Paralegal

Bunge Limited; Chesterfield (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness plans

Retirement contributions

Paid vacation/holidays

Job summary

Bunge Limited in Chesterfield, Missouri, seeks an experienced Paralegal to support the Labor, Employment and Litigation team at its St. Louis headquarters.

You will administer legal holds, manage discovery and e-discovery, draft responses, and assist with investigations, subpoenas, and training. The role requires five plus years of litigation or labor and employment paralegal experience and strong MS Office skills.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Paralegal Studies or equivalent experience with a minimum of 5+ years in litigation or labor & employment paralegal work
• Prior in-house corporate experience preferred
• Demonstrated organizational skills with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple responsibilities
• Ability to work independently and complete assignments in a timely manner
• Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills
• Working knowledge of MS Office solutions (OneDrive, Teams, SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), e-billing and matter management tools (Legal Tracker), document/contract management systems, and Adobe

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative agency and litigation support in a wide range of disputes including employment litigation
• Administer the legal hold process and draft holds and questionnaires
• Interview legal hold custodians and draft position statements
• Collect, organize, and label documents responsive to discovery and e-discovery
• Draft and review discovery responses and prepare exhibits for pleadings and depositions
• Manage judgments and payments on Promissory Notes and support investigations
• Prepare responses to subpoenas and employee records requests
• Conduct legal research using Lexis and PLC
• Assist with training and prepare presentations
• Manage immigration matters and administer the record retention program

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Independent worker

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Associate’s Degree in Paralegal Studies

Tools

MS Office Suite

OneDrive

Teams

SharePoint

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

e-billing

Legal Tracker

Document management systems

Adobe

Job description

City : Chesterfield | State : Missouri (US-MO) | Country : United States (US) | Requisition Number : 48913

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 You'll Be Doing:

• 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
• nterview 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
• 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 team’s record information manager and administer Bunge’s record retention program
• Support special projects and initiatives and perform other duties as assigned

Skill/Experience Requirements:

• Associate’s 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.

Bunge offers a variety of benefits including health and wellness plans, retirement contribution and paid vacation/holidays.

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 ~34,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they’re grown to where they’re needed—in 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 Bunge.com.

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 What’s 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