Legal Assistant

Location: Must live within 90 miles of PepsiCo's Plano, TX office. Role is HYBRID. New hire should expect to be in office 2-3 days per week. 

The Legal Assistant role will provide support to the PepsiCo North America Commercial legal team providing guidance to PBUS and PFUS business teams, including helping support local retail and foodservice customers, distributors, culinary innovation, and various other projects. This role will report to the Director, Legal, PepsiCo North America.

• Assisting in the preparation and review of various Customer agreements across Foodservice and Retail channels
• Respond to inquiries from internal customer teams on sales contracts and/or other retail matters
• Support cross-functional teams to help mutually resolve issues regarding existing or pending customer agreements, culinary innovation projects, and other projects as assigned
• Daily engagement and collaboration with internal business teams (sales, finance, marketing, etc.) and various members the PepsiCo law department
• Supporting the PepsiCo North America commercial legal team with other projects as assigned

Compensation & Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $64,300 - $107,650.
  
• Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
  
• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
  
• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.
  

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Previous law firm or in-house legal experience is highly preferred.
• 2+ years’ experience as a legal assistant handling contracts required, sales contracts preferred.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented and proactive.
• Strong research skills.
• Strong proofreading skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, PDF and Excel.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Effective time management skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work under pressure and multi-task.
• Strong teamwork mentality.

Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity

If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law & EEO is the Law Supplement documents. View PepsiCo EEO Policy.

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