Description:
- Globally, Olam is a leading agri-business operating from seed to shelf in 70 countries, supplying food, ingredients and industrial raw materials to over 23,000 customers worldwide. Our global team of 70,000 employees has built a leadership position in many businesses including spices and vegetables, cocoa, coffee, dairy, edible nuts, grains, rice and cotton.
- In the U.S., Olam began operations in 2002 and has grown, both organically and through acquisitions, to manage a wide range of agricultural products across 12 states. Our operations include farming and origination, food processing and logistics management from the ground to the door of our many customers worldwide.
- Olam US is looking for an experienced attorney with 3+ years of commercial contracts drafting and negotiating experience, to play a key role in a fairly new legal department in an extremely dynamic and ever-growing organization. This position will manage and driving strategic initiatives of the commercial contracts and transactional projects in the U.S. and abroad while ensuring legality of company processes and procedures.
- The ideal candidate should be positive, energetic, and eager to learn about the company, industry and the regulatory environment. Furthermore, he/she should be a gifted lawyer, who understands business issues, as well as legal ones, and is looking to make significant contributions to the development of Olam's U.S. Legal group.
- He/She can be transferred to a different Olam office (e.g., Illinois, New York, Dallas, Georgia, etc.) after successfully completing 18 months of training in the U.S. headquarters.
- Draft and review a variety of contracts with vendors, customers and other third parties (examples include, NDAs, Supply Agreements, MSAs, Consulting Agreements, Software License Agreements, POs. Lease Agreements, etc.) to assist the business and operations teams with understanding of the meaning and implication of such documents to the business;
- Negotiate contracts, alongside business personnel, under swift time constraints while meeting deadlines;
- Create, update and improve contract templates, playbooks and other forms used by the organization;
- Mentor junior attorneys and work on cross-functional projects within the legal department;
- Support business leadership, as well as other members of the U.S. Legal group, by researching and analyzing complex legal issues and providing advice that ensures compliance with rules and regulations;
- Assist in various matters from time to time such as M&A deals, real estate transactions, (pre-) litigation, and other corporate matters
- Assist in the development of policies and practices based on federal, state and local legal requirements;
- Prepare responses to inquiries from regulatory agencies and other applicable parties;
- Stay current on legal and regulatory issues affecting the company and the industry;
- Collaborate on various legal, business, and administrative functions as needed by the head of the U.S. Legal group and the global legal department; and
- Assist with the managing of outside legal counsels, as needed for litigation and corporate transactional issues.
- At least 3 full years of 3+ years of commercial contracts drafting and negotiating experience is required (please do not apply if you do not have this experience);
- Experience providing guidance for food or agricultural companies is preferred, but not mandatory;
- Must have a J.D. and be fully licensed, in good standing, to practice law in a particular jurisdiction (California is preferred, but not mandatory);
- Excellent academic and professional background;
- Excellent references;
- Knowledge of federal, state and local laws;
- Ability to analyze case law and provide recommendations;
- Administrative skills; and
- Strong computer skills.