Corporate Counsel

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

About Us

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.

Summary

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.

What You’ll Do 

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.

What We're Looking For

• 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 twenty-five (25) pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

Full-time, Exempt

Travel

Ad hoc travel as necessary.  Not a travel role.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be eligible to work in the U.S.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

What We Offer

• A collaborative environment, where everyone contributes and delivers
• A place where you can grow, develop and learn
• Competitive compensation that includes a base salary, discretionary bonus and stock options. See below for range.
• A comprehensive benefits package which includes:
  • An array of medical plans
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Group Life Insurance
  • Short-term disability + Long-term disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts: Medical, Dependent and Limited Use
  • Health Savings Account
  • Accident Insurance
  • Critical Illness Insurance
  • Hospital Indemnity Insurance
  • Legal Insurance
  • Travel Assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Pet Insurance
  • 401k Plan (Traditional and Roth)
  • Vacation, Personal/Sick Days, and Holidays
  • Professional development contributions
  • And of course, all the Zevia you can drink!