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. 

Click here to learn more: https://wfec.applicantpro.com/jobs/3605735 

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. 

Click here to apply: https://careers-kemin.icims.com/jobs/10694/contracts-attorney/job?mobile=false&width=1339&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-360&jun1offset=-300

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/