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Arlington, TX - USA

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Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

We are looking for a talented attorney to join the Restricted Products Legal team. You will support the regulatory product compliance program for Amazons Consumer store in the US. This will involve advising business teams about product regulations engaging with federal state and local regulatory bodies about the state of Amazons compliance working with outside counsel to stay abreast of new developments and partnering with internal teams to implement and maintain compliance controls. You will also work closely with the Litigation team on any formal actions or investigations.

The successful candidate will have experience advising clients on productrelated issues that include PR public policy and logistics/operational considerations. They will be relentlessly focused on how Amazon can help selling partners understand their compliance obligations and make it easy for them to do business with us. Effective communication and strong writing skills are a must!



Key job responsibilities
Counseling internal stakeholders (e.g. retail business teams international operations teams other Consumer Legal stakeholders) on Amazons product compliance strategy and options
Monitoring regulatory developments
Reviewing compliance goals and plans with business and legal stakeholders
Advising on internal processes and practices to support compliancerelated strategies
Inspecting defects (e.g. selling partner complaints noncompliant products flagged by regulators concerns from customers) to identify corrective and preventative actions
Proactive and reactive regulatory engagement
Managing outside counsel
Supporting discreet PR and Public Policy inquiries and escalations

A day in the life
A typical day in the life of this role will involve meeting with members of the Restricted Products team to review planned deployments of new compliance controls. You will research new legal requirements imposed by agencies and assess how Amazon complies with them. Youll attend weekly huddles with product category compliance specialists and share intelligence about what tactics work best and what hurdles the team is encountering. The RP Legal team has a strong camaraderie so lunches team events and happy hours are also a possibility.

About the team
The Restricted Products Legal Team sits within Amazon NA Consumer Legal. RP Legals mission is to maximize lawful selection of products offered in our US and Canada online stores while minimizing unlawful selection product regulatory risk to Amazon and negative impact on customer trust. We regularly engage with regulators selling partners and external stakeholders about the health of our productlevel compliance.

5 years of legal experience
Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
Experience in transactional and technology licensing or equivalent

Experience of a mix of corporate law firm and inhouse work

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation protected veteran status disability age or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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