Job Description:
CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States that provides grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers around the world. We serve agriculture customers and consumers across the United States and around the world. Most of our employees are in the United States, but today we have employees in 19 countries. At CHS, we are creating connections to empower agriculture.
Summary
Under the supervision of the EMEA Legal Director and guidance from EMEA Experienced Counsel, provide legal assistance to the EMEA business and operations.
Responsibilities
1. Corporate Governance, Control & Recordkeeping
Support corporate housekeeping activities across EMEA entities, including preparation, coordination, and maintenance of corporate documentation (e.g. board/shareholder documents, statutory filings, approvals of annual accounts, corporate records).
Elaborate, review and advise EMEA teams as to the preparation of powers of attorney, ensuring the necessary formalities are followed.
Maintain accurate, complete, and uptodate legal records in designated systems and repositories, ensuring proper version control and audit readiness.
Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external counsel to ensure timely execution, legalization, and filing of corporate documents in accordance with local requirements.
2. Litigation Monitoring & Reporting
Support the monitoring of ongoing litigation and disputes across EMEA, under the supervision of the EMEA Legal Director and EMEA Experienced Counsel.
Maintain litigation trackers, case summaries, and status reports, ensuring accurate and timely visibility for Legal leadership and relevant business stakeholders.
Act as a point of coordination with external counsel for routine updates, document requests, litigation spend control and procedural steps, escalating risks and deviations as appropriate.
Support the onboarding, coordination, and daytoday interaction with external legal service providers across EMEA, in line with CHS guidelines.
Monitor legal invoices and support internal approval and payment workflows, ensuring transparency, consistency, and cost control.
Prepare spend summaries and reporting to support budgeting, and management review of legal costs.
Support and lead automation and continuous improvement of spend management.
4. Legal Operations & Process Support
Contribute to the development, standardization, and continuous improvement of legal processes, templates, trackers, and reporting tools across EMEA.
Provide general legal operations support to the EMEA Legal team, including coordination of routine requests and lowercomplexity matters under supervision.
Support the continuous enhancement and application of technology and automation to optimize the EMEA Legal Department’s operations.
5. Support routine legal counseling
With the support of the EMEA Legal Director and the EMEA Experienced Counsel, provide general legal support to EMEA’s operations.
Elaborate and review routine contract work, advising the business on reduced complexity contractual matters.
Assist the EMEA Legal Director and the EMEA Experienced counsel in providing legal assistance across EMEA in all required fields of law.
Minimum Qualifications (required)
Law degree from an accredited institution; bar admission in at least one EMEA jurisdiction preferred or as required by local regulation.
2-5 years of relevant legal experience, ideally including exposure to corporate governance, litigation support, legal operations, or law firm coordination.
Strong organizational skills with demonstrated experience in document management, reporting, and process discipline.
Ability to work effectively across jurisdictions and cultures in a matrixed, international environment.
Fluent in English and at least one additional EMEA language, preferably Romanian
Competencies
Communicate effectively
Ensure accountability
Work collaboratively
Prioritize customers
Career Band: Professional Career Level: Associate
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Job Post Date: 03/21/26
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