Corporate Counsel

About the role

At Zevia, we're creating a world of better-for-you flavor-better for people and the planet. Our team is made up of courageous challengers and tenacious builders who are passionate about our mission. We're solutions-oriented, always improving, and we operate with a healthy thirst for risk. We believe in staying true to our convictions while continuously learning and evolving. At our core, we are people-centric. We care deeply, lead with empathy, and operate as one team-no egos, just a shared purpose. We strive to reflect the diversity of our consumer base within our organization and foster a culture of empathy and humility. Together, we aim to impact global health, provide affordable better-for-you products, and protect the planet by reducing plastic. We're fighting the good fight to change the beverage industry for the better - and we're just getting started. The Corporate Counsel is responsible for providing legal advice and support to Zevia on a wide range of corporate issues and legal matters in support of business activities with a focus on securities and corporate governance.

Responsibilities

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Coordinate the preparation of SEC reports pursuant to the 34' and 33' Acts, including Form 10Ks, 10Qs, 8Ks, proxy statements, and registration statements in collaboration with Finance, Accounting and HR.
• Administer Section 16 filings for reporting persons and record keeping process.
• Assist with capital market transactions, including public and private equity and debt offerings, due diligence, and financing transactions for the Company and related entities.
• Coordinate the annual meeting of stockholders, including preparation of annual meeting documents.
• Handle quarterly related party transactions tracking and update the related questionnaire annually.
• Maintain compliance with SEC and NYSE rules including changes to the NYSE listing manager.
• Maintain the entity management database for Section 16 compliance.
• Assist with the preparation of board materials and resolutions, board and shareholder consents, and officer and secretary certificates for the Company and related entities.
• Manage the transfer agent, including stockholder issues and dividend notices.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of Class B shares for Class A share exchanges.
• Maintain corporate minute books and records and other legal files, including the electronically shared legal database.
• Perform legal research and special projects as necessary.
• Assist with the development of company policies to mitigate risks on industry-specific issues, corporate governance matters, or regulatory affairs.
• Manage the Legal Team's technology initiatives and platforms including billing platforms, enterprise risk management (ERM) platforms, and others as necessary.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school and admission to the bar of at least one state and in good standing.
• Four (4) years of law firm and/or in-house experience with understanding of a corporate legal department in a public company.
• Four (4)+ years of experience with securities law and corporate governance.
• Proficiency in legal research and analysis.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills; capacity to explain complex legal concerns and matters to non-legal colleagues.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Direct experience dealing with senior management.
• Analytical focus - evaluate documents, interpret meaning and communicate data/trends appropriately.
• Problem solving abilities- identifies and solves for difficult to complex problems and offers effective solutions.
• High ethical standards and professional integrity.
• Developing relationships and interpersonal savvy - building rapport, cultivating relationships and driving collaboration across broadly defined business teams.
• Highly organized and detail oriented.
• Motivated, fast-learner, and ability to work well within a team or individually in a fast-paced business environment with tight deadlines.
• Ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive information
• Supervisory Responsibility
• This position does not currently have supervisory responsibilities
• Work Environment
• This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely involves standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.
• Physical Demands
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to ten (10) pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to twen

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Location: Flexibility to be a hybrid role (Encino, CA) or Remote

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