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At Syngenta, our objective is to cultivate the most cooperative and reliable team within the agriculture sector, delivering high-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that enhance farmers' success. In line with this mission, Syngenta’s Crop Protection Legal Team is looking for a Corporate Paralegal to offer comprehensive legal operational support with an emphasis on contract lifecycle management, marketing compliance, and commercial transactions for the North America Legal Department. This role includes drafting and overseeing various commercial agreements such as confidentiality, material transfer, service, and production agreements while upholding our contract management system. Additionally, it requires keen attention to detail when reviewing marketing materials for regulatory compliance, ensuring that all product claims and statements conform to current regulations and company standards. Collaborating closely with the legal team and business partners, this position calls for excellent organizational abilities, the capacity to handle multiple priorities, and proficiency in contract management software and legal research tools. A successful candidate must be capable of working independently while fostering effective relationships at all organizational levels and thriving in a dynamic, collaborative setting.
Accountabilities:
- Legal Transaction Support: Under attorney supervision, manage complex legal transactions from initiation to completion as required for the attorneys and business teams.
- Document Management & Review: Under attorney supervision, draft, review, modify and assist with negotiating commercial agreements (i.e., confidentiality agreements, material transfer agreements, license agreements, field trial agreements, service agreements, etc.) while ensuring compliance with corporate policies and applicable laws.
- Contract Management: Independently manage and optimize legal document control systems and contract databases to ensure accurate, timely, and accessible information.
- Ad Review Support: Independently and/or under attorney supervision, perform a comprehensive review of marketing and advertising materials relating to Syngenta’s products. Ensure accuracy of agricultural product claims and statements for legal compliance.
- Legal Research: Conduct targeted research as requested for a variety of agricultural and/or compliance issues.
- Cross-Functional Liaison: Serve as a point of contact for internal stakeholders on routine legal inquiries and assist with day-to-day operational legal department matters.
As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all – while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs.
Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold.
Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.
- An associate or bachelor’s degree is preferred. While a paralegal certificate from an ABA-accredited program or equivalent professional experience, training, or certification is preferred, it is not required.
- A minimum of two years of relevant experience in a law firm, corporate law department, or related field is preferred.
- Capable of analyzing, drafting, reviewing, proofreading, redlining, and/or managing complex legal documents, particularly contracts.
- Strong interpersonal skills for engaging with Legal Department personnel, other Syngenta employees, third-party vendors, and customers, serving effectively as a key contact for the Legal Department.
- Ability to collaborate across various geographic and cultural differences within Syngenta’s organization.
- Exceptional attention to detail and organizational abilities, with the capacity to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, OneNote, and Word, alongside experience with Adobe, DocuSign, and other document management/collaborative tools. Familiarity with contract lifecycle management systems is a plus but not necessary.
- A proactive self-starter who can plan, organize, and carry out work with minimal oversight.
- Capable of meeting tight deadlines.
- Familiarity with legal terms and concepts, contracts, and policies.
- Excellent interpersonal and writing skills, capable of communicating and fostering trust across all organizational levels.
- Adaptable and eager to tackle a wide range of legal issues.
What We Offer:
- A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. Offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs.
- Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts your first day.
- 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution.
- Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts, among other benefits.
Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal.
Learn more about our team and our mission here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI
Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
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