Trilliant Food & Nutrition, LLC
Paralegal (Legal)
Medical, dental and vision insurance
401k with company match after 60 days of employment.
3 weeks PTO
Coffee discounts
Dedicated team members who work hard, but also have fun while doing it.
Position Overview:
Candidate will work very closely with Finance, Operations, Sales and Marketing Team leadership to provide a broad spectrum of legal administrative services. We are looking for a candidate that's proactive, with great organizational skills, ability to multitask, self-motivator, with strong attention to detail and willingness to learn and help wherever needed. Must be a dedicated professional with a super positive attitude.
The successful candidate should exhibit outstanding interpersonal skills, an entrepreneurial and team-first mentality, and a willingness to elevate standards across the organization.
This position is an in office role at our Little Chute, WI facility.
Responsibilities:
Building a systematized approach to executing all legal agreements, from vendor and raw material supply agreements to complex multiyear customer agreements.
Implement a contracts database tool for contracts storage, management, and tracking.
Schedule weekly meetings with designated executive committee members to drive management's contract agenda.
Ensure timelines and deadlines are met related to all aspects of contracts execution.
Communicating regularly with the designated executive committee members on status, exhibiting transparency and openness.
Facilitate communications with external counsel as appropriate on legal matters.
Prepare and organize notes and legal documents to complete and document assigned matters.
Develop professionally through work experience and pro-active participation in formal and informal learning opportunities.
Build and maintain positive and resilient internal and external customer relationships.
Find A Better Way by championing continuous improvement and quality control efforts to identify opportunities to innovate and improve efficiency, accuracy, and standardization.
Continuously learn and develop professionally.
Support corporate efforts for safety, compliance, and all other company policies & procedures.
Perform other related duties as required and assigned.
Experience:
Associate's or bachelor's degree in approved field of study relevant to law, or equivalent experience
At least 2 years of relevant experience
Qualifications:
Experience utilizing contracts database software to store, track and manage legal documents.
Excellent communications, computer software, and writing skills.
Experience managing many contracts simultaneously.
Ability to function effectively, on teams, with multiple constituents.
Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Word, Excel, and Outlook; familiarity with a form of electronic document management; and ability to adapt to new software deployed to meet department needs.
Expert proofreader with complete command of language.
Organized and detail-oriented with thorough knowledge of legal formalities and terms and ability to give relevant input and help to establish and enforce department and company procedures as they relate to legal projects and assignments.
Highly motivated, involved professional who is eager to learn and to work independently.
Working knowledge of corporate and business law, as well as other background as required to meet department needs, and a working knowledge of industry and company acumen.
Ability to prioritize and work well under pressure of deadlines with multiple projects, works well on a team not only within the Legal Department but throughout the company, flexible, energetic, with a strong sense of urgency as to workload/projects.
Hours and Compensation: We offer a competitive base pay rate with commission and a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees. Working hours are standard business hours Monday-Friday at our Little Chute, WI facility.
Physical and Mental Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, hear, use hands to type data, use a personal computer and telephone. This employee may occasionally have to operate business machines and lift and/move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required in this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Mental demands include multi-tasking, decision making, problem solving, comparing, copying, computing, compiling, analyzing, coordinating, and synthesizing data.
Potential for exposure to chemicals, heights, loud noises, mechanical equipment, wet environments, and other potential hazards exists.
Safety Statement:
At TRILLIANT and HORSESHOE, safety is every employee's first responsibility. We expect all employees to adhere to all safety practices, have the moral courage to stop other individuals from performing unsafe acts, and immediately report unsafe conditions.
Disclosures:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
Responsible for following food safety/regulatory policies and procedures, executing responsibilities as identified in standard operating procedures, and reporting food safety/regulatory concerns to the Production or Quality Manager.
Trilliant Food & Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage Company are Drug Free Workplaces. All applicants are subject to a drug screen and background check as a condition of employment.
Trilliant Food and Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage participate in the E-Verify process.
EEO/AA including Vets and Disabled
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at HR@trilliantfood.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Trilliant Food and Nutrition is an Equal Opportunity Employer.