What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Counsel position at Gavilon?
Job Summary:
Responsible for contract review, drafting and negotiation, legal research, and other matters as required by the Legal Department. Counsel provides company management and commercial teams with effective advice on transactions and company strategies and oversees the work of outside counsel. This role is directly involved in business transactions and negotiating critical contracts. Counsel will work with Contract Administrators and may also work on various other legal and compliance matters as required.
Your role in our network:
- Skillfully negotiate various business and commodity-related agreements, including purchase/sale, storage and handling, service agreements, leases, non-disclosure agreements, IT agreements and other similar agreements.
- Provide practical legal counsel and develop creative solutions to resolve issues.
- Efficiently manage a large volume and variety of transactions, negotiating numerous complex deals simultaneously while balancing appropriate legal and business risks.
- Assess potential risks, benefits and consequences of decisions, present alternatives and propose solutions to achieve business objectives while effectively managing legal and practical business considerations.
- Assist in corporate governance functions.
- Work with and provide advice to executives and commercial teams.
- Interface directly with third parties, customers and vendors.
- Assist in the management and evaluation of outside counsel as needed.
Other Job Functions:
- Support other legal department functions as appropriate, which may include litigation and dispute management support, and real estate, M&A, and compliance matters.
Who are we looking for?
- Ability to work and interact well with others.
- Law degree and bar admission required.
- 3 to 10 years’ experience, preferably with some experience in a law firm environment.
- Experience with contract review, drafting and negotiation.
- Experience working with other attorneys and support staff and/or experience with cost-effective management of outside legal resources.
Who is Viterra?
- We believe in the power of connection.
- Our world-leading, fully integrated agriculture network connects producers and consumers to supply sustainable, traceable, and quality-controlled agricultural products.
- With our talented people, decades of experience and diverse capabilities, we offer innovative solutions to open pathways and create value for customers through our supply chains.
- As a responsible long-term business, we will continue to invest in and develop our network, allowing us to meet the needs of a growing world.
What do we offer?
- A challenging position within a world-leading, fully integrated agriculture network;
- Exciting opportunities to progress your career within our international network;
- 100% company match on the first 6% of 401k
- A minimum of 20 days of PTO, and 11 paid holidays each calendar year
- Access to a free on-site fitness center and exclusive fitness classes to improve your physical and mental wellbeing
- Tailored learning & development opportunities;
- Yearly organization-wide cultural, family, and Teambuilding activities
- A modern, open concept office and collaborative work environment in downtown Omaha;
What do we stand for?
We believe that a workforce made up of colleagues from different backgrounds, cultures and beliefs can only make us stronger.
We value diversity and work inclusively to bring together many minds, many talents and many perspectives. We offer a work environment where colleagues receive fair and equal opportunities to progress their career at Viterra.
We welcome all applicants regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social origin or any other characteristic.
Together, we are stronger and achieve more.
