Corporate Counsel, Social Responsibility, Sustainability Legal

3-5 yrs required

Full-time

No

& Government Affairs

Corporate Counsel, Social Responsibility, Sustainability Legal

Experience: 5+ years of legal experience, 3+ years of experience providing legal counsel and support for ESG, social responsibility, human rights, or similar matters

Salary: $123,100/year - $229,000/year, depending on geographic market and job-related knowledge, skills, and experience

Company: Services LLC

Department: Legal & Government Affairs

H1: Amazon Hiring Corporate Counsel for Sustainability Legal Team

H2: Join Amazon's Sustainability Legal Team as Corporate Counsel

Bold Headlines:
- Experienced attorney needed for Amazon's Social Responsibility and Sustainability Legal team
- Primary lawyer supporting Amazon's Social Responsibility team in driving customer trust and sustainable impact
- Opportunity to work on some of the most ambitious sustainability challenges
- Trusted legal advisor for Amazon's Social Responsibility team and other business teams
- Support in developing and updating Amazon's social responsibility and human rights policies
- Opportunity to work in one of four locations: Arlington, VA; New York City, NY; New York, NY; or Seattle, WA
- Competitive salary based on geographic market and job-related factors
- Inclusive and diverse workplace committed to equal opportunity and accommodation for individuals with disabilities
- Total compensation company with additional benefits and forms of compensation offered
- Join a team with exceptional communication skills, legal and business judgment, and a sense of humor and fun
- Apply via internal or external career site before position is filled

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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