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.

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Staff Attorney - Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (SRAP) (Remote)

For more info & how to apply, see here: https://sraproject.org/jobs/staff-attorney/

SRAP’s Staff Attorney will work closely with the SRAP Senior Counsel and SRAP Staff fromthe organization’s four core programs: Community Support; Food and Farm Network; Water
Rangers; and Contract Grower Transition. The Staff Attorney will provide direct support and
guidance, as well as informational and educational resources, to SRAP staff and communities
for advocacy purposes. This position does not involve litigation, but a working knowledge of
evidence, discovery, civil procedure, and administrative law is essential. The Staff Attorney will
report to SRAP’s Senior Counsel and will have frequent interaction with the Community
Support Team and the Community Support Team Director. The Staff Attorney may manage
Legal Clerks and Interns.

To Apply: E-mail a single PDF with the subject line “STAFF ATTORNEY APPLICATION”
containing a cover letter expressing interest, curriculum vitae, three references, and a legal
writing sample no longer than 10 pages in length to Katie Engelman, Operations and Human
Resources Director, at apply@sraproject.org.

Applications will be screened on a rolling basis until December 22, 2023. Incomplete
applications will not be considered. Selected candidates will be contacted in early 2024 for
interviews. No telephone calls please.

For more info & how to apply, see here: https://sraproject.org/jobs/staff-attorney/

Food Law & Policy Clinic Summer Internship Program 2024 - Harvard Law School (Remote)

FLPC is now accepting applications for its summer 2024 cohort of interns! Summer interns in the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic have the unique opportunity to engage in action-based learning to understand better the complex challenges facing our current food system. FLPC’s Summer 2024 Internship program will be remote. Applications are due by January 20, 2024. Learn more here: https://chlpi.org/students/student-opportunities/food-law-and-policy-summer-internship-program/

Mississippi Delta Fellowship 2024 - Ole Miss & Harvard (University, MS)

Applications are open for the Mississippi Delta Fellowship! This is a post-graduate fellowship for a recent law school graduate, starting in Summer 2024. The Mississippi Delta Fellowship centers on community-engaged work in the Mississippi Delta. The Fellow is hosted by the Community First Research Center for Wellbeing & Creative Achievement (CREW) at the University of Mississippi. The Fellowship is a one-year commitment with an opportunity for renewal at the end of the first year. Applications are due by February 16, 2024, and will be reviewed at the close of the application window. Learn more here: https://chlpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Delta-Fellowship-Application_2024_Final.pdf

Associate Administrator, USDA, AMS, Fair and Competitive Markets

 In November, the USDA announced the intent to hire of a new Chief Competition Officer within the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS).  The position is now posted.  This new SES-level career position is designed to enhance the regulatory and enforcement policies and programs that AMS implements in fair and competitive markets, including the Packers & Stockyards Act of 1921, the Federal Seed Act, and more.  Many of these have important initiatives underway thanks to the Executive Order (#14036) on Promoting Competition in the American Economy

The position is located in Washington DC.  The post will be open for applications through January 2, 2024.  

Associate Administrator, responsible for formulating the policies and programs of AMS and in the development, administration, and coordination of the regulatory programs and activities, particularly those relating to fair and competitive markets.  Read more in the Job Announcement linked below.

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/763701300

Saturday, November 25, 2023

Legal Counsel - CropLife America (Arlington, VA)

 For more info and how to apply, see here: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/1665413

Counsel is responsible for providing a variety of regulatory, administrative, and governance-related legal services to the organization. Duties include legal research, monitoring litigation dockets of interest to the organization, preparation and review of meeting minutes, contract drafting, review, and management, development and updating of administrative and governance-related policies, preparation and drafting of memos and presentations (oral and written) to organization staff and committees on relevant legal topics.

