Assistant General Counsel (Hybrid)

Provide counsel at the center of an industry that manufactures essential everyday products from renewable and recyclable resources. As a valued member of our legal department, you will advise on antitrust laws and a range of environmental and natural resources topics, and collaborate with member company General Counsels, government affairs staff and other subject matter experts at AF&PA.

Your role will support our mission is to advance a sustainable U.S. pulp, paper, packaging, tissue and wood products manufacturing industry through fact-based public policy and marketplace advocacy. Responsibilities also include helping to ensure the Association minimizes the risk of liability, promotes compliance with regulations and legal requirements, and provides legal services to allied organizations.

In this role you will:

• Provide counsel to AF&PA regarding lobbying law compliance
• Prepare/Review/Analyze complex contracts addressing AF&PA and related association work and help staff secure performance of same
• Provide support to the Association’s General Counsels Coordinating Committee, and other task groups
• Advise on environmental and natural resources regulatory and policy issues, and provide counsel to AF&PA staff and committees regarding these issues
• Review documents for antitrust compliance, act as antitrust counsel in meetings
• Collaborate with member company General Counsels/legal staff, and other AF&PA staff to formulate and implement the Association’s approach on legislative, regulatory and policy matters

This position reports to the VP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. AF&PA’s legal department regularly provides counsel on a range of environmental topics including air, water, chemical and energy policies and regulations, which guide the manufacture of products, product attributes, and the recycling of products.

Qualifications for this role include:

• Demonstrated excellent writing, research and computer skills;
• Thrive in a highly collaboratively environment.
• Contract law, antitrust law, lobbying law and/or Federal Election Commission regulations experience is a plus
• Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school required
• Ability to manage a broad range of legal issues in a variety of work settings; and
• Experience related to administrative law, particularly in the environmental and/or natural resources legal policy areas is highly preferred
• Five or more years of combined relevant experience required
• Bar admission required; DC Bar admission is a plus
• The association seeks candidates with the following skills and experience:

Working at AF&PA:

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) values diverse backgrounds and capabilities and invites all talented individuals to apply to be part of our team and support our culture and mission. We encourage the exchange of knowledge, innovative ideas and different perspectives to reach our goals and we support work/life balance. We offer a generous benefits package that includes:

• Plus dental, vision, life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account...
• 100%-85% paid CareFirst medical plans for employees (multiple options)
• Paid Vacation, Personal and Sick leave totaling 27-42 days per year, plus holidays
• Free access to a new 7,000 sqft fitness center with Pelotons, Mirror Fitness, weights and more
• Generous 401(k) retirement plan with up to 9% employer contribution after waiting period

About AF&PA:

AF&PA serves to advance U.S. paper and wood products manufacturers through fact-based public policy and marketplace advocacy. The forest products industry is circular by nature. AF&PA member companies make essential products from renewable and recycle resources, generate renewable bioenergy and are committed to continuous improvement through the industry’s sustainability initiative — Better Practices, Better Planet 2030: Sustainable Products for a Sustainable Future. The forest products industry accounts for approximately four percent of the total U.S. manufacturing GDP, manufactures nearly $300 billion in products annually and employs approximately 950,000 people. The industry meets a payroll of approximately $60 billion annually and is among the top 10 manufacturing sector employers in 45 states.