Nestlé USA, Inc., a leading domestic food and beverage products company, is seeking a lawyer with a minimum of 8 years experience as a practicing business attorney in the areas of environmental and occupational health and safety law. The selected candidate will serve as Counsel for Nestlé USA and affiliated companies. This lawyer would be located in Glendale, California. Candidates must have the quality of experience to immediately assume the role of environmental and safety law practitioner in Nestlé USA's Legal Department. Prior in house legal experience is preferred although experience as a business attorney in a law firm, depending upon the type of practice, may be acceptable.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
'Representing Nestlé companies in enforcement actions and negotiations with federal and state E&S agencies.
'Advising Nestlé companies on environmental compliance issues and legislative and regulatory developments in the E&S law areas.
'Handling environmental law issues in business and real estate transactions (including mergers and acquisitions) and providing support to litigation and insurance counsel on companies' environmental litigation and insurance claims.
'Providing E&S training to pertinent corporate and facility personnel.
'Other duties as assigned
REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM EDUCATION LEVEL:
'JD from accredited law school.
'Current membership in any state bar- CA bar preferred.
'Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
EXPERIENCE:
'Prior in-house position preferred
'Proven experience in OSHA, EPA and State E&S regulations and compliance programs, environmental cleanups, superfund sites, Prop 65, operations at new factories and factory/facility expansions.
'Experience in representing companies in enforcement actions and negotiations with federal and state E&S agencies.
SKILLS:
'Ability to gain trust at and work with all levels of organization.
'Ability to work in a collaborative team environment.
'Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills; ability to analyze data.
'Strong critical thinking skills.
'Must be proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and experience in Legal software a plus.
'Must have strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
'Excellent communication (both verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
'Ability to prioritize workload and self-manage projects, handle multiple tasks and meet strict deadlines.
'Must be detail-oriented.
'Must possess good presentation and training skills.
'High initiative.
'A proven ability to achieve results.