Req ID: 203603 General Purpose The Operating Unit (OU) Attorney is expected to be a trusted counsellor to management on legal, ethics and business issues. The OU attorney will be in a generalist role with a commercial focus and will have responsibility for contracts, marketing, labor and employment, regulatory compliance, litigation, ethics administration and other legal matters. Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide legal counseling on the following broad areas of expertise: Contracts & Commercial, Labor & Employment, Regulatory and Government, Real Estate, Litigation Management, Risk Awareness, Intellectual Property, and Ethics & Compliance.
- Must possess a clear understanding of applicable laws, regulations and Company policies as well as a solid understanding of the bottling business to be able to anticipate legal issues and provide solutions consistent with business objectives.
- Independently negotiate, draft, and/or revise all manner of corporate and commercial agreements (e.g., vendor, system, or customer) and other legal documents.
- The OU Attorney needs to ensure that transactional and commercial documents address business goals and protect the Company's interests.
- Help manage the relation with and supervise the work done by outside counsel where required and make strategic decisions regarding the conduct of legal proceedings (e.g., litigation, regulatory, or alternative dispute resolution).
- A key component of this is to ensure that Company resources are deployed efficiently with a view to reaching the best possible outcome the Company without compromising governance and risk-management standards and expectations
- Ensure compliance with ethics governance standards and policies.
- Provide counsel on labor and employment law matters in a way that enhances the flexibility of the business and limits legal exposure, e.g., development of employment policies, practices, and procedures, development and delivery of management training, advice on strategic projects, and the handling of internal investigations.
Qualifications - Juris Doctorate required
- 5 years' work experience as In-house or law firm work for companies in the consumer goods industry.
- Must possess a clear understanding of applicable laws, regulations and industry practices as well as a solid understanding of the bottling business to be able to anticipate legal issues and provide solutions consistent with business objectives.
- This role requires the ability to work well as a member of a team and providing support for a variety of functional groups.
- This role requires advance critical thinking and analytical skills, including the ability to interpret laws, regulations, and case law to identify and mitigate legal risk while helping to achieve business objectives.
- The ability to appropriately identify and manage risk.
- High ethical standards and a deep commitment to always represent the best interests of the Company.
- This role requires advanced communication skills (oral and writing) with management and front-line employees as well as customers, consumers, government officials, and representatives of other businesses.
- Must have the ability to provide concise, clear communications appropriately tailored to the audience.
- 25% Travel
Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.