Manager, Legislative Affairs

  • Represents the organization at legislative hearings, conferences, and coalition meetings, advocating for legal reform policies

  • Manages internal task forces and external coalitions, ensuring effective communication and collaboration among stakeholders

  • Monitors state legislation, develops lobbying strategies, and provides research and analysis to advance legal reform priorities


About the Company

If you are passionate about the ability of American business to improve lives, solve problems, and strengthen society, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the place for you. As the world’s largest business organization, we believe in building a future that gives everyone the opportunity to pursue a better tomorrow. We make it our job today–and every day–to build the strongest relationships possible among the American people, business leaders, and elected officials in Washington, D.C., state capitals, and countries around the globe. For them and the businesses we represent, the U.S. Chamber is a trusted advocate and partner.

We are driven by the pursuit of innovation and partnership and hold ourselves to the highest standards. Our commitment to our members is matched only by our commitment to our employees. As part of our team, we will support your long-term career development while delivering relevant learning opportunities. We will empower you to lead, develop deep expertise, and find new approaches to solving the toughest challenges. 

About the Job

Manage state advocacy and legislative affairs, including various legal and lobbying projects, and provide research and analysis support to the vice president of Advocacy. Work closely with multiple senior members of the ILR team and manage projects on state advocacy.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the ILR representative at state legislative hearings, political and policy association conferences, and alliance and coalition meetings

  • Manage internal task forces and external coalitions related to state legal reform policy, which are composed of companies, trade associations, and other allied groups

  • Inform and communicate with internal staff and coalition members regularly about legislative activity and information pertinent to ILR’s priorities

  • Lead targeted state legislative campaigns advocating for legal reform policies

  • Work with ILR senior management, outside consultants, and in-state stakeholders to develop and implement lobbying strategies on key legal reform priorities

  • Build meaningful relationships with state federation and legal reform partners

  • Identify and aggressively respond to state legislation that adversely affects the liability climate

  • Work with leadership to devise state-specific legal reform policy and strategy

  • Work on special projects as assigned

Qualifications

  • J.D. preferred with a minimum of 2-5 years’ experience in the legal field conducting legal research and writing

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

  • Strong organization and time management skills

  • Ability to multitask in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment with minimal supervision

  • Sound judgment and the ability to interact effectively with all levels of personnel

  • Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and Lexis/Westlaw

  • Flexibility to travel as needed

  • State legislative experience or interest preferred

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Litigation Support Analyst

  • Provides counsel with case preparation support, including evidence gathering, analysis, and recommendations

  • Streamlines processes, designs workflows, and trains attorneys on policy, procedures, and technology

  • Updates statistical data, manages information requests, and provides analytical support for various legal matters


About the Company

Are you searching for a role that will combine your knowledgeable about major tax systems, understanding of legal processes, and abilities with advanced analytical research in the application of systems analysis and operations research? Join the Department of Revenue, Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) as Litigation Support Analyst. Take your legal career to the next level with an innovative, customer-focused, and employee-centered agency.

About the Job

In this position, you will function as an analyst advisor to the OCC in case preparation and be responsible for all aspects of the Commonwealth Court process in the office. Your sound discretion will be essential for assisting in and advising on decision making and the management of said process. Work involves gathering evidence; identifying, locating, and providing documents; and providing options and recommendations applicable to the case, situation, or pending legal matter at hand.

Our team will rely on you to provide investigative and analytical support to the Office of Attorney General, Bureau of Audits, Board of Appeals, and OCC attorneys. This includes assisting with the research, design, and implementation of streamlined processes as well as training attorneys on administrative and policy matters, department practices, and technology or system capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Function as an analyst advisor to Office of Chief Counsel in case preparation

    • Gathers evidence and provides recommendations and options applicable to the case, situation, or pending legal matter at hand

  • Update statistical and metric information for the Sales and Use Tax Unit on a daily basis as defined and outlined for metric reporting purposes

  • Assist the Project Manager and other OCC staff with the research, design, and implementation of streamlined processes within the Office of Chief Counsel

  • Design, update, or modify workflows; recommend technology enhancements; and train attorneys on administrative and policy matters, department practices, and/or technology or system limitations

  • Provide investigative and analytical support by identifying, locating, and supplying documents, as well as gathering evidence, for the Office of the Attorney General, Bureau of Audits, Board of Appeals, and OCC attorneys

