Job Description

About the Role

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Senior Counsel, Nutrition with specific experience in patent litigation to join our legal team on a short-term contract (3–6 months).

Provide legal counsel to all levels of Nutrition staff, including Nutrition executives and their direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Draft, interpret, and negotiate commercial agreements for various Nutrition businesses.
• Review, revise, and/or approve all proposed changes for confidentiality agreements drafted by the legal assistant and assist as necessary with customer discussions regarding such changes in order to execute the MCA.
• Provide advice and counsel regarding ADM policies and procedures.
• Work with specialist ADM attorneys as required on Nutrition matters and policies.
• Work with ADM litigation attorneys to prepare for and provide legal representation to ADM in civil litigation and other contested matters.
• Manage outside counsel as required on specific subject matters.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited law school; licensed to practice law in a U.S. state, and willing to become licensed in another state if necessary.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience, ideally working in both a large law firm and corporate in-house setting in a BU/commercial role.

Required Skills

• Excellent contract drafting, review, and negotiation skills.
• A commercial and practical approach to legal advice is critical.
• Oral and written communication skills and an ability to adapt communication style depending on whom they are dealing with.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Responsive to business needs, acting with timeliness and a sense of urgency.
• Quick thinker, comfortable answering questions “on the spot.”
• Familiarity with legal research databases.
• Good abilities in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Willingness and ability to learn about Nutrition’s business and understand it in depth.
• Willingness and ability to work closely with the business team to develop solutions to legal issues that are both in keeping with ADM policies and values, and relevant laws and regulations, and serve to advance business needs.
• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with all levels of the Nutrition business team; all colleagues should feel comfortable contacting the Senior Counsel.
• Highly motivated, proactive, self-disciplined, and team-oriented.
• Willingness and ability to work independently with general supervision and direction from the Chief Counsel, Nutrition, in furtherance of the law department, Nutrition, and ADM goals.
• Confidence and trust in other members of the ADM law department; willingness to reach out to those colleagues and to be receptive to their questions, requests for assistance, etc.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced and dynamic environment while handling multiple competing tasks simultaneously to satisfactory closure.
• Ability to provide business-oriented solutions to complex legal problems.

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