Corporate Counsel, Social Responsibility, Sustainability Legal

3-5 yrs required

Full-time

No

Full-time

Corporate Counsel, Social Responsibility, Sustainability Legal: Join Amazon's Sustainability Legal team as a Corporate Counsel and work on ambitious sustainability challenges.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a trusted legal advisor for Amazon's Social Responsibility team and other business teams.
• Strategically advise and partner with SR leaders to develop and scale Amazon's SR programs.
• Advise on current and emerging social responsibility, human rights, and responsible sourcing 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.
• Advise on managing human rights escalations, investigations, assessments, and external inquiries.

Locations:

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

Basic Qualifications:

• . 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.
• Outstanding legal and business judgment and strong analytical skills.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed.
• Ability to work independently and contribute to cross-functional teams.
• Common sense, enthusiasm, and a good sense of humor and fun.

Salary Information:

• The base pay for this position ranges from $123,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $229,000/year in our highest geographic market.
• Pay is based on factors such as market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
• Amazon is a total compensation company and offers a full range of benefits including medical, financial, and other benefits.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation should visit to request an accommodation.

Join Amazon's Sustainability Legal team as a Corporate Counsel and make a positive impact on some of the most ambitious sustainability challenges on the planet. We are committed to promoting customer trust, business continuity, and sustainable social impact by embedding respect for human rights and the environment throughout Amazon's value chain.

H1: Corporate Counsel, Social Responsibility, Sustainability Legal: Join Amazon's Team to Drive Sustainable Social Impact
H2: Trusted Legal Advisor for Amazon's Social Responsibility Team

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategically advise and partner with SR leaders to develop and scale Amazon's SR programs
• Advise on current and emerging social responsibility, human rights, and responsible sourcing regulations
• Support the SR team in developing and updating Amazon's social responsibility and human rights policies

Locations:

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

Basic Qualifications:

• . 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
• Outstanding legal and business judgment and strong analytical skills
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed
• Ability to work independently and contribute to cross-functional teams
• Common sense, enthusiasm, and a good sense of humor and fun

Salary Information:

• The base pay for this position ranges from $123,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $229,000/year in our highest geographic market
• Pay is based on factors such as market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience
• Amazon is a total compensation company and offers a full range of benefits including medical, financial, and other benefits

Join Amazon's Sustainability Legal team as a Corporate Counsel and make a positive impact on some of the most ambitious sustainability challenges on the planet. We are committed to promoting customer trust, business continuity, and sustainable social impact by embedding respect for human rights and the environment throughout Amazon's value chain.

H1: Corporate Counsel, Social Responsibility, Sustainability Legal: Join Amazon's Team to Drive Sustainable Social Impact
H2: Trusted Legal Advisor for Amazon's Social Responsibility Team

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategically advise and partner with SR leaders to develop and scale Amazon's SR programs
• Advise on current and emerging social responsibility, human rights, and responsible sourcing regulations
• Support the SR team in developing and updating Amazon's social responsibility and human rights policies

Locations:

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

Basic Qualifications:

• . 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

J.D. degree from an accredited law school

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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