  • Review and provide analysis, commentary, and data as requested for pending Board of Finance and Revenue cases, as well as Commonwealth Court cases, within the Office of Chief Counsel

  • Plan and organize work, determine workflow, and review work performance for review Chief Counsel or Deputy Chief Counsel

Qualifications

  • Minimum Experience & Training:

    • One year as a Revenue Research Analyst 2

      • OR two years of managerial experience, with one year each in two of the three major functional areas of a major tax system which are the receipt of tax returns, the examination of tax returns, and the enforcement of the tax rules and regulations;

      • OR three years of experience in systems analysis and/or operations research which included two years in the analysis of tax systems and a bachelor's degree including or supplemented by 21 credit hours in courses involving the use of quantifiable techniques applicable to systems analysis, mathematical model building, algebra, calculus, operations research, quantitative research design, economic analysis, computer science, or any other qualifying course work;

      • Appropriate graduate study may be substituted for the required experience on a year for year basis;

      • OR any equivalent combination of experience and training

    • You must possess an associate degree

    • You must possess three years of experience in a legal office

    • You must be able to perform essential job functions

    • This position will have access to Federal Tax Information (FTI) and is subject to the provisions of IRS Publication 1075 (Pub 1075) which requires you to pass an enhanced background check prior to beginning employment

      • Under Pub 1075, acceptance of a conditional offer of employment will require submission to and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to: a fingerprint-based federal records check; a PA State Police clearance; a check of local law enforcement agencies where you have lived, worked, and/or attended school within the last five (5) years; and a citizenship/residency verification

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Walmart, Bentonville, On-site, Mid-level Andrew DeZarn Walmart, Bentonville, On-site, Mid-level Andrew DeZarn

Sr. Counsel, Product Reg.

  • Provides expert legal counsel on regulatory requirements for a wide range of products across multiple agencies

  • Identifies and mitigates regulatory risks by collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop compliant processes

  • Works closely with various teams, including Compliance, Merchandising, and Marketing, to ensure regulatory compliance and business objectives are met


About the Company

Fifty years ago, Sam Walton started a single mom-and-pop shop and transformed it into the world's biggest retailer. Since those founding days, one thing has remained consistent: a commitment to helping customers save money so they can live better. Today, Walmart is reinventing the shopping experience and its associates are at the heart of it. You'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of retail, improving millions of lives around the world. This is that place where your passions meet purpose. Join their family and create a career you're proud of.

About the Job

The Senior Counsel, Product Regulatory counsels highly-regulated areas of the U.S. business at Walmart on regulatory requirements across multiple product categories and regulatory agencies. This is a cross-functional role working closely with multiple stakeholder groups across the company, such as Compliance, Merchandising, and Private Brands, to minimize regulatory and legal risk. This role will serve as subject matter expert on multiple regulatory issues. This role will also be responsible for working with Walmart’s advertising and marketing legal teams to ensure our policies reflect up-to-date regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

  • Take a holistic approach in identifying and mitigating regulatory risks associated with regulated products

  • Work with multiple teams in various subject matter areas to set up processes that preserve regulatory compliance while also meeting business needs

  • Understand the way regulators view products and how to reduce enforcement risk

  • Review product claim substantiation

  • Effectively collaborate with internal stakeholders to establish best-in-class compliance functions in various product categories

  • Coordinate with legal, compliance, and business stakeholders

  • Escalate concerns based on risk to the company and recommending a plan of action for resolution and risk mitigation

Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications:

    • Law degree from an accredited law school and 5 years’ experience in law

    • License in good-standing to practice law in at least one state

  • Preferred Qualifications:

    • Experience working with a regulator focused on consumer goods, e.g. CPSC, FDA, FCC, FTC

    • Exposure to eCommerce from a regulatory perspective

    • Familiarity working with legal and compliance stakeholders

    • Process-minded and constantly looking for opportunities to streamline for improved efficiency and effectiveness

    • Excellent communication and collaboration skills

    • Experience working in large cross-functional teams

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Walmart, Bentonville, On-site, Mid-level Andrew DeZarn Walmart, Bentonville, On-site, Mid-level Andrew DeZarn

Counsel, Financial Services

  • Leads the development and launch of new financial products like lending and payments, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations

  • Identifies and addresses legal and regulatory risks across the Org's diverse financial services portfolio

  • Provides expert legal advice and support to business leaders across the Org, driving innovation while ensuring compliance


About the Company

Fifty years ago, Sam Walton started a single mom-and-pop shop and transformed it into the world's biggest retailer. Since those founding days, one thing has remained consistent: a commitment to helping customers save money so they can live better. Today, Walmart is reinventing the shopping experience and its associates are at the heart of it. You'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of retail, improving millions of lives around the world. This is that place where your passions meet purpose. Join their family and create a career you're proud of.

About the Job

Walmart’s Chief Legal Office is seeking a dynamic professional with a strong background in, personal lending, BNPL and installment loans, pre-paid access, open and closed loop gift cards, and more. Bring your expertise to both the in-store environment but also to our growing eCommerce and merchant platforms. This is your chance to make a significant impact, developing new products, identifying risks, and advising on legal and regulatory requirements impacting a dynamic global organization.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the charge in providing comprehensive counseling on a range of products, including payments, credit cards, personal loans, merchant lending, and banking-related products and services

  • Be the trusted advisor who responds promptly to complex legal requests, coordinating with your team and outside counsel to deliver practical, timely, and high-quality advice

  • Use your problem-solving skills to identify and assess business and legal risks, finding innovative ways to mitigate them while achieving product goals

  • Champion compliance, ensuring adherence to applicable laws and regulations

  • Use your negotiation skills to advise on, review, draft, and negotiate deals and agreements in support of new products and partnerships

  • Build strong relationships to facilitate a coordinated team approach to launching new products and features

  • Liaise with relevant regulatory agencies and Walmart’s global investigations units regarding government investigations and enforcement and assist in setting the strategy for compliance with all relevant legal and regulatory requirements

  • Stay updated on financial services case law and monitor regulatory issues from state Attorneys General, CFPB, and state banking departments

  • Ensure compliance with loan broker regulations, and other regulations including ECOA, FCRA, FACTA, FDCPA, TILA, SCRA, MLA, UDAAP, Dodd-Frank, EFTA, GLBA, and TCPA

  • Review Walmart’s Compliance Management Systems (CMS), issue remediation, and self-reporting requirements

  • Manage due diligence and vendor and merchant management, including beneficial ownership issues, and TPRM requirements issued by state and federal regulators

  • Implement compliant Electronic Signature processes under E-Sign Act, UETA, and UCC regulations

Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications:

    • Law degree from an accredited law school and more than 4 years’ experience in law

    • License in good-standing to practice law in at least one state

  • Preferred Qualifications:

    • At least 6-8 years of experience as a subject matter expert in the financial services industry, or retail industry supporting financial services

    • Well-developed knowledge and experience with lending products and applicable state and federal consumer financial protection laws such loan broker regulations, fraud and AML, pre-approval rules, the Truth in Lending Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act

    • Excellent written and oral communication skills

    • Demonstrated ability to work practically and quickly to evaluate risk, solve problems, and make decisions that balance risk, opportunity, and business objectives

    • Experience dealing with federal and state banking and other regulators including the CFPB and FTC

    • Working knowledge of lending related regulatory issues, including Reg E, Z, II, and financial advertising and disclosure requirements

    • Experience in rolling out retail-based, customer service products and services

    • Extraordinary interpersonal and communication skills, phenomenal ability to communicate information effectively internally and externally, including to non-legal audiences, and to drive cross-functional alignment and action and an execution-oriented mindset with the humility, drive, and creativity to get things done

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Sr. Lead Counsel, Pharmacy

  • Provides legal counsel on pharmacy Ops, billing, board issues, and contracts, ensuring compliance with all applicable regulations

  • Oversees the negotiation of complex agreements, including PBM contracts and pharmaceutical purchasing agreements

  • Leads a team of lawyers, providing strategic direction and ensuring effective legal support for the pharmacy business


About the Company

Fifty years ago, Sam Walton started a single mom-and-pop shop and transformed it into the world's biggest retailer. Since those founding days, one thing has remained consistent: a commitment to helping customers save money so they can live better. Today, Walmart is reinventing the shopping experience and its associates are at the heart of it. You'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of retail, improving millions of lives around the world. This is that place where your passions meet purpose. Join their family and create a career you're proud of.

About the Job

The Senior Lead Counsel—Health & Wellness Legal (Pharmacy) role is for guiding business partners with respect to legal issues including: pharmacy operations and billing; pharmacy board issues; and contract issues. This role oversees negotiating complex agreements such as: pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) agreements, merchandising and wholesaler agreements for the purchase of pharmaceuticals, and 340b agreements. You will also help pharmacists and the business understand and comply with applicable regulations as well as navigate ambiguity and uncertainty. You will collaborate with cross functional teams to mitigate legal and business risk, providing legal advice and counsel to business clients and compliance. You will also retain, manage, and collaborate with outside counsel when necessary.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a team of lawyers working on various aspects of the pharmacy business

  • Create legal strategies for the Company’s complex pharmacy related agreements

  • Advise pharmacists and the business on how to maneuver in high stakes situations with sometimes ambiguous and conflicting regulations

  • Help the business develop best practices and procedures that will mitigate corporate risk

  • Identify the need and provide the right legal support for business transactions and projects

  • Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders

Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications:

    • Law degree from an accredited law school and over 7 years’ experience in law

    • 4 years’ experience leading cross-functional teams

    • License in good-standing to practice law in at least one state

  • Preferred Qualifications:

    • Subject matter expertise in pharmacy operations, pharmacy billing, pharmacy board issues, PBM and/or pharmaceutical supplier agreements, 340b

    • Self-motivation

    • Strong oral and written communication skills to interact with senior leadership and stakeholders

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Lead Counsel I, IP

  • Manages a diverse portfolio of IP litigation, including patent, trademark, and copyright cases, while collaborating with internal & external counsel

  • Develops strategies to minimize IP-related risks, including insurance & indemnification, and advises clients on legal rights and obligations

  • Provides expert legal guidance, oversees budgets, and ensures effective management of IP litigation matters


About the Company

Fifty years ago, Sam Walton started a single mom-and-pop shop and transformed it into the world's biggest retailer. Since those founding days, one thing has remained consistent: a commitment to helping customers save money so they can live better. Today, Walmart is reinventing the shopping experience and its associates are at the heart of it. You'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of retail, improving millions of lives around the world. This is that place where your passions meet purpose. Join their family and create a career you're proud of.

About the Job

The Lead Counsel I, Intellectual Property Litigation role is critical to mitigate corporate risk by managing an IP portfolio of litigation and pre-litigation matters, and reviewing company policies and practices related to IP litigation and appeals. You will manage and strategize with outside counsel while developing insurance and indemnification strategies for intellectual property matters to mitigate legal and business risk.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the company’s intellectual property litigation in the United States, including but not limited to a docket of patent, trade secret, third party marketplace, copyright and trademark, privacy, and tech-related litigation cases; manage and strategize with in-house and outside counsel; strategize with other commercial litigation teams on complex issues; develop, strategize and manage potential affirmative intellectual property litigation

  • Provide legal advice to the company by providing clients with an informed understanding of the client’s legal rights, obligations and risks to allow the client to make informed decisions; develop strategies to respond to the client’s legal issues; identify the need for and direct training; review legislative trends and significant legal decisions; represent company, along with outside counsel, in intellectual property litigation matters

  • Manage risk to the company by engaging, directing and supervising outside counsel and consultants; collaborate with clients to develop mitigation strategies; direct, oversee and participate in negotiations; participate in the review of company policies, practices and procedures relating to intellectual property litigation and appeals; collaborate with officer-level clients on significant risks; seek authority and obtain informed consent to proceed with intellectual property and tech-related litigation matters; develop strategy for insurance and indemnification for intellectual property matters

  • Oversee budgets and participate in budgeting process for intellectual property and tech-related litigation matters; identify risks and opportunities associated with meeting budgets based on current trends and financial performance; share plan and budget updates with senior management; review and update budgets for intellectual property litigation spend on outside counsel and other vendors; regularly review performance to plan, identifying gaps, updating forecasts and recommending actions to correct performance

Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications:

    • Law degree from an accredited law school and over 10 years of intellectual property litigation experience, including trial experience

    • Experience with patent, trade secrets, trademark and copyright litigation and related issues

    • Willingness to be based either in or near Bentonville, Arkansas, or in or near one of Walmart’s three other home office hubs

  • Preferred Qualifications:

    • License in good-standing to practice law in at least one state

    • Patent-based litigation experience and experience with USPTO

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