Associate General Counsel

Van Drunen Farms; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Benefits eligible

Job summary

Van Drunen Family of Companies in Chicago seeks an Assistant General Counsel to join a small legal team, supporting contracting, regulatory compliance, and business initiatives across the organization. This hybrid role is based in our Chicago office and collaborates with senior attorneys.

The ideal candidate has a JD, at least two years in a law firm, and Illinois bar admission, with exposure to FDA regulations preferred.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• Minimum of two years of experience in a law firm environment.
• Membership in good standing with the Illinois bar and admission to practice.
• Exposure to FDA regulations, regulatory compliance, food, dietary supplement, or related industry work is preferred, but not required for the role.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior attorneys on legal operations, department support, trademark matters, international regulatory responses, and business initiatives.
• Conduct legal research and provide practical analysis to help internal stakeholders identify risks, opportunities, and next steps.
• Review, draft, and negotiate a variety of contracts while supporting the administration of the company's contract management system.
• Provide legal support for regulatory compliance matters, including FDA requirements related to labeling, claims, marketing materials, and product portfolio support.

Skills

Judgment

Organization

Discretion

Communication

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

The Van Drunen Family of Companies is growing!

Shift: Monday - Friday, 8AM - 430PM, Hybrid role

Expected Pay Range: $170,000 -$200,000, *Compensation to be commensurate with experience; candidates with significant and/or relevant experience may be eligible for compensation above this stated range.

Bonus: This role may further qualify for supplemental compensation in the form of bonus and incentive programs, contingent upon achieving pre-established individual and company performance metrics.

Benefits Eligible: YesBenefits Available: 2026-benefits-summary.pdf

Who We Are

Van Drunen Farms/FutureCeuticals is a large, fast-growing, ingredient supplier to the world's best food and dietary supplement companies, headquartered roughly fifty miles south of Chicago. We farm (primarily culinary herbs) and process fruit, vegetables, and grains sourced from our own farms and all over the world, across multiple plants near Chicago and globally. We also innovate, research, and patent dietary inventions at the cutting edge of human health. And with everything we do, we are a family-oriented, family-owned business that deeply cares about its people and their development.

Role Summary

The Assistant General Counsel will serve as a key member of a close-knit, four-person legal team in its standalone office in Chicago and will provide support on a range of legal matters to a growing, 1,000+ employee company. This role will collaborate closely with senior attorneys to support contracting, regulatory compliance, and business initiatives across the organization.

The Legal department's role over legal, regulatory, and intellectual property places it at the center of many of the company's most important strategic business objectives. The ideal candidate is a self-starter and problem-solver who enjoys diving into new strategic projects and developing additional areas of expertise.

What You'll Do

• Partner with senior attorneys on legal operations, department support, trademark matters, international regulatory responses, and business initiatives.
• Conduct legal research and provide practical analysis to help internal stakeholders identify risks, opportunities, and next steps.
• Review, draft, and negotiate a variety of contracts while supporting the administration of the company's contract management system.
• Provide legal support for regulatory compliance matters, including FDA requirements related to labeling, claims, marketing materials, and product portfolio support.

What You'll Bring

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• Minimum of two years of experience in a law firm environment.
• Membership in good standing with the Illinois bar and admission to practice.
• Exposure to FDA regulations, regulatory compliance, food, dietary supplement, or related industry work is preferred, but not required for the role.
• Strong judgment, organization, discretion, communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

What You Can Look Forward To

• A highly collaborative legal role with exposure to regulatory, commercial, intellectual property, and business matters.
• The opportunity to support innovative ingredient and nutritional solutions used by leading companies around the world.
• A hybrid work schedule with time spent onsite at the Chicago Loop office.
• Meaningful strategic partnership with legal, regulatory, quality, R&D, sales, marketing, and executive stakeholders.
• A family-owned, values-driven company that invests in people, development, and long-term growth.

In the Van Drunen Family of Companies, commitment to excellence is in everything we do! As a global ingredient and nutritional supplement supplier to the world's best companies, we thrive on nourishing others with our products and our care for people. If you are looking to make an impact and grow with a family-friendly, values-driven company, you'll fit right in with the Van Drunen Family of Companies!

Our employees are the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, creativity, innovation, unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our Company’s achievement as well.

The Van Drunen Family of Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance or an accommodation during the application process, please contact us at [e-mail].

Van Drunen Family of Companies may use artificial intelligence ("AI") in its recruitment and hiring process. To the extent AI is used, Van Drunen Family of Companies ensures that its use does not result in discrimination against applicants on the basis of any protected class.

Van Drunen Family of Companies does not accept unsolicited resumes. Any resumes, CV's, and other unsolicited assistance from search firms that do not have a submitted request and written search agreement for a position-specific requisition will be deemed the sole property of Van Drunen Family of Companies and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by our Company.

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