 For more info and how to apply, see here: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/1665413

Monday, November 20, 2023

Associate Legal Counsel - HM.CLAUSE (Davis, CA)

For more info & how to apply, see herehttps://hmclause.recruitee.com/o/associate-legal-counsel

HM.CLAUSE is a Business Unit of Limagrain, an international agricultural co-operative founded and managed by farmers. HM.CLAUSE specializes in the breeding, production, and sale of vegetable seeds. From the world market to the farmer's market, we collaborate with our customers to deliver successful solutions for the agricultural challenges of today and produce the highest quality vegetable seeds for the future.

For more info & how to apply, see herehttps://hmclause.recruitee.com/o/associate-legal-counsel


FDA & Life Sciences Associate Attorney - McGuireWoods LLP (Multiple Openings: Richmond, VA; Chicago, IL; Charlotte, NC)

 For more information and how to apply, see here for the [2903] Chicago position: https://mcguire.careers.micronapps.com/job_post_details.aspx?%3Eac%5E?LWCZ4dN=1%60&QDFnXTpbVzc%3d=Mj5Ka29A

 For more information and how to apply, see here for the [2902] Charlotte position: https://mcguire.careers.micronapps.com/job_post_details.aspx?%3Eac%5E?LWCZ4dN=1%60&QDFnXTpbVzc%3d=Mj5Ka28%3d

 For more information and how to apply, see here for the [2906] Richmond position: https://mcguire.careers.micronapps.com/job_post_details.aspx?%3Eac%5E?LWCZ4dN=1%60&QDFnXTpbVzc%3d=Mj5KazBA

Successful candidates will have 3+ years of FDA regulatory compliance, including product development, product approvals, labeling, inspections, manufacturing, recalls, 483 responses, adverse event management, contract drug manufacturing, quality agreements, life science diligence of acquisitions, experience with DSHEA, Food Drug and Cosmetics Act, and Federal Trade Commission Act, advertising and promotional practices for devices, drugs, dietary supplements, biologics, and cosmetics.

Additional experience in the Tobacco Control Act, State Board of Pharmacy regulations, FDA market denial orders, credit agreements, pharmaceutical IPOs, cannabis licensure, telemedicine based drug delivery, and experience advising in litigation adjacent roles in life sciences a plus.

We are specifically seeking candidates with experience servicing clients in the life science and understand the clients in the space through prior work.

Candidates with experience in the foregoing with other complimentary areas of experience should also apply.

 For more information and how to apply, see here for the [2903] Chicago position: https://mcguire.careers.micronapps.com/job_post_details.aspx?%3Eac%5E?LWCZ4dN=1%60&QDFnXTpbVzc%3d=Mj5Ka29A

 For more information and how to apply, see here for the [2902] Charlotte position: https://mcguire.careers.micronapps.com/job_post_details.aspx?%3Eac%5E?LWCZ4dN=1%60&QDFnXTpbVzc%3d=Mj5Ka28%3d

 For more information and how to apply, see here for the [2906] Richmond position: https://mcguire.careers.micronapps.com/job_post_details.aspx?%3Eac%5E?LWCZ4dN=1%60&QDFnXTpbVzc%3d=Mj5KazBA

Clinical Fellow - Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (Cambridge, MA)

 For more info and how to apply, see here: https://chlpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/FLPC_Clinical_Fellow_Job-Posting-2024_Final.pdf

Clinical Fellows work under the supervision of the Associate Director of the Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) and with the FLPC Director, staff, and students on a broad range of international, federal, state, and local food policy projects. The Fellow position offers ample opportunity for professional development through opportunities to enhance research, writing, and oral advocacy, developing expertise in particular issue areas, becoming familiar with a broad range of policy advocacy strategies, educating and mentoring law students, and working closely with outside partners and other leaders in the food law and policy field.

Compensation for the fellowship (which includes salary and benefits) is competitive with other public interest fellowships. Base fellowship salary amount (not including benefits) is $64,000 for the first year and $66,000 for the second year.