safety that will likely include Food Packaging Regulatory Compliance programs for Walmart and Sam’s Club, the development of a formal food packaging regulatory program, and support for the label claim review process for private brand packaged food.


Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Another USDA OGC Position! Assistant General Counsel for Civil Rights Labor and Employment Law

The Assistant General Counsel for Civil Rights Labor and Employment Law Division Litigation Section has been published on USAJOBS for 07/18/2024 to 08/8/2024. 

The announcement can be accessed by clicking the link below: USAJOBS URL: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/800527100