Who We Are:
- Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) is a family-owned independent Coca-Cola bottler that is the third largest privately-held and the sixth largest independent Coca-Cola bottler in the United States.
- Coke Florida sells, markets, manufactures and distributes over 600 products of The Coca-Cola Company and other partner companies including Monster Beverage Corporation and BODYARMOR.
- In 2024, for the 3rd year in a row, Coke Florida was named as a US Best Managed Company by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal. This program recognizes outstanding U.S. private companies and the achievements of their management teams in four key areas: strategy, ability to execute, corporate culture, and governance/financial performance.
What We Offer: Eligible full time Coke Florida Associates can participate in our Total Rewards Program which includes:
- Total Wellness Programs including health, dental and vision plans
- 401K program with healthy company match
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Three weeks of vacation pay, and 11 company paid holidays*
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Competitive compensation
Coke Florida is searching for an In-House Counsel, Legal to work out of our Tampa HQ area office.
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 capabilities
- This role involves an interesting mix of litigation and transaction matters (especially the drafting, review and negotiation of contracts); if you have a litigation background and are interested in also having a transaction legal practice, this would be an ideal role for you
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Manage matters in litigation (especially general and auto liability cases), including supervising outside counsel in the management of the case, assisting outside counsel in responding to discovery and reviewing pleadings, working collaboratively with outside counsel and internal cross-functional teams on strategic and complex legal and business decisions with a goal of minimizing liability and promoting the company’s strategic plan, advising internal stakeholders on risks and recommending strategies for each case, and attending depositions, mediations, arbitrations, hearings, trials and other proceedings as needed
- Responding to third party subpoenas
- Drafting, negotiating, interpreting, and enforcing commercial contracts of all types, including customer and supplier 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
For This Role, You Will Need:
- Juris Doctor Degree
- Admitted to the Florida bar and in good standing
- Approximately 3-5 years of experience in litigation; attorney transactional experience a plus
- Experience with litigation in both state and federal courts
- 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, or willingness and aptitude to learn these skills
- 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 business and legal colleagues and determine course of action, and communicate same to counter-parties
- 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 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 develop and implement litigation strategies, including ability to spot larger issues and impacts to the business beyond the specific issues present in the claim being handled
- Ability to manage outside counsel and budget compliance
- Maintain professional demeanor and focus on objectives in confrontational negotiations
- 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
- 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
This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. Coke Florida reserves the right to revise the job description at any time and to assign additional duties and responsibilities as needed.
Employment with Coke Florida is at-will. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida 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.
