Associate Corporate Counsel, AWS Legal, Energy and Water

Amazon's Legal Department is looking for a talented lawyer to fill the position of Associate Corporate Counsel, supporting Amazon Web Services (AWS), a dynamic and rapidly growing business within Amazon.com. AWS is at the forefront of the cloud computing and service industry, providing IT infrastructure services such as on-demand compute capacity, storage, content delivery, database services, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and more.
This position will support AWS’s global energy and water teams in working with utilities, constructing new infrastructure, and piloting innovative, carbon-free energy projects in support of The Climate Pledge, which commits Amazon to achieve net zero carbon by 2040 – ten years ahead of the Paris Agreement.

You will work directly with the various business teams to provide day-to-day advice and contract interpretation. You will also help develop, implement, and manage process improvements across the team, resolve legal issues that arise in existing commercial relationships, and handle pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries.

Key job responsibilities
As Associate Corporate Counsel, you will partner with AWS’s business teams to support global energy and water supply, infrastructure, and services agreements and provide guidance on working with private and governmental utilities. You will have responsibility for structuring, drafting, and negotiating agreements, and counseling business partners on:
- Utility interconnection agreements
- Unique water supply and/or reuse arrangements
- Vendor agreements, including engineering, design, and construction agreements
- Sustainable, carbon-free energy initiatives
- Energy regulation and compliance
- Energy and water strategy that aids AWS’s growth plans

- 2+ years of legal experience
- Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
- Experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements

- Experience in private practice or in house experience at a technology company or equivalent
- Experience of a mix of corporate law firm and in-house work
- Experience in web services/cloud computing, software licensing, telecommunications or equivalent
- Experience managing multiple projects and meeting aggressive deadlines
- Experience in utility transactions involving infrastructure construction and ongoing service
- Familiar with utility and energy regulation (e.g., PUC and/or FERC)

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $118,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $195,700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.