Corporate Counsel, Social Responsibility, Sustainability Legal

3-5 yrs required

Full-time

No

Full time



Corporate Counsel, Social Responsibility, Sustainability Legal: Job Description, Salary, and Experience Information

Job Title: Corporate Counsel, Social Responsibility, Sustainability Legal
Job ID: 2564050 Services LLC

H1: Join Amazon's Sustainability Legal Team as a Corporate Counsel

H2: Make a Positive Impact on the Planet with Amazon's SR Program

Amazon is seeking an experienced and motivated attorney to join their Sustainability Legal team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on some of the most ambitious sustainability challenges in the world. You will be responsible for providing legal support to Amazon's Social Responsibility (SR) team, with a focus on driving customer trust, business continuity, and sustainable social impact. This includes embedding respect for human rights and the environment throughout Amazon's entire value chain.

Salary Information:

• Base pay ranges from $123,100/year to $229,000/year
• Additional compensation may include equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation as part of a total compensation package
• Pay is based on factors such as market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience

Experience Information:

• . degree from an accredited law school and active membership in one state bar
• 5+ years of legal experience
• 3+ years of experience providing legal counsel and support for ESG, social responsibility, human rights, or similar matters

Responsibilities:

• Strategically advise and partner with SR leaders to develop, shape, and scale Amazon's SR programs, human rights strategy, and risk management systems
• Advise on current and emerging social responsibility, human rights, responsible sourcing, and supply-chain-related regulations
• Serve as a centralized legal resource for teams across Amazon on social responsibility and human rights issues
• Support the SR team in developing and updating Amazon's social responsibility and human rights policies, standards, and commitments
• Advise on managing human rights escalations, investigations, assessments, and external inquiries

Job Locations:

• Arlington, VA, USA
• New York City, NY, USA
• New York, NY, USA
• Seattle, WA, USA

Qualifications:

• Experience counseling global companies with complex supply chains and operations
• Experience working on implementing regulatory compliance programs and responding to regulatory inquiries
• Experience with global human rights laws, standards, and frameworks
• Experience advising and conducting human rights due diligence activities and impact assessments
• Experience advising on ESG transparency and reporting requirements
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, as well as demonstrated proficiency in working closely with and advising senior business leadership
• Outstanding legal and business judgment and strong analytical skills, even in ambiguous situations
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed
• Ability to work independently while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams in high pressure, high visibility situations
• Common sense, enthusiasm, and a good sense of humor and fun

Amazon is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. They are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit .

Full-Time Position in the Legal Department

• Location: USA, NY, New York City
• Location: USA, VA, Arlington
• Location: USA, WA, Seattle
• Location: USA, NY, New York
• Department: Legal
• Employment Type: Full-Time

in this role you will:

• strategically advise and partner with sr leaders to develop, shape, and scale amazon’s sr programs, human rights strategy, and risk management systems in light of amazon businesses’ and operations’ continued growth, including identifying and implementing process improvements and advising on technology-enabled solutions;
• advise on current and emerging social responsibility, human rights, responsible sourcing and supply-chain-related regulations, including human rights and environmental due diligence regulations and reporting requirements;
• serve as a centralized legal resource for teams across amazon on social responsibility and human rights issues, including legal peers, amazon businesses and the public policy and public relations teams;
• support the sr team in developing and updating amazon’s social responsibility and human rights policies, standards, and commitments; and
• advise the sr team and other amazon teams on managing human rights escalations, investigations, assessments, and external inquiries. degree from an accredited law school and active membership in one state bar
• 5+ years of legal experience
• 3+ years of experience providing legal counsel and support for esg, social responsibility, human rights, or similar matters
preferred qualifications

• experience counseling global companies with complex supply chains and operations;
• experience working on implementing regulatory compliance programs and responding to regulatory inquiries;
• experience with global human rights laws, standards and frameworks;
• experience advising and conducting human rights due diligence activities and impact assessments;
• experience advising on esg transparency and reporting requirements;
• exceptional written and verbal communication skills, as well as demonstrated proficiency in working closely with and advising senior business leadership;
• outstanding legal and business judgment and strong analytical skills, even in ambiguous situations;
• ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed;
• ability to work independently while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams in high pressure, high visibility situations; and
• common sense, enthusiasm, and a good sense of humor and fun. for individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit . for more information, please visit

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