Employment Law Counsel

This position requires a minimum of three days per week in office (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)

Employment Law Counsel

ROLE DESCRIPTION

This specialist role is part of a collaborative legal team and will support the Company’s business groups across the organization.  The role will provide day-to-day advising on the wide array of classic employment law subjects including fair employment practices, hiring, performance management, leave and accommodation, guiding investigations, wage and hour compliance and other workplace subjects. The role will also respond to agency charges and will support employment law related litigation. The role interfaces regularly with HR and business professionals across the organization and reports to the company’s lead employment counsel. The role also develops and delivers employment law related trainings to internal clients.

The successful candidate will be a strong collaborator, will have excellent critical thinking and writing skills, and will enjoy working with others but will also be adept at working independently. This role requires excellent interpersonal communication skills, a strong work ethic, and a mindset that welcomes growth and continuous learning.

Land O’Lakes Corporate division encompasses the core operational support for all Land O'Lakes businesses. It includes Corporate Strategy, Corporate Communications, Land O’Lakes Foundation, and Community Relations, finance, Law, member Relations, Facilities, Event Strategy, Security, Human Resources, information Technology, Corporate Marketing and Government Relations.

Qualifications

Required Experience-Education:  

• J.D. from accredited law school; strong academic credentials
• 5 or more years of employment law advising experience
• Current membership in at least one state bar; licensed or willingness to become licensed in Minnesota
• The ability to work a minimum of three days per week in the office

Preferred Experience:

• In-house advising experience

Competencies:

• Ability to analyze and articulate legal concepts and other complex issues to a variety of audiences
• Excellent writing, analysis, and communication skills – including effective listening
• Interest and willingness to stay aware of ever-changing laws
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to balance multiple competing priorities

Salary range: $125,000 - $165,000 (in most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

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