Corporate Generalist

Covetrus is a global animal-health technology and services leader dedicated to empowering veterinary practice partners to drive improved health and financial outcomes. We bring together products, services, and technology into a single platform that connects our customers to the solutions and insights they need to work best. Our passion for the well-being of animals and those who care for them drives us to advance the world of veterinary medicine.

At Covetrus, all of our teammates get to help pets and pet parents by not only being the premier collaborative partner for veterinarians but also by directly providing items to pet parents to make or keep their furry loved ones healthy. Being a part of the Covetrus Legal Pack lets each valued member make a direct and meaningful difference in our mission.

We pride ourselves on being sharp, thoughtful, business oriented, adaptable, and caring. We embrace change when it helps us be more effective or efficient at moving the organization toward our goals. In so doing, we enjoy being ourselves and allowing our quirky, creative sides out. We have fun and truly appreciate and value each other’s contributions. We like to work with those who can both work hard, work smart, and laugh alongside us.

The Contract & Corporate Generalist is a versatile corporate legal generalist role for an experienced professional who enjoys hands-on contract review and negotiation, procurement support, and a broad range of corporate legal and compliance work. This position serves as the first-line reviewer for direct and indirect procurement contracts, representing at least 50% of the role. The work requires a strong foundation in contracts and involves using AI-enabled review tools and established legal playbooks.

Matters are escalated to assigned attorneys only when legal judgment is required. At least 40% of the role is dedicated to paralegal support across the Legal divisions and overflow assistance for other support team members. This opportunity is ideal for someone who enjoys learning, can readily shift among tasks and projects, and is committed to supporting colleagues. This is a generalist, not a subject-matter expert role.

The remaining 10% is reserved for emerging tasks and projects where paralegal skills can add the most value.

• Serve as the primary reviewer for contracts supporting direct and indirect procurement (including DPAs), using a CLM system.
• Conduct contract reviews using AI-enabled tools and approved legal playbooks, identifying standard versus non-standard terms and risks.
• Independently resolve routine contract issues and expedite to the assigned attorney only when required based on playbook thresholds or risk.
• Serve as primary legal negotiator on the contracts through execution and assist in managing the signing process, following our company’s Delegation of Authority policy on authorized signatories.
• Partner closely with Direct and Indirect Procurement teams to ensure timely, business-aligned contract execution.
• Prepare risks analysis for business stakeholders to make informed risk decisions around negotiations.
• Partner with our Legal Automation team when feedback needed on how the CLM system is performing for the contract reviews and negotiations.

• Compliance Support: monitor regulatory changes (e.g. trade, ESG, ethics, healthcare, etc), assist with internal compliance audits, track licensing renewals, track policy renewals, and assist in updating policies.
• Transaction Assistance: assist with mergers, acquisitions, and financings by organizing virtual data rooms, managing…