Consultant, Legal Support with The Coca-Cola Company

Deadline Open Deadline

Location Gurugram, Haryana, India.

Salary Compensation details will be finalized during the interview process with the selected candidate.

Details of the Organization

The Coca‑Cola Company is a total beverage company with products sold in more than 200 countries and territories. Their company’s purpose is to refresh the world and make a difference. Their sell multiple billion-dollar brands across several beverage categories worldwide.

Details of the Job/Internship

The Coca-Cola Company is hiring a Consultant, Legal Support with experience of 2 to 5 years to join their office in Gurugram.

Role and Responsibilities

Leading the strategic thinking related to the delivery of legal services for the INSWA OU legal team.
Overseeing the project management and administrative support strategy of the INSWA legal team.
Managing all events including team building and visits, visa logistics, and training sessions managed by legal & Company secretary.
Developing effective communication strategies to communicate with both internal (to the legal department) and external (to the business) stakeholders about INSWA legal requirements and priorities.
Partnering with relevant stakeholders to manage the budget and other resources.
Maintaining legal trackers, updating and validating them in partnership with various legal and business stakeholders.
Liaise with Global teams for upkeep and maintenance of any legal data.
Maintain old records & physical files for retrieval from storage.
Global reporting process- monthly and quarterly updates to be submitted within timelines with data from a team with Outside Counsel (OC) spending each month.
Assisting with the bottling agreements database and various authorizations.
Working closely with Corp Secretary with ref to any Board Meetings and coordinate any relevant sessions.
Providing accurate and timely financial record keeping for department, including preparing, processing, and/or reconciling expense reports.
Tracking the department’s budget, raising and facilitating purchase orders, invoices, Outside Counsel OC/Stipend for CW, etc. Approval in SAP and preparing budget status reports.
Managing the Contract Management System (Apttus), training related thereto, and sending quarterly reports on the agreements to the Finance Team.
Coordinating with different stakeholders on the compliance management system.
Supporting legal counsels in their efforts to communicate with business teams on various projects and other matters.
Collaborating with legal assistants, legal trainees, and counsels to ensure a smooth workflow.
Digital agenda of digitizing the legal function.
Participating in regular meetings with the legal team.
Providing effective, timely, and strategic support to the legal department, including preparing business operating reports, and maintaining files, calendars, and databases.
Creating, maintaining, and editing documents (contracts, templates, Preparing PowerPoint presentations, Excel spreadsheets, and Word documents).
Maintaining adequate stamp papers for relevant business entities, execution of all business agreements e2e.
Collaborate with finance and team for audit requirements.
Partner with Outside Counsel (OC) for regular litigation trackers and business updates. Ensure the Outside Counsel (OC) guidelines are in place from globally.
Collaborating with team members to ensure adequate administrative coverage and maintaining a high level of confidentiality.

Eligibility

A bachelor’s degree in law, Commerce, Business Administration, Political Science or ra elated field is required.
Minimum of 2-5 years of working experience in a Law firm and/or in-house legal-related work
Ability to be highly organized and effective, handle multiple complex projects, and carefully prioritize competing work assignments from many clients.
Proficient in commonly used MS Office software such as MS Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
With a strong sense of professional ethics, strong logical thinking, attentiveness, a positive attitude, a strong desire to collaborate with the department, a growth mindset, and a commitment to excellence and teamwork.
Strong communication skills, including written and presentation; ability to influence various stakeholders, as well as familiarity with legal terminology, documentation, and a willingness to learn (and remain apprised of) new processes and technologies.
Must feel comfortable working under pressure while managing multiple tasks and priorities, meeting deadlines, and handling sensitive and confidential information.