Company Description You may know us as Wonderful Pistachios, FIJI Water, POM Wonderful, JUSTIN Wine and Halos Citrus, but we’re all Wonderful and we are seeking an experienced corporate transactional attorney to join our extensive in-house team.
As compared to many other in-house groups, our lawyers actually do the overwhelming majority of the legal work instead of just managing outside counsel.
This allows our lawyers to continue to expand their legal skills, while developing their business skills and learning the unique risk profiles of our individual businesses.
Our lawyers are sought after across our businesses as go-to problem solvers and are highly regarded as such.
Additional perks include not having to bill hours, no pressure to get or retain clients, and a reasonably consistent and predictable work schedule, involving limited travel.
Job Description The Wonderful Way: Handle large complex deal work (without outside counsel) at top-tier firm quality with a business-minded approach Act as lead lawyer on M&A and financing deals, responsible from the initial stages of the deal through post-acquisition integration, including structuring transactions, drafting and negotiating agreements, running due diligence, and managing teams of attorneys, paralegals and business people Negotiate and draft documents for a wide variety of complex business transactions involving both domestic and international issues including purchase and sale agreements, joint venture agreements, financing documents, distribution agreements, license agreements, service agreements, supply agreements and lease agreements Structure and document new agreements and relationships with strategic partners Advise business units on corporate and finance matters Qualifications The Wonderful You: 10+ years of broad-based complex transactional experience (including M&A and financings) in a top-tier law firm.
Demonstrated ability to run complex M&A transactions as the lead attorney Experience drafting and negotiating complex deal documents Background with foreign transactions is a plus Experience working as a lead attorney on large and small projects Ability to provide business-minded legal advice to business unit executives Demonstrated excellent judgment, common sense and ability to work well with colleagues and clients Ability to provide top-quality, proactive, accurate and effective legal support in a fast-moving environment with minimal supervision Experience with licensing matters is a plus Strong academic credentials, excellent analytical, organizational, verbal and written skills required.
JD from top tier law school.
Must be a member in good standing of the State Bar of California.
COVID vaccination and booster will be required for this position unless candidate has a legally valid exemption Hybrid work schedule Additional Information Wonderful’s Dedication to You: Competitive benefits package including Medical (including 24/7 online access to a physician), Vision, Dental and 401k with match eligibility Opportunity for development and internal mobility Manager and leadership training, weekly L&OD webinars, and eLearning offerings Training in continuous improvement and project management Wonderful Giving (wonderfulgiving.com)
– allowing you to donate company money to a cause of your choice Company focus on wellness and health including virtual yoga and mindfulness classes Headquartered in Los Angeles, The Wonderful Company is a privately held $5 billion company dedicated to harvesting health around the world through its iconic consumer brands.
The company’s 10,000 employees worldwide are committed to bringing consumers everywhere the freshest, most wholesome pistachios, citrus and pomegranates; bottling the finest water and wines; and creating colorful bouquets that are sure to touch the heart.
This commitment is reflected in the company’s market share: Wonderful Pistachios® is America’s No.
1 tree nut and America’s fastest-growing snack; Wonderful® Halos® is the No.
1 mandarin orange in America; POM Wonderful® is the No.
1 100% pomegranate brand in America; FIJI® Water is America’s No.
1 premium imported bottled water brand; JUSTIN® Wine has the No.
1 Cabernet Sauvignon in California; and Teleflora® is the world’s leading floral delivery service.
The Wonderful Company’s connection to consumers has health at its heart and giving back at its core.
The company has a long-standing commitment to corporate social responsibility, including more than $1 billion invested in environmental sustainability; $65 million in charitable giving, education initiatives, and innovative health and wellness programs each year; and $143 million toward the construction of two charter school campuses in California’s Central Valley.
To learn more about The Wonderful Company, its products and its core values, visit www.wonderful.com, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
To view the current Corporate Social Responsibility report, visit www.wonderful.com/csr.
The Wonderful Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer.
We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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