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Amazon’s Kindle, Web Services, and Consumer/B2B retail businesses are seeking talented Contracts Managers for positions across our various teams.The successful candidate has excellent communication skills, and will support reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts for an assigned business team. You will also participate in team-wide meetings, departmental goals and collaborative projects, and have access and visibility to business leadership.Amazon offers its Contracts Managers the opportunity to develop their experience and career with one of the world’s most recognized and dynamic brands.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS• 5+ years of contracts management, paralegal, or other comparable experience within a law firm, government agency, or in-house legal department, with responsibility for reviewing, drafting, and negotiating the legal terms of a broad range of standard commercial contracts• Experience working with MS office, including Excel, Powerpoint, Sharepoint ...

Work hard. Have fun. Make history.Amazon is a leader in global e-commerce. Our innovative technologies change the way people find, discover, and buy products and services. Lawyers at Amazon are trusted members of the business. Our work is intellectually challenging, exciting, and fast-paced. Developing innovative solutions to novel legal questions is part of our daily business. We’re looking for a talented lawyer to support Amazon Prime Air, our ground-breaking drone delivery business. Prime Air is growing a safe, automated system that will deliver packages to our customers in 30 minutes or less by drone. You’ll be embedded with the Prime Air team, partnering directly with business leaders as they grow and refine our drone service to delight our customers. You’ll serve as legal counsel on diverse commercial, transactional, and regulatory matters for Prime Air, developing strategies for handling legal issues in creative, business-centric ways and building processes that address risk while allowing the business the flexibility and freedom to move quickly. To be successful in this position, you must be inquisitive, enjoy being continually challenged, and demonstrate sound judgment even in ambiguous situations.This position will be based in Seattle, WA or Arlington, VA. Some travel may be required.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of legal experience- Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent ...

Amazon’s Global Risk Management Claims team is seeking a talented attorney to support our rapidly growing and evolving corporate auto program. You will lead strategy on complex auto claims, handling pre-litigation disputes and resolving litigated claims with cross-functional partners. You will help develop programs and tools that contain costs, and continue successful third-party administrator (TPA) strategies and relationships. You will have a strong working knowledge of commercial auto insurance policies and experience with large transportation fleets. You will have experience defending both litigated and non-litigated claims in a time-efficient and cost-effective manner. You will help build processes and strategies for handling new issues that arise in a business forward way while addressing risk. Typical transactions will range from standard claims settlement to complex high dollar agreements.Key job responsibilities- Oversight of complex, high value claims.- Develop strategy and action plans for claims in tandem with internal/external counsel, TPA's, and insurance companies.- Mediation attendance in conjunction with internal/external legal partners, insurance companies, and TPAs.- Field and address business partners on-going questions and issues through claims resolution as needed.- Partner with other internal partners to innovate processes and strategies to create efficiencies.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Juris Doctor (JD) Degree- Active membership in at least one state bar- 5+ years of experience in transportation claims- Strong understanding of the litigation process ...

Amazon’s Legal Department is looking for a smart, experienced, and highly motivated litigator to help manage its worldwide portfolio of litigation and regulatory matters, and advise the company on a wide variety of cutting edge legal and business risk management issues.Responsibilities include handling, managing, and supervising a wide range of domestic and international disputes and regulatory engagements; directly interacting with government officials, including regulators and law enforcement; directing overall case and matter strategy, including selecting and managing outside counsel; assessing risk and coordinating with senior leadership on risk management; and managing responses to discovery requests. This role will primarily handle disputes and potential disputes related to the World Wide Operations organization, which is Amazon’s global logistics and transportation business that fulfills orders and delivers packages to customers. The World Wide Operations business includes warehouse operations, Prime Air drone delivery, electric bicycle delivery, workplace and environmental safety, sustainability, and global trade compliance. This position reports to an Associate General Counsel, Litigation & Regulatory, and is part of Amazon’s Government & Regulatory Litigation team. The position may be located in Arlington, Virginia; Seattle, Washington; or New York, New York.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- J.D. degree (or equivalent), and membership in good standing in at least one state bar- At least five years of litigation and regulatory experience- Hands-on experience in complex domestic and/or international business litigation, including trial experience and counseling parties and witnesses in pre-dispute and dispute resolution contexts ...

We are seeking a new team member to contribute to Amazon's product safety and compliance program, to maximize lawful selection and customer trust while minimizing unlawful selection, product risk and negative value actions on customer trust. We are looking for someone who can navigate complex product regulations and develop and implement related compliance actions. This position requires partnering with legal and business teams on proposed actions, and coordinating across multiple teams using technology, to implement processes and policies to effectuate those actions. There is also a significant project management component to this role. Key job responsibilitiesMonitoring product regulatory developments in the U.S.Developing and managing compliance controls Regulatory Engagement and Communications ManagementCoordinating efforts with business and operational teams Setting compliance strategies for long-term initiatives Engaging with selling partners and helping them improve their product compliance Reviewing selling partner appeals of product suppressions A day in the lifeA day in the lifeAs a Compliance Specialist on the RISC Legal team, you will be responsible for monitoring, maintaining, and implementing product regulatory compliance controls that impact the products sold in Amazon's online store in the US.About the teamRISC Legal's mission is to maximize customer trust and lawful product selection while minimizing unlawful selection, product regulatory risk to Amazon, and negative value actions on customer trust.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 4+ years of compliance program management, legal, governance, audit, risk/loss prevention, or equivalent experience- Bachelor's degree or equivalent- Experience handling confidential information ...