Location - This is a hybrid role, which means that you will have the flexibility to work both onsite and at a distance. You will collaborate onsite at our Cashton, WI office for 3-5 days per week, and the rest of the time you can choose to work remotely or onsite.
Employee Type - Hourly
Bonus - This position is eligible for a 3% annual incentive bonus based on cooperative and individual performance.
Safety Sensitive - No
Summary of Role
The Legal Team Coordinator will be a key member of the Cooperative's Legal Team, which includes the General Counsel, Associate General Counsel, Senior Corporate Paralegal and its external attorneys and regulatory advisors. The Legal Team Coordinator will report to the Senior Corporate Paralegal, and will have a wide range of responsibilities associated with the overall administration of the Legal Department, including directing workflow for the Legal Team as well as overseeing and maintaining the cooperative's enterprise-wide contract management system and related processes.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
o Leading the administration of the cooperative's contract management system, which includes assisting with its implementation as well as driving and maintaining processes for the overseeing the system, coordinating work assignments, and handling of steps for contract execution, recordation, storage, retrieval, and reporting.
o Tracking and coordinating requests for legal assistance, aligning business units with members of the Legal Team, both internal and external.
o Drafting letters, memos and other communications, creating, revising and editing documents and agreements under the direction of responsible attorneys.
o Processing legal invoices monthly, along with managing and tracking legal budget.
o Scheduling and coordinating events, meetings and travel schedules for members of the Legal Team.
o Assisting with the preparation of presentations. Taking meeting notes as requested.
Additional Duties and Responsibilities
o Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
o Minimum of 5 years of experience as a department or office coordinator preferred.
o Legal office experience not required, but strongly preferred.
o Experience working with contract management systems preferred.
o Able to meet deadlines, prioritize, multi-task, and adapt in a rapidly changing environment.
o Must be a self-starter with initiative and desire to promote process improvements and efficiency throughout the organization.
o Able to distinguish priority levels of information and interact with top-level contacts on highly sensitive information necessitating considerable use of tact, diplomacy, discretion and judgment.
o Must be detail-oriented and able to work quickly and accurately.
o Must have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
o Able to build and maintain relationships.
o Able to remain neutral and uphold strict confidentiality.
o Able to exercise excellent professional judgment in all situations.
o Able to prioritize personal tasks and tasks of several other individuals.
o Must have strong computer skills and good working knowledge of Microsoft Office software suite.
o Must be curious, have a willingness to learn, and be self-motivated.
o Able to work independently as well as work collaboratively with a team.
Base hourly wage range: $29.23-$35.43 per hour.
This hourly wage range is exclusive of fringe benefits. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary bonuses. If you are hired at CROPP, your final base hourly wage compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills, education, and/or experience. Additionally, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider the internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that entry-level candidates to this role should expect to be at the lower end of the hourly wage range and hiring at the maximum of the hourly wage range is not typical.
Benefits
We believe when our people are strong, our mission is strong. Therefore, we offer a comprehensive and holistic Total Rewards package meant to strengthen employees' and their family''s total wellbeing. Here are some of the great benefits offered:
Comprehensive Health Insurance - Choice of plans for you and your family, including some that can be paired with an HSA (which CROPP contributes to on your behalf)
Supplemental insurances: we offer accidental insurance, critical illness insurance, and hospital indemnity insurance.
Time Off - 136 hours in the 1st year of employment prorated by start date. Plus 9 paid holidays, plus one floating holiday to use at will.
6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave - For all gendered partners in childbirth or adoption.
Vision & Dental Insurance - Free annual eye exam, discounts on glasses/contacts, flexible dental network, adult ortho.
401k - We match 100% up to the first 3% of an employee's contribution, and then 50% for 3.1%-5.0% of employee contributions.
Free services at five local Neighborhood Family Clinics.
Tuition Reimbursement - Up to $1,500 per year to support continuing higher education.
Life Insurance - $50,000 policy funded by CROPP for each employee. Supplemental voluntary coverage available for employees, spouses, and children.
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability/AD&D Insurance - $50,000 of life insurance coverage of $50,000 of AD&D coverage funded by CROPP for each employee.
Employee Assistance Program - Free and Confidential for employees, spouses, and dependents.
Free onsite fitness centers available 24/7
Free biometric screenings (cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure) and health coaching.
Financial advisors and seminars
Annual $360 Lifestyle Spending Account
Flexible Scheduling
On-site all-organic cafeterias
Over the past three decades, we've created some beloved brands (Organic Valley and Organic Prairie), but in body, we are a pioneering cooperative (CROPP Cooperative) owned and guided by family farmers-almost 2,000 of them in 36 states, Canada, Australia and England, to be exact. Our professional staff counts about 950 souls, many of them based at one of our facilities in three small towns located in the stunning Driftless Region of Southwest Wisconsin. Here's where we churn butter, wrap cheese, ship products, create fun marketing campaigns, care for our customers, and serve our organic farmer-owners. We're busy folks, and there's no slowdown in sight.
Our two main office buildings are complete with organic cafés and fitness facilities and a full schedule of physical and mental wellness opportunities because we believe everyone deserves good food and a balanced life. Every day is casual Friday because we believe our people are at their best when they're comfortable. (In fact, shoes are optional.) We actively collect and act on business and culture ideas from all employees because as a cooperative, we believe none of us are as smart as all of us. (A saying heard frequently from our CEO.) Between all this and many other qualities that we don't have room to list here, it's no surprise Outdoor Magazine placed us in the 100 Best Places to Work in the USA.