Legal In-House Counsel

Legal In-House Counsel

Tampa, FL, USA Req #46126

Friday, April 25, 2025

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 10 company paid holidays

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* Tuition reimbursement


* Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)


* Competitive compensation

Coke Florida is looking for an In-House Attorney based out of our Tampa Headquarter office.

What you will do:


* Be a member of a dynamic, collaborative, supportive and talented in-house legal team with a wide range of experience and capabilities


* Act 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 mitigation


* Handle an interesting mix of litigation and transactional matters (especially the drafting, review and negotiation of contracts); if you have a litigation background and are interested in also having a transactional 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



* Drafting, negotiating, interpreting, and enforcing commercial contracts of all types (e.g., customer agreements and supplier contracts of all types, including marketing, consulting, construction, engineering, and technology agreements and contracts for the supply of goods and services ...