Description:
Role Summary:The position is part of the Marketing, Innovation, Sales, and Licensing legal group within the An American Brewing Company.
The attorney will be the main legal contact for An American Brewing Company Sales team members in assigned geographic regions. They will handle a wide variety of matters involving application of federal and state alcohol beverage laws and regulations, provide advice on issues involving the distribution of our products in the three-tier system, and advise the company's commercial team on various forms of brand promotions. The right candidate should have a deep desire to learn and grow professionally and a drive to work collaboratively with legal team colleagues and commercial clients to creatively solve complex legal and commercial challenges.
Job Responsibilities:
- Trusted advisor and collaborator with the An American Brewing Company Region Sales teams on commercial agreements, regulatory compliance, and distribution under federal and state law
- Serve as internal resource and subject matter expert on alcohol beverage laws, including trade practice rules, for states within assigned geographic regions
- Advise business on state and federal alcohol beverage license issues to advance commercial objectives
- Review and clear commercial activations and any associated contracts for compliance with federal and state regulations, industry codes, and company policies
- Collaborate with brand teams and other region attorneys for multi-state advertising and marketing campaigns
- Assist with litigation on distribution issues
- Review proposed legislation to advise on potential impacts to the business
- Provide practical and actionable advice on complex regulatory matters
- Direct, evaluate, and manage the work of external counsel and other external partners
Job Qualifications:
- J.D. from accredited law school
- Licensed to practice law and a member in good standing of a state bar
- 2-5 years of experience in a corporate law department or law firm
- Administrative (TTB, FTC, FDA, FCC) law or litigation experience a plus
- Food or alcohol beverage industry experience a plus
- Ability to distill complex legal issues into practical, actionable legal advice
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including PowerPoint development and presentations
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate well with others
- Motivated to learn continuously and expand practice area to meet changing business environment and needs of company
- Consistently able to prioritize and manage a large volume of files
- Ability to manage projects autonomously with strong organization skills
- Proficiency in the latest technologies and a desire to learn emerging technologies
