Amazon.com Inc logo

Corporate Counsel, Labor & Employment

Amazon.com Inc

  • Arlington, VA
  • 30+ days ago

    Highlights

    You"ll serve as a trusted legal advisor to operations teams and own strategic case management - working independently while collaborating across Legal, HR, and business teams to deliver proactive risk management and favorable litigation outcomes. Afternoons could include counseling business partners on emerging employment questions, partnering with HR on workforce compliance initiatives, conducting case strategy sessions with outside counsel, or revising dispositive motions.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationArlington, VA
    IndustryRetail
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Year Founded1994
    Websitehttp://Amazon.com/militaryroles

    Description

    Serve as a trusted legal advisor and employment litigator supporting Amazon"s operations business teams - counseling leaders on the full range of employment law matters while managing high-stakes litigation. You"ll provide day-to-day employment law guidance on workforce compliance, risk mitigation, and emerging legal issues, and direct employment litigation including class actions, single-plaintiff matters, and regulatory investigations from inception through resolution. This role offers the opportunity to shape legal strategy as a strategic business partner at one of the world"s most innovative companies.

    Key job responsibilities

    • Serve as embedded legal advisor to Amazon"s operations business teams, providing day-to-day employment law counsel on workforce matters and operational compliance
    • Advise on employment-related legal risks arising from logistics operations
    • Partner with business leaders to proactively identify and mitigate employment law exposure
    • Provide risk assessments and strategic recommendations to senior leadership on employment law matters
    • Serve as lead counsel on complex employment litigation matters including class actions, PAGA claims, and high-exposure single-plaintiff cases
    • Develop litigation strategy and manage case portfolios from complaint through resolution
    • Assess, select, and supervise outside counsel on employment litigation matters
    • Support regulatory responses and government investigations related to employment practices

    A day in the life

    You"ll start your morning advising operations leaders on employment legal risk, or reviewing briefing on a high-impact wage-hour case. Afternoons could include counseling business partners on emerging employment questions, partnering with HR on workforce compliance initiatives, conducting case strategy sessions with outside counsel, or revising dispositive motions. You"ll serve as a trusted legal advisor to operations teams and own strategic case management - working independently while collaborating across Legal, HR, and business teams to deliver proactive risk management and favorable litigation outcomes.

    About the team

    The Labor & Employment team provides strategic legal guidance on the full spectrum of employment matters - including the high-stakes litigation and regulatory challenge. We"re a collaborative, high-performing team that values practical judgment, business partnership, and innovative problem-solving. We prioritize professional development, and are proud to offer an inclusive environment where every team member can thrive.

    About Company

    At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

    Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.

    It’s Always Day 1
    At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here

    Our Leadership Principles
    Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles

    Similar Jobs

    See more jobs