Remote: Regulatory Attorney – FDA Product Labeling

Description

Job Title: Regulatory Attorney – FDA Product Labeling

Location: Fully Remote

Schedule: Contract, with potential for permanent conversion based on performance and business need

Position Overview

Robert Half Legal is partnering with a boutique law firm in search of a California-barred Regulatory Attorney for a fully remote contract opportunity, with potential for permanent conversion based on fit and performance during the contract period. The firm advises consumer goods clients on regulatory, compliance, and risk-management matters, with a particular focus on FDA product labeling, packaging review, marketing claims, and related consumer product compliance issues. Experience with FDA-regulated products and California Proposition 65 is strongly preferred. This role is ideal for an attorney with experience in regulatory counseling, label review, product compliance, and advertising/marketing advisory work, particularly in the consumer goods, food and beverage, dietary supplement, cosmetic, OTC, or health and wellness spaces.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise clients on FDA product labeling compliance for consumer goods, including labels, packaging, inserts, websites, and related marketing content

• Review and analyze product labels and promotional materials for compliance with applicable FDA laws, regulations, and guidance

• Counsel clients on label claims and required disclosures, including ingredient statements, directions for use, warnings, disclaimers, and other mandatory labeling elements

• Provide legal guidance on advertising and promotional review to help ensure consistency between packaging, websites, digital content, and broader marketing materials

• Identify and assess regulatory risk related to misbranding, unsupported claims, misleading statements, and product classification issues

• Support clients with product launch review, compliance planning, and updates to existing labeling and marketing materials

• Assist with California Proposition 65 analysis, warning language, and related consumer product compliance considerations as needed

• Draft regulatory memoranda, compliance guidance, client communications, and practical recommendations

• Monitor and communicate developments in FDA regulations, enforcement trends, and relevant guidance affecting consumer goods clients

• Collaborate with client business, regulatory, quality, and marketing teams to support compliant commercialization strategies

Requirements

Qualifications

• Active bar membership required

• Strong background in regulatory law, product counseling, or consumer goods compliance

• Experience advising on FDA product labeling, packaging, advertising, and marketing review

• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks affecting one or more of the following: food and beverage, dietary supplements, cosmetics, OTC products, medical devices, or other consumer goods

• Knowledge of California Proposition 65 is preferred

• Excellent legal research, analytical, and writing skills

• Ability to provide practical, business-oriented advice in a client-facing setting

• Comfortable working independently in a fully remote environment

Preferred Experience

• Experience conducting pre-market label review and product launch counseling

• Familiarity with FTC advertising principles and claim substantiation concepts

• Experience working with consumer brands, manufacturers, or regulated product companies

• Ability to navigate cross-functional review processes involving legal, regulatory, and marketing stakeholders

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