In-house counsel, Business

About Us

Trilliant Food & Nutrition is a leading, vertically integrated manufacturer of premium coffees and powdered beverages, proudly headquartered in Little Chute, Wisconsin. With a legacy rooted in quality, innovation, and service, Trilliant delivers branded and private label solutions across retail, food service, and e-commerce channels.

Horseshoe Beverage Company, based in Neenah, WI, is a leading ready-to-drink beverage manufacturer dedicated to delivering an exceptional beverage experience. By combining industry-leading talent, cutting-edge equipment, and a vertically integrated supply chain, we drive innovation and consistently deliver the highest quality products to our customers—first and fast.

Our brand portfolio includes Victor Allen’s®, Dutch Bros® beverages and Nurri™, our better-for-you protein beverage line. We are passionate about beverages – and about building a team that’s just as energized. We invite you to explore opportunities at Trilliant or Horseshoe, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings.

We believe talented, great people are the building blocks of our success. We believe in finding the right people, with the right attitude, and providing them with opportunities to excel.

The In-House Counsel will serve as a critical business partner to Finance, Operations, Sales, Marketing, HR, and Executive Leadership. This role provides broad legal support across the organization, with an immediate focus on contract management and a long-term path toward a General Counsel function. The ideal candidate is proactive, business-minded, highly organized, and eager to build scalable legal processes that strengthen our operational rigor and support our growth.

The successful candidate will demonstrate outstanding interpersonal skills, a team-first mentality, strong business acumen, and a willingness to elevate standards across the organization.

• Draft, review, and facilitate negotiation on a wide range of commercial agreements, including supplier agreements, raw material supply contracts, equipment manufacturer agreements, vendor/distributor agreements, co-manufacturing agreements, professional services contracts, and customer agreements.
• Develop a systematized, standardized approach to contract execution, ensuring consistency, clarity, and alignment with business objectives.
• Implement and manage a contracts database for storage, tracking, renewal management, and compliance monitoring.
• Identify conflicts between Trilliant’s standard terms and counter party terms, escalating business-critical decisions to appropriate leaders.
• Ensure all critical vendors and customers have current, accurate contracts in place; maintain visibility into obligations, renewal cycles, and compliance requirements.
• Communicate contract status, risks, and required actions to internal stakeholders with transparency and timeliness.
• Support cross-functional teams by interpreting contract terms, advising on obligations, and ensuring adherence to contractual requirements.

• Serve as the internal point of contact for legal questions related to commercial operations, risk, compliance, and business strategy.
• Provide practical, business-oriented legal guidance that supports speed-to-market while protecting the company’s interests.
• Prepare and organize legal documents, summaries, and notes to support decision-making and documentation of matters.
• Participate in weekly meetings with designated executive committee members to drive the legal and contract agenda.

• Manage relationships with external counsel, ensuring efficient use of resources and alignment with business priorities.
• Determine which matters can be handled internally versus those requiring specialized external expertise.
• Evaluate and optimize outside counsel partnerships, including opportunities for consolidation, rate negotiation, and improved workflow efficiency.
• Balance cost-effectiveness with risk mitigation to ensure high-quality legal outcomes.