Senior Legal Specialist

Title: Senior Legal Specialist

Location: Eagle, ID

About Lamb Weston

You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, and public Fortune 500 company, we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries around the world.

A highly innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset, we empower every individual to make a genuine difference. You’ll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and you’ll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar – together.

If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you.

Job Description Summary

This role will support the Legal Department by executing on processes, projects, and administrative functions. Will independently analyze, interpret, formulate and draft complex legal documents and memoranda. Will formulate, implement, and interpret policies. Will provide expert advice to management and negotiate agreements and resolve disputes with third parties. Will conduct/support Legal and Compliance training as needed. Will track/report/support litigation matters and intellectual property matters (trademark and patent portfolios).

Job Description

• Provide and manage professional legal support to an in-house legal department and external counsel retained to represent the company

• Ability to work within, administer, and use contracting tools, including Icertis and SalesForce.com

• Assist in-house and external counsel with management of marketing, advertising, and intellectual property portfolio, including trademark renewals, copyright filings, and enforcement actions; facilitate signatures, monitor dockets, and track documents in process

• Provide support to Legal Department for litigation matters, including written discovery and legal holds

• Provide back up for labor/employment issues, subsidiary management, and corporate compliance matters

• Other compliance and administrative duties and special projects as assigned

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Corporate Procurement and Sales Contract Support for North American contracting:

• Manage and administer intake of contract review requests, including, but not limited to, non-disclosure agreements, master service and supply agreements (IT software, hardware and maintenance contracts, ingredient purchases, packaging agreements), statements of work, product agreements, purchase orders, real estate (easements, leases), sales contracts, warehousing agreements, transportation agreements (rail, ocean, truck), agricultural agreements (purchase and storage), capital and construction projects, and other commercial agreements as needed

• Prioritize and provide support based on business need

• Issue spot and gather additional information as needed and screen issues

• Conduct legal review/negotiation/draft of contracts for adherence to company policies and preferred terms and conditions

• Provide direction, interpretation, advice and recommendations to company personnel, and negotiate with third parties to bind the company in contractual matters

• Propose and create standardized language for new contracts or improvements to existing contract templates; assist with contract template selection and maintenance

• Create and administer contract training for Corporate and Sales business units as needed

• Analyze and report on specific risks associated with contracts

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

• Four-year college degree in a related field OR in an un-related field and with a minor in paralegal studies; OR a certificate from a two-year paralegal studies program, preferably ABA- certified

• 3+ years directly related experience; OR a combination of six (6) year’s comparable experience working in a law firm, corporate legal department, and/or government agency

• Knowledge, understanding, and experience working with and managing contracts, including familiarity with basic commercial contract terms and conditions, contract negotiation, and contract lifecycles

• Ability to anticipate, identify, analyze, and resolve conflict and problems

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to define problems, collect and analyze data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

• Time management and organizational skills necessary to manage multiple projects, appropriately prioritize workload, plan for resources to meet deadlines and goals, and respond to day-to-day functional team and department needs 

• Effective planning, prioritization, and organizational skills; exercise independent judgment in the prioritization of business needs and tasks

• Excellent administrative, document preparation, attention to deal, and proofreading skills

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment while taking direction from multiple individuals; be self-directed in daily activities, and capable of adapting and responding to changing situations

• May supervise support staff

• Self-starter / growth mindset / small team environment

• Excellent communication skills (interpersonal, verbal and written) with the ability to interact with all functional areas of the business across many geographic locations

• High level of integrity and discretion; truthful, discreet and able to maintain confidentiality and collegiality while working on a wide range of subject matters in a team environment

• Utilize full suite of Microsoft Office products and other software programs such as automated contracting systems (e.g., Icertis, Salesforce etc.)

• Adept at managing and completing simultaneous tasks/projects under deadline pressures

Industry-Competitive Benefits

Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive.  Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision

• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts

• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program

• Paid Time Off

• Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance

• Family-Friendly Employee events

• Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services

Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Job Requisition ID: Req-258917

Time Type: Full time

The anticipated close date is a good faith estimate for when this job will be closed. Some jobs may be unposted or filled earlier or later than the Anticipated Close Date depending on interview processes and business needs. Anticipated Close Date: 12/14/2025

In compliance with applicable state and local laws, Lamb Weston has opted to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. This compensation is specific to this position and takes into account a number of variables. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range posted based on various factors, including, but not limited to, job duties, experience and expertise. A candidate’s work location could also impact the actual compensation being outside of the range to reflect local cost of labor. A reasonable annual estimate of the range for this role based on the variables previously mentioned is: $84,070.00 - $126,100.00

Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law