Legal In-House Counsel - Transactional

Coca Cola Beverages Florida • Tampa, FL

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Coke Florida is searching for an In-House Attorney based out of our Tampa HQ area office, working Monday - Friday with occasional nights and weekends. What you will do: Be a member of a dynamic, fun, supportive and talented in-house legal team with a wide range of experience and capabilitiesAct as a trusted cross-functional partner who understands the business, provides practical solutions, and actively participates in achieving company’s objectives while ensuring legal compliance and risk mitigationDraft, negotiate, interpret, and advise as to commercial contracts of all types, including customer and supplier contracts (e.g., commercial goods and services, professional services, consulting, technology, licensing, SaaS, and construction services agreements).

Requirements

• Juris Doctor Degree
• Admitted to the Florida bar and in good standing
• Approximately 5+ years of experience in transactional legal matters
• Ability to determine and understand the company’s priorities, strategies, objectives, cultural norms, and risk tolerance, and to incorporate the information in making business and legal recommendations and decisions
• Ability to draft, negotiate and interpret contracts, including to synthesize business terms and legal protections into contracts
• Knowledge of the proper content of contracts and ability to understand and evaluate provisions proposed by counterparties to determine which items are and are not acceptable to the company and ability to explain and discuss same with internal colleagues and determine course of action, and communicate same to counter parties
• Ability to ensure business teams understand key business and legal implications of contracts during negotiations
• Knowledge of negotiation strategies and tactics, including the ability to apply appropriate strategies during negotiations
• Ability to understand the company's contractual relationships with customers, suppliers, and other parties, including knowledge of the implications that such relationships have on the company's strategic decision-making and freedom to act
• Ability to devise legal solutions that mitigate liability, costs, and negative publicity to acceptable levels
• Ability to gather and analyze research data, such as statutes, case law, relevant documents
• Ability to conduct and analyze legal research to determine applicable legal principles, and apply such principles to the company’s business and matters
• Ability to recognize and communicate material legal issues to internal stakeholders
• Knowledge of and ability to analyze effect of company policies on business activities
• Ability to anticipate and manage legal risks
• Ability to supervise outside counsel hired to assist the company with specialized legal services
• Ability to maintain professional demeanor and focus on objectives in confrontational negotiations
• Ability to clearly and concisely articulate ideas, opinions, and information, in spoken and written form
• Ability to work effectively and autonomously
• Ability to adapt behavior in dealing with changing situations and people
• Ability to adjust priorities in response to unanticipated events
• Ability to pay close attention to detail
• Ability to manage a variety of projects in an organized manner
• Ability to work efficiently and quickly, while maintaining good work product
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive issues with maturity and professionalism
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with employees at all levels

Responsibilities

• Drafting, negotiating, interpreting, and advising as to commercial contracts of all types
• Dispute management, including relating to contract relationships
• Developing and improving templates, processes, and tools
• Developing and conducting legal training to business associates on a variety of topics to educate teams on legal matters and foster a culture of risk awareness and ethical business practices

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree