Legal Specialist

Reporting to the Vice President, Litigation, this role supports the company's litigation, investigations, and e-discovery efforts by managing legal holds, coordinating discovery activities, and partnering with internal stakeholders, outside counsel, and third-party vendors.

Responsibilities

• Support ongoing operation of legal holds and use of third-party legal hold system (Exterro) to manage and track compliance with legal holds, including communication with custodians, IT, outside counsel, and other internal stakeholders.
• Manage litigation discovery matters and support responses to subpoenas, including document preservation, collection, data transfer, and review preservation, and discovery processes.
• Coordinate with IT, HR, in-house legal team, other corporate functions, and third-party vendors (such as Epiq) to facilitate discovery and litigation-related activities.
• Coordinate with outside counsel on case needs to streamline workflow and minimize litigation expenses.
• Support litigation team’s matters and, as needed, the broader in-house legal team’s matters, including coordinating with outside counsel, third-party vendors (such as Epiq), IT, and other corporate functions on discovery and investigations.
• Support proactive management of discovery and litigation-related expenses, coordinating with corporate procurement employees, discovery vendors, and manager as needed. Support tracking and reporting on discovery-related spend.
• Maintain awareness of industry best practices for e-discovery and litigation project management. Make recommendations for process improvement, where appropriate.
• Provide general litigation support.
• Perform other support activities as directed by manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; legal studies or related field preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in litigation support, legal operations, or a similar role.
• Strong understanding of litigation processes, discovery workflows, and litigation-specific software tools for data collection, processing, document review, and secure transmittal of data and documents, such as Relativity and Microsoft 365 e-discovery tools.
• Strong organization, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships with internal and external constituents.
• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment.

Schedule

Number of days in office: 3

Pay

Compensation pay range: $64,000–$95,000. The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee’s actual annual salary will be based on, but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees’ equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.

Benefits

• Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support, and fitness reimbursement.
• Wealth: Competitive pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k), and stock purchase plan.
• Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning, and tuition reimbursement.
• Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role), and volunteer opportunities.

About the Company

At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized, and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact, and own your career. We're in the business of building champions – within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye®, Slim Jim®, and Reddi-Wip®. Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food; it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve, and the health of our planet.