| City : Chesterfield | State : Missouri (US-MO) | Country : United States (US) | Requisition Number : 43234 |
A Day In The Life:
Bunge has an opportunity available for an experienced Paralegal to support the Labor Employment and Litigation team to join its Legal team based in our St. Louis corporate headquarters.
What Youll Be Doing:
The Paralegal will report to an Associate General Counsel and will support the Legal team.
Provide administrative agency and litigation support in a wide range of commercial disputes as well as commercial tort and employment litigation including:
Administer the legal hold process
Draft issue track and release legal holds
Draft Questionnaires for legal holds
Interview legal hold custodians
Draft position statements in response to administrative agency charges
Compile and collect documents responsive to legal holds
Collect and gather electronic records subject to legal holds
Collect compile organize and label documents responsive to discovery including e-discovery
Draft and/or review discovery responses
Compile and prepare exhibits for pleadings positions statements claim letters depositions etc.
Administer the collection of judgments and payments on Promissory Notes
Support investigations and discovery by
Preparing witness interview questions
Researching and collecting factual information using internal resources contacts public records and on-line resources
Conducting electronic searches (e.g. e-mail instant and text messages etc.) and review and summarize search results
Collecting reviewing and analyzing documents and data
Manage immigration matters
Prepare responses to subpoenas employee records requests and document requests
Draft and review legal documents
Conduct legal research (Lexis and PLC)
Assist with training including preparing and presenting
Provide support in response to governmental agency inspections
Serve as the Legal teams record information manager and administer Bunges record retention program
Support special projects and initiatives and perform other duties as assigned
Skills/Experience Requirements:
Associates Degree in Paralegal Studies or its equivalent experience with a minimum work experience of five plus years as a litigation or labor and employment paralegal
Prior in-house corporate experience preferred
Demonstrated organizational skills with a strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple responsibilities
Ability to work independently and complete assignments in a timely manner
Excellent listening verbal and written communication skills required
Working knowledge of MS Office solutions including OneDrive Teams SharePoint Word Excel and PowerPoint e-billing and matter management tools (Legal Tracker) document/contract management systems and Adobe.
Benefits:
Health Benefits Offering choices so you can enroll in medical dental and vision to meet your individual needs
401(k) Investing in your future with an automatic 5% company contribution AND matching up to 4% of your contributions.
Family Support Supporting new and growing families by providing 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave and fertility coverage.
Tuition Reimbursement Contributing to your education by reimbursing $5000 of tuition expenses annually.
Time Off Providing generous PTO based on professional work experience
0 9 years: 25 days
10 19 years: 30 days
20 years: 35 day
At Bunge (NYSE: BG) our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider our team of 37000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where theyre grown to where theyre neededin faster smarter and more efficient ways. We are a world leader in grain origination storage distribution oilseed processing and refining offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils fats and proteins. We work alongside our customers at both ends of the value chain to deliver quality products and develop tailored innovative solutions that address evolving consumer needs. With 200 years of experience and presence in over 50 countries we are committed to strengthening global food security advancing sustainability and helping communities prosper where we operate. Bunge has its registered office in Geneva Switzerland and its corporate headquarters in St. Louis Missouri. Learn more at .
Every day our people exemplify these values which represent Bunge at its core:
We Are One Team Collaborative Respectful Inclusive
We Lead The Way Agile Empowered Innovative
We Do Whats Right Safety Sustainability With Integrity
If this sounds like you join us! We value and invest in people who believe in our purpose and are excited to live it every day people who are #ProudtoBeBunge
We connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world.