Senior Legal Specialist

Title: Senior Legal Specialist

               

Location: Eagle, ID

               

About Lamb Weston

You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, and public Fortune 500 company, we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries around the world.

A highly innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset, we empower every individual to make a genuine difference. You’ll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and you’ll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar – together.

If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you.

Job Description Summary

               

This role will support the Legal Department by executing on processes, projects, and administrative functions. Will independently analyze, interpret, formulate and draft complex legal documents and memoranda. Will formulate, implement, and interpret policies. Will provide expert advice to management and negotiate agreements and resolve disputes with third parties. Will conduct/support Legal and Compliance training as needed. Will track/report/support litigation matters and intellectual property matters (trademark and patent portfolios).

Job Description

• Provide and manage professional legal support to an in-house legal department and external counsel retained to represent the company

• Ability to work within, administer, and use contracting tools, including Icertis and SalesForce.com

• Assist in-house and external counsel with management of marketing, advertising, and intellectual property portfolio, including trademark renewals, copyright filings, and enforcement actions; facilitate signatures, monitor dockets, and track documents in process

• Provide support to Legal Department for litigation matters, including written discovery and legal holds

• Provide back up for labor/employment issues, subsidiary management, and corporate compliance matters

• Other compliance and administrative duties and special projects as assigned

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Corporate Procurement and Sales Contract Support for North American contracting:

• Manage and administer intake of contract review requests, including, but not limited to, non-disclosure agreements, master service and supply agreements (IT software, hardware and maintenance contracts, ingredient purchases, packaging agreements), statements of work, product agreements, purchase orders, real estate (easements, leases), sales contracts, warehousing agreements, transportation agreements (rail, ocean, truck), agricultural agreements (purchase and storage), capital and construction projects, and other commercial agreements as needed

• Prioritize and provide support based on business need

• Issue spot and gather additional information as needed and screen issues

• Conduct legal review/negotiation/draft of contracts for adherence to company policies and preferred terms and conditions

• Provide direction, interpretation, advice and recommendations to company personnel, and negotiate with third parties to bind the company in contractual matters

• Propose and create standardized language for new contracts or improvements to existing contract templates; assist with contract template selection and maintenance

• Create and administer contract training for Corporate and Sales business units as needed

• Analyze and report on specific risks associated with contracts

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

• Four-year college degree in a related field OR in an un-related field and with a minor in paralegal studies; OR a certificate from a two-year paralegal studies program, preferably ABA- certified

• 3+ years directly related experience; OR a combination of six (6) year’s comparable experience working in a law firm, corporate legal department, and/or government agency

• Knowledge, understanding, and experience working w