Legal Counsel- GB&I

Legal Counsel- Europe Operating Unit

This role will provide support and advice across the various functions within Europe Operating Unit (and Great Britain & Ireland in particular) and other projects.

What You’ll Do for Us

• Provide proactive and creative strategic and tactical legal counselling and support and advice, and assist in problem solving on a timely basis; work as part of cross-functional teams on projects and initiatives to drive the Company’s growth vision
• Proactively provide legal opinion as needed, conduct legal research and where necessary, work with outside counsel for advice on complex matters and local laws/regulations
• Draft, review, and negotiate key legal contracts to achieve business objectives, minimize risk and ensure compliance with Company policies, laws, and regulations
• Review and approve all marking initiatives including labels, claims, packaging, advertising, campaigns, and promotional initiatives, and consumer communications
• Provide litigation assessment, counselling and risk mitigation advice

• Participate in all cross-functional projects on innovation, new product launches and development.
• Ensure compliance with Company policy and provide proper training and support in the areas of corporate governance, including but not limited to Code of Business Conduct, Anti-Bribery Compliance, Supplier Guiding Principles, FCPA, Trade Sanctions, Anti-trust, and other policies.
• Support the Company Secretarial requirements of our legal entities, including arranging board meetings and drafting minutes and disclosures Develop and support efficiency opportunities within the legal function to enhance the agility and effectiveness of the legal function.

• Support legal colleagues on strategic legal advice and guidance to the business

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: Legal graduate – undergraduate degree, with post-graduate study desirable.
• Work experience: 3-5 years of prior relevant experience. In-house experience preferred.

• Business Partnership and Legal Efficiency: experience providing strategic legal support and business solutions to ensure realization of business priorities, ideally including previous experience of working with digital teams
• Legal advice: experience advising the business with all aspects of legal requirements, including employment and privacy law.
• Contracts: experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements, such as customer, distribution, procurement, sponsorship, marketing and other contracts with significant authority as per delegation of authority to make final decision on legal issue.

• Ability to be highly organized and effective, handle multiple complex projects and carefully prioritize competing work assignments from many clients
• Strong communication skills, including written and presentation; ability to influence varied clients.

What We Can Do for You

• Commitment to Diversity: We are paving the way to create change in the industry and our leadership is committed to diversity, inclusion and belonging.
• Global Network: Expand your global network by developing, learning, and growing with our top talent and connections around the world.
• Agile Work Environment: We embrace agile, with leadership that believes in removing barriers, so you are empowered to innovate and discover new solutions to complex problems.
• Qualification: Our business is registered with the SRA and can offer a training contract and route to qualification if needed.

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:
We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do 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. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.