This role is an office hybrid position and based at our Louisville, Kentucky office.

What the Role Is

Under the direct supervision of Senior Corporate Counsel, the Corporate Attorney will provide comprehensive legal counsel and legal risk analysis on a variety of topics as assigned. The individual in this position will draft, negotiate, and review various types of commercial transactions and company contracts, provide advice and support on beverage alcohol trade compliance matters (including regarding coupons, sweepstakes/contests, and other promotions), research and track regulatory issues, liaise, and advise various business units in the U.S. on federal, state, and municipal laws and regulations across multiple jurisdictions, and work on special projects as assigned.

The ideal candidate will have strong academic credentials and excellent analytical skills; the ability to navigate complex state and federal regulatory statutes that govern the production, marketing, and sale of alcoholic beverages; excellent communication skills to allow effective interactions with business clients, regulators and Legal & Compliance team members; experience drafting and negotiating general business related documents; possess strong organizational skills and the ability to work collaboratively and manage numerous projects simultaneously; ability to provide real-time advisement and work independently; and familiarity or experience with the distilled spirits industry.

How You Will Spend Your Time?

• Prepare, review, and negotiate company contracts, requests for proposals, and other legal documents considering business needs, company risk tolerances, internal policies, standard operating procedures, and applicable laws to mitigate risk and ensure compliance with company policies and strategy.
• Become a subject matter expert in Company’s contract management process and drive efficiencies in the contracting process; implement and update standard contract terms and templates.
• Advise Sales, Marketing, and other business units on regulatory compliance requirements and best practices on state and federal beverage alcohol trade practices (including coupons, sweepstakes/contests, advertising specialty items, samplings, and tastings, etc.)
• Join Senior Corporate Counsel and other Legal & Compliance team members in preparing and presenting regularly scheduled trade compliance training sessions to Sales and Marketing business partners.
• Assist members of the Legal & Compliance team with corporate legal tasks with a particular focus on commercial transactions, regulatory research, mergers and acquisitions, data privacy, intellectual property matters, field trade compliance, and drafting of policy and procedure.
• Act as the primary advisor and business partner to certain divisions of Sales and Marketing, which include the marketing procurement department and Heaven Hill’s various visitor center teams.
• Assist Senior Corporate Counsel in provision of guidance to relevant internal business teams relating to various state data privacy regulations.
• Interpret laws, rulings, and regulations, and advise Company on legal rights, remedies and options, as such may relate to federal, state, and local field trade compliance.
• Review existing contractual agreements and advise Company business teams on available rights and remedies with respect to such agreements.
• Work closely with Senior Corporate Counsel and other members of the Legal & Compliance team to provide legal support to senior management of the Company as needed.
• Handle information requests to and from other Company personnel including requests related to commercial transactions and discovery for litigation.
• With other members of the Legal & Compliance Department, support Human Resources to advise on various personnel matters.
• Assist in acquisitions including due diligence review, record keeping, and integration Manage other duties and special projects as assigned by Senior Corporate Counsel

Who You Are…

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field required.
• J.D. or LLM from an ABA-accredited law school required.
• Current Bar License (licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky or otherwise eligible to obtain a certificate of admission)
• Minimum 3 years of experience required with a law firm or in-house, with specific experience in commercial contracting (draft, review, and negotiation)
• Food and beverage industry experience strongly preferred but not required.
• Excellent computer skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to present complex legal matters in a digestible format to lay audiences.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills with a commitment to meeting deadlines.
• Ability to manage a heavy workload and prioritize multiple projects with competing deadlines.
• Self-starter with ability to work autonomously while functioning well in a collaborative team environment.
• Ability to understand general business operations, issues, and dynamics beyond the scope of basic legal issues.
• Ability to communicate effectively with members of other departments to support their functions.

Valued but not Required Skills and Experience:

• Alcoholic beverage industry experience
• Labor and employment law
• Familiarity with generative AI algorithms, potential use cases, and the risk landscape associated with such tools.
• Familiarity with data privacy regulations

Physical Requirements
While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to
handle, or feel objects, and use of computer; reach with hands and arms. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20
pounds.

Benefits

• Paid Vacation
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental & Vision eligibility from day one
• FSA/HSA
• 401K match
• EAP
• Maternity/Paternity Leave

Heaven Hill and its affiliates are committed to fostering a diverse workforce as an Equal Employment Opportunity company. We invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, natural origin, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic.