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Open: 08/12/2020 to 10/07/2020 Salary: $131,239 to $197,300 per year The Congressional Research Service (CRS) seeks a senior manager to lead its American Law Division (ALD), one of CRS’s five research divisions. CRS provides objective, nonpartisan, and authoritative legislative research, analysis, and consultative support exclusively to the U.S. Congress. This position serves as head of the American Law Division, a major CRS research division.  In this capacity, and reporting directly to the Director of CRS, the Assistant Director manages, within the interdisciplinary environment of CRS, a professional legal staff in its production of written products and consulting services in support of the U.S. Congress. Working directly with congressional committees and Members of the House and Senate, attorneys within CRS’s American Law Division contribute to an informed national legislature as it considers legal and policy issues of importance to the American people.  Areas of...

Summary This position is located in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Each Honors Attorney is placed in a particular office in Washington, D.C. For the Honors Attorney class that will begin in Fall 2021, Honors Attorneys may be hired into the Office of Enforcement or the Office of Supervision Policy. During the two-year program, Honors Attorneys will also have the opportunity to rotate into a different Bureau office or other federal agency to develop additional skills. Responsibilities The Office of Enforcement is the primary litigating arm of the Bureau and enforces federal consumer financial laws by investigating cases of potential wrongdoing and taking legal action where appropriate. Enforcement attorneys conduct factual investigations of companies to determine whether they are violating the law, research legal issues, and handle all stages of enforcement litigation at the trial court level. The Office of Supervision Policy (OSP) develops supervision strategy and...

Associate Director of Legislative Affairs Leverage the legislative process to promote a healthy, sustainable, and just food system The Good Food Institute (GFI) is at the forefront of the movement to use food technology and markets to solve some of the world’s biggest problems, from climate change and global hunger to antibiotic resistance and the exploitation of billions of animals annually.  How You Will Make a Difference In this role, you will have the opportunity to promote a healthy, sustainable, and just food system. You will be responsible for managing GFI’s legislative initiatives/team and using state/federal legislation to remove hurdles and leverage resources to promote progress on alternative proteins. The  Associate Director of Legislative Affairs  will be responsible for: Working with GFI’s Director of Policy, legislative team, and SciTech Team to develop the organization’s strategy to secure public funding for open-access research that will...

*This posting is for one position in either Seattle, WA or Washington, DC.* DESCRIPTION Amazon’s Legal Team is looking for a talented attorney to manage cutting-edge international trade legal work in support of our Consumer, Operations and Devices businesses, focusing primarily on customs and import regulatory compliance issues. As part of our team, you will work with retail, compliance, and logistics teams to develop innovative ways to grow and move selection to our global stores and customers. Working with and influencing both external and internal stakeholders, this role will be at the forefront of complex and high-stakes global trade issues affecting current and future business models and technologies. You’ll be an integral part of the business teams you support, giving input on business and strategy in addition to providing day-to-day legal counsel on a broad range of trade and import regulatory compliance matters. In collaboration with legal and policy...