Associate Specialist, eDiscovery - Chicago - Conagra Brands

Description

Reporting to the VP and Chief Counsel, you will play a key role in supporting litigation and discovery processes across the organization. You will manage legal holds, coordinate with internal teams and external partners, and ensure compliance with discovery workflows. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment and enjoys balancing detail-oriented tasks with problem-solving.

Apply promptly A high volume of applicants is expected for the role as detailed below, do not wait to send your CV.

Your Impact

• Support ongoing operation of legal holds and manage compliance using Exterro, including communication with custodians, IT, outside counsel, and internal stakeholders.
• Manage litigation discovery matters and responses to subpoenas, including document preservation, collection, data transfer, and review processes.
• Coordinate with IT, HR, in-house legal team, corporate functions, and third-party vendors (such as Epiq) to facilitate discovery and litigation activities.
• Partner with outside counsel to streamline workflows and minimize litigation expenses.
• Support litigation team and broader in-house legal matters, including investigations and discovery coordination.
• Support management of discovery and litigation-related expenses, working with procurement, vendors, and leadership to track and report spend.
• Maintain awareness of industry best practices in e-discovery and litigation project management; recommend process improvements where appropriate.
• Provide general litigation support and other activities as directed by your manager.

Your Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent with 4+ years experience or Associate's degree with 2+ years experience in supporting e-discovery, document preservation, document collection, and legal holds.
• Strong understanding of litigation processes, discovery workflows, and tools such as Relativity and Microsoft 365 e-discovery.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
• Skilled at building relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Comfortable working independently and exercising sound judgment.

Number of Days in Office: 3
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Compensation:

Pay Range:$59,000-$78,000

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. xhmxlyz

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.

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