Senior Corporate Counsel, Government and Regulatory Litigation

Amazons Legal Department is looking for a smart experienced and highly motivated litigator to help manage its worldwide portfolio of government enforcement litigation and regulatory matters and advise the company on a wide variety of legal and business risk management issues.


Key job responsibilities
Responsibilities include handling and supervising a wide range of government disputes and regulatory engagements across all of Amazons businesses; directly interacting with government officials including local state and federal regulators and law enforcement; directing overall case and matter strategy; selecting and managing outside counsel; assessing risk and coordinating with senior leadership on risk management; counseling internal stakeholders on a broad spectrum of complex and often novel legal and policy issues; managing all stages of both affirmative and defensive litigation including discovery; working with supervisor to set short and long-term priorities and strategy for teams work; working to identify and implement process improvements; developing the skills of more junior team members; participate .


About the team
This position is part of Amazons Government & Regulatory Litigation team.

- Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
- 13 years of post bar admission legal experience
- Experience leading and interacting with cross-functional teams
- 10 years of litigation and regulatory experience
- Experience leading and working with cross-functional teams

- Experience at both a law firm and federal or state government agency
- Federal judicial clerkship
- Trial experience
- Familiarity with retail Internet software and/or media industries and the legal and regulatory environment in which they operate
- Proficiency in advising senior executives of an organization
- Demonstrated sound business judgment
- Demonstrated high ethical standards and professional integrity
- Experience with budget planning and oversight for legal work
- Experience setting short and long-term legal strategy for a broader team

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at NY New York - 201400.00 - 272500.00 USD annually
USA VA Arlington - 183100.00 - 247700.00 USD annually
USA WA SEATTLE - 183100.00 - 247700.00 USD annually