Associate Legal Counsel

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Position Summary

The Associate Legal Counsel provides legal advice to Gordon Food Service, its subsidiaries, and affiliates on a North American basis as the company navigates the ever-changing legal landscape. Serving as a corporate and commercial generalist, Associate Legal Counsel will intake a variety of issues from many areas throughout the business, and work collaboratively with the other attorneys of the legal team. Provides technically proficient, yet practical advice that can be immediately applied by the business to mitigate risk. Responds promptly to a wide range of legal work and coordinates closely with Legal department colleagues to ensure delivery of smart, practical and consistent advice on a variety of commercial matters.

What You Will Do

• Provides legal support to Gordon Food Service, and its affiliates and subsidiaries, in US and Canada. Conducts research, writing, analysis, and effective communication of legal advice and guidance to the law department, sales, procurement, transportation, warehousing, and stores.
• Provides general commercial contracting support, including but not limited to the drafting, review, and negotiation of contracts related to the sales and credit agreements, purchasing of goods and services, non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements, contractor and staffing, equipment leasing, simple land leases, and other contract matters that would generally arise in the course of business.
• Strengthens processes, tools, templates and technology used to support our Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) program. Identifies gaps in the contracting process, and makes recommendations to the Contract Lifecycle Manager. Supports CLM by drafting standard documents, provisions, and alternate provisions. Helps to maintain the bank of standard contract forms and regularly reviews them to ensure they are up to date with changes in the law.
• Monitors changing law and regulatory environment pertaining to the business and provides updates and guidance, reviews and revises policies and procedures, and provides practical solutions for compliance.
• Willing to support, step up and stand in on any and all other areas managed by the full-service law department, which includes but is not limited to corporate, M&A, real estate, labor / employment, litigation, technology / IT and innovation, marketing, trademarks, food safety, transportation compliance, occupational health and safety, etc.
• Manages ongoing legal matters, including management of outside counsel, and effectively communicates to the business throughout the process.
• Prepares and delivers legal training sessions to company employees, both virtually or in-person.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

When You Will Work

What You Will Bring To The Table

Gordon Food Service values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service customer to provide a letter of support from their management if they are selected for the interview process.

Equal Employment Opportunity is a matter of policy at Gordon Food Service, Inc. and we are committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to talent@gfs.com and use the words "Accommodation Request" in your subject line.

All Gordon Food Service locations are tobacco-free.

Gordon Food Service is a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment drug tests.

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