About Us: Join our Winning Team today and start your ownership journey... WinCo Foods is a rapidly growing family of over 135 grocery stores, complete with our own distribution centers and transportation network. We’re proud to operate across 10 states west of the Rockies with more than 20,000 employee owners. At WinCo Foods we act like owners – because we are! We believe, as the Low Price Grocery Leader, that we make the lives of the communities where we operate better by giving them the best possible prices to feed their families and by focusing on the success, well-being and diversity of our employee owners. Currently, WinCo is the third largest Employee-Owned company in the United States. WinCo has more than 500 millionaire employee-owners in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Once eligible, you can start your journey to ownership with an annual gift of stock equaling 20% of what you make each year. (ESOP available at most locations and subject to vesting) WinCo Foods offers the very best benefits in the industry, with low cost, high quality medical benefits with rates as low as $40 a month, enrollment in our ESOP after 6 months, career advancement opportunities, paid vacation and sick leave, competitive wages, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance, discount program – and even voluntary benefits like Pet Insurance! Overview: Job Summary Researches law, investigates facts, and prepares documents to assist attorney(s) by reviewing legal documents, preparing real estate transaction and closing documents, identifying and researching issues, drafting legal documents, and maintaining computerized legal case system. Consistently provides world class customer service to internal and external customers. Performs other related work. Typical Duties and Responsibilities: • Maintains an atmosphere of friendly, enthusiastic customer service with an emphasis of taking care of the customer. Provides exceptional customer service with users by telephone, email, and in person. • Researches and analyzes law sources such as statutes, recorded judicial decisions, legal articles, treaties, constitutions, and legal codes. • Prepares real estate transaction documents such as purchase sale agreements by incorporating LOI terms, reviews title commitments and prepares title objection letters, prepares notices and manages deadlines related to real estate documents, and assists in the closing process. • Assists in company litigation, including compiling and preparing draft discovery responses, preparing briefs, pleadings, and appeals, and communicating with outside counsel. • Reviews, analyzes, negotiates and manages contracts with third parties and a variety of other business agreements and related documents, like confidentiality, licensing, software and vendor agreements, services arrangements, bidding documents, and other commercial transactions. • Reviews and researches issues related to business licensing compliance. • Prepares quarterly litigation reports for insurance and Board reporting. • Assists in identifying business and corporate law issues. • Performs other clerical duties such as scheduling appointments, providing information to callers, composing and typing routine correspondence, and reading and routing incoming mail. • Files correspondence and legal documents in office filing system. • Performs other duties as needed Requirements Education: • Associates degree from an accredited college or university. Experience: • At least five (5) years of legal experience in an established law firm or in-house organization. • Performing work which requires substantial expertise and experience drafting and negotiating commercial real estate agreements, contracts and other legal documents. • Reading, analyzing, and interpreting professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations. • Writing reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. • Effectively presenting information and responding to questions from groups of managers, company representatives, customers, and the general public. • Demonstrating strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.) software. • Demonstrating knowledge of human resources and related laws including the ability to provide sound and practical legal advice. • Exhibiting excellent organizational, analytic and communications skills. • Demonstrating integrity and unquestionable ethics. • Displaying effective presentation capabilities and interpersonal skills. • Demonstrating a high level of maturity, presence, and discretion in handling of sensitive and confidential information. • Demonstrating good knowledge of legal research methods, the court system and procedures, practicing legal ethics. • Interpreting and analyzing judicial decisions and statutes. • Applying facts to case law in analysis and briefs. • Drafting legal documents and related correspondence. • Using a tickler system and tracking documents on a computerized database. Ability to: • Consistently provide world class customer service to internal and external customers. • Work independently with minimal supervision while remaining aligned with programs and goals. • Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form. • Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. • Perform mathematical computations including rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. • Establish proactive, collaborative working relationships with organizational leadership as well as public health officials. • Be extremely self-motivated, take initiative and drive results. • Be highly organized and detail oriented. • Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with fellow employees and outside contacts, user groups and vendors. • Write and speak clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings. • Prioritize and perform a variety of simultaneous tasks (multi-tasking) in a fast-paced, multiple-priority environment, effectively manage time to ensure that deadlines are met. Preferred Education, Experience and/or Credentials: • Paralegal Certification • Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university. • Experience with contract law in a law firm or corporate environment. • Experience with real estate transactional matters including title review, purchase/sale agreements, commercial leases, and CC&R type documents. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the employees assigned to this job. All employees must comply with company policies and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties, and qualifications required of personnel may vary. EEO/Inclusivity: As WinCo Foods continues to grow, our diversity—from our variety of perspectives and wide range of experiences—is essential to our strategy and success. We are committed to continue to cultivate and celebrate an inclusive environment in which all employees are valued and respected regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status