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. The ideal candidate will bring strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills, along with the ability to manage multiple priorities, drive efficient legal processes, and ensure compliance with litigation and discovery requirements. A Taste of Your 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 in for e-discovery and litigation project management. Make recommendations for process improvement, where appropriate . General litigation support. Other support activities as directed by manager. Ingredients Required for Your Success 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. Number of Days in Office: 3 #LI-GS1 #LI-Hybrid #LI-Associate 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. Our Benefits We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role: Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement Wealth: Great 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 Our 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. Foodies Welcome. Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.