Legal Counsel

Report to: Legal Manager
Main purpose:
Support the Legal Manager with legal matters for the VN Foods MU to ensure compliance with local regulations and Pepsico Policy; manage contracts and provide standard contract templates and routine legal correspondence.
Accountabilities:
Give legal advice:
- Provide legal advice related to basic legal matters on Sales, Marketing, Operation, HR, Procurement and Agro after consulting with Legal Manager
- Actively work on issues that arise from day-to-day business, suggest solutions to minimize potential risk and report to the Legal Manager
- Assist Legal Manager to review ongoing cases and other documentation to identify risks.
Contracts/Documents:
Contracts:
- Initially review contracts, provide input to contracts/agreements to correct the possible problems and ensure that all contracts/agreements are in compliance with PepsiCo policy and local regulations;
- Prepare more complex contracts as instructed by the Legal Manager;
- Independently prepare standard contract templates for other functions
- Keep track of and maintain list of all contracts signed.
Other documents:
- Keep track of all administration documents including powers of attorney, official letters and other documents of legal function.
- Draft/review official letters of other functions that are sent out to authorities, partners, suppliers, customers, employees, etc., to ensure that the official letters are in compliance with laws and represent PepsiCo’s best interests.
- Review and provide input on promotions and registrations of Marketing team to ensure marketing and advertising activities are in compliance with the laws.
- Prepare power of attorneys for the authoritized employees of the company.
Regulatory compliance:
- Formulate compliance check-lists to remind and give awareness to other departments on complying internal policies and Vietnamese regulations.
- Provide training to Company employees on complying with Company’s internal policies and Vietnamese regulations.
Permit/License:
- Within the scope of the Legal function, prepare all necessary documents related to applications of licenses of the Company (e.g., branch/representative office, etc.) to ensure the compliance and renewals of required licenses.
- Partner with other functions to submit the applications and follow up until the licenses are issued.
- Liaise with competent authorities as needed.
Training:
- Translate training materials
- Keep track of attendees list
- For FCPA and other Legal function training: Prepare participant list, partner with HR function to schedule and organize trainings
Others:
- Conduct legal research and provide monthly updates of legal changes
- Follow up expenses and payment of legal functions (operation cost/T&E, etc.)
- Other tasks assigned by the Legal

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Law University graduation
• Ability to work with different people in different functions at all levels
• Have knowledge about Vietnamese laws and regulations
• Must be well organized and accurate in work
• 4-6 years relevant experience, preferably in the FMCG industry
• Optional: working