About this role
URUS is seeking an experienced Transactional/Business Attorney in its Madison (Wisconsin) office to support its worldwide agriculture services biotech business as Associate General Counsel. The attorney will work closely with the General Counsel and will be a key contributor to the legal team to ensure a high level of service while protecting the business. Opportunities are abundant for growth into multiple areas of interest.
Key Responsibilities:
Manage, draft, and negotiate contracts and terms and conditions.
Help the business develop template agreements and streamlined processes.
Help manage, prepare, and comply with governance documents.
Aid the General Counsel in compliance and growth efforts across the business, including possibly M&A, trademarks management, privacy/GDPR, sanctions, and KYC matters (with no experience in those areas being required before hire).
Job Requirements:
JD from an accredited US law school
Minimum experience with contracts: 7 years, preferably with some M&A, trademarks, privacy/GDPR, sanctions, or KYC experience
Ability to work full-time with at least half worked onsite in our Madison, WI office
Strong attention to detail with a passion for improving processes
Curiosity regarding the business and a desire to help farmers worldwide with Better Cows for a Better World
Ability to manage multiple work streams
Desire to learn new topics, gain new skills, and grow professionally
As a holding company with cooperative and private ownership, URUS is a family of businesses at the heart of the dairy and beef industry – Alta Genetics, GENEX, Genetics Australia, Leachman Cattle, Jetstream, PEAK, SCCL, Trans Ova Genetics and VAS. Each organization has its unique identity, products, and services. These companies work globally to provide cutting-edge dairy and beef genetics, customized reproductive services to maximize conceptions, dairy management information to take producers to the frontline of progressive dairy farming, and an array of products and services to help bovines reach their full genetic potential. URUS has 9 brands in 17 retail countries and employs nearly 2,800 people globally.
Other facts
About URUS Group
AgSource is a broad-based agricultural service cooperative specializing in laboratory testing and the generation of value-added management information. AgSource began as a dairy records cooperative in 1959 to provide computer management information from Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI) testing. The cooperative has since grown to encompass all aspects of dairy information management service and has diversified its testing services to meet the broader needs of the agricultural industry.
AgSource Dairy is the only full-service dairy management information provider in the country, conducting research and development, field data collection, laboratory analysis and diagnostics, meter service and outreach and education, resulting in high quality decision tools for dairy producers. We continue to provide for the changing needs of our members with advanced management reports, such as the Transition Cow Index® and KetoMonitor® and popular programs like AgSourceDM™ and MyAgSource® .
AgSource Laboratories has become a leader in agricultural and environmental laboratory analysis and information management services and has become one of the largest soil testing organizations in the country. Some would be content to remain as we are today, but AgSource is unwilling to settle in the pursuit of excellence. In cooperation with our partners, AgSource strives to increase research and development of improved management decision tools, working together for the overall benefit of our members and customers and the agriculture industry as a whole.
What you'll do
- The Associate General Counsel will manage, draft, and negotiate contracts while helping the business develop template agreements and streamlined processes. Additionally, they will aid in compliance and growth efforts across various business areas.
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