Description

Amazon's Legal Department is looking for a talented utility lawyer in Arlington, VA or Seattle, WA to fill the position of Associate Corporate Counsel to support Amazon Web Services (AWS), a dynamic and rapidly growing business within Amazon.com. AWS is at the forefront of the "cloud" computing and service industry, providing IT infrastructure services such as on-demand compute capacity, storage, content delivery, database services, browsers and more. This position will support AWS’s energy and water teams in working with utilities, constructing new infrastructure, and piloting innovative projects in support of The Climate Pledge, which commits Amazon to being powered by 100% renewable energy by 2030 and 100% net zero carbon by 2040 – ten years ahead of the Paris Agreement.

Key job responsibilities

As Associate Corporate Counsel, you will partner with AWS’s business teams to support energy and water supply, infrastructure, and services agreements and provide guidance on working with private and governmental utilities. You will have responsibility for structuring, drafting, and negotiating agreements, and counseling internal business partners on:

• Utility interconnection agreements

• Unique water supply and/or reuse arrangements

• Vendor agreements, including engineering, design, and construction agreements

• Sustainable initiatives

• Energy and water strategy more broadly

You will work directly with the various business teams to provide day-to-day advice, resolve issues that arise in existing commercial relationships, handle pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries, and manage outside counsel for our current and new regions around the globe. You will also be responsible for identifying opportunities for, and implementation of, process improvements. You will also interact with our Public Policy, Public Relations, Accounting, Finance, Economic Development, and Tax teams.

About the team

At AWS Legal, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have twelve employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing engagement experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) conference and AmazeCon, our conference to discuss gender diversity. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Arlington, VA, USA | Seattle, WA, USA

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of legal experience

• Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience of a mix of corporate law firm and in-house work

• Experience in utility engagement and agreements.

• Familiar with energy regulation, infrastructure, or construction

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. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $105,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $195,700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.