Paralegal
Company: Dairy Farmers of America
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: April 19, 2024
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Job Description:
Assist the personnel of the Legal department in the various
aspects of legal issues affecting the company. In office Tuesdays,
Thursdays, and third weekday of the employee's choosing, with
option to work remotely the other two weekdays.--Job Duties and
Responsibilities:Corporate Governance Support - Support the
corporate attorneys in the following duties:Maintaining corporate
records and minute books of company and its subsidiaries, including
drafting and preparing documentation relating to formation,
dissolution, and merger of such entitiesCoordinating with company's
registered agent to ensure corporate entities meet all statutory
requirements and maintain good standing in various
jurisdictionsMaintaining organizational charts and information
related to company's officers, directors, and committeesDrafting
consents, resolutions, and officer certificates in connection with
transactions and other organizational actionsDrafting and
maintaining powers of attorney and delegations of authority
authorized by companyAssisting with closings of transactional
matters, including mergers, acquisitions, and real estate purchases
and salesAssisting various subsidiaries, business units, and
departments with research and information gathering requestsGeneral
Transactional Support - Support a variety of transactional matters
by reviewing, drafting, and negotiating various contracts and
documents, as well as providing other general transactional support
needed. Provide paralegal assistance to attorneys that support the
commercial sales, logistics, fleet, and real estate departments.
Experience in these specific areas is not required although any
such experience in some or all of these categories would be
beneficialCommercial Sales - Reviewing, drafting, and revising
various commercial contracts and documents using the company's
templates, such as supply agreements, distribution agreements,
co-packing agreements, product guaranties, and indemnity
agreements. Assisting with all aspects of product sales to state
and federal governmental entities in connection with RFPs, bids,
and other forms of sales transactionsLogistics and Fleet -
Reviewing, drafting, and revising various logistics and fleet
contracts and documents using the company's templates, such as
shipper-carrier agreements, trailer interchange agreements,
warehouse agreements, broker agreements, master services
agreements, hauling agreements, equipment leases, fuel purchase
agreements, and powers of attorneyReal Estate - Reviewing,
drafting, and revising various real estate contracts and documents
in connection with the acquisition, disposition, and leasing of the
company's real property assetsGeneral Contract Administration
Support - Support the transactional attorneys in the following
duties:Managing contract templates both in terms of updating
existing ones and creating new onesAssisting in implementation of a
contract databaseAssisting with the development of evolving
contracting strategies and processesThe requirements herein are
intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed
by employee, but is not a complete list of responsibilities,
duties, and skills required. Other duties may be assigned as
required.
Keywords: Dairy Farmers of America, Kansas City , Paralegal, Legal , Kansas City, Kansas
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