Senior lawyer joining Villemor Amaral Advogados' strategic civil litigation team focused on the energy sector. Responsibilities include case analysis, report preparation, and client consultations.
About the role
- Principal Legal Counsel providing legal expertise on sustainability and environmental health at Medtronic. Collaborating across legal teams to navigate regulatory frameworks and compliance challenges.
Responsibilities
- Acting as strategic legal partner for the Medtronic businesses in substantive legal areas on issues of government regulation and enforcement while serving on a strong Corporate-level team of in-house EPA lawyers and technical professionals.
- Advising Medtronic Corporate and Operating Unit Legal, Global Operations and Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, Environmental, Health and Safety, Transportation, Dangerous Goods and other functions on substantive issues related to regulatory authority inspections, and associated communications with regulators.
- Advising Medtronic Corporate and Legal, Operations and Corporate Environmental, Health & Safety, Regulatory, Dangerous Goods team and other functions on materials of concern testing and reporting issues.
- Advising Medtronic Corporate and Operating Unit functions on policies, procedures and risk mitigation practices associated with materials of concern and product stewardship issues.
- Advising Corporate and Operating Unit functions on notices of violation, complaint letters, findings and other regulatory authority requirements related to manufacturing operations and product sales and marketing.
- Partnering with Medtronic Corporate and Operating Unit Environmental, Health & Safety, Product Stewardship, Sustainability and Dangerous Goods/Transportation functions to develop policies, procedures, legal guidance documents, tools and training materials.
- Conducting and/or providing legal support to colleagues on compliance investigations that include allegations related to environmental, health and safety, dangerous goods or transportation matters.
- Identifying and driving mitigation of risks that cross Medtronic businesses and facilitating information sharing across and among Medtronic businesses.
- Assisting M&A team with due diligence in significant substantive areas.
- Monitoring the external regulatory and enforcement environment and communicating emerging risks to senior management and executives.
- Developing expertise and applying knowledge in discrete areas of state and/or federal regulation (e.g. state and federal licensing requirements) as they pertain to Medtronic products and businesses.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor from nationally recognized Law School
- Licensed to practice law in at least one state or the District of Columbia
- 5+ years of legal experience in sustainability and environmental, health & safety law counseling with litigation experience
- Experience in counseling on environmental regulatory compliance matters
- Experience in counseling on health and safety compliance
- Experience in counseling on sustainability issues including greenwashing claims
- Experience in managing environmental remediation sites
- Experience in counseling on global transportation and dangerous goods matters
- Experience in various international environmental product directives and guidance (REACH, RoHS, EU Battery Regulation, POPs, SCIP)
- Ability to establish credibility and develop strong working relationships with clients
- An understanding of business objectives, strategies and relevant tactics
- Exceptional oral and written communications skills
- Strong team skills
Benefits
- Health, Dental and vision insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability leave
- Dependent daycare spending account
- Tuition assistance/reimbursement
- Incentive plans
- 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
- Short-term disability
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement
- Capital Accumulation Plan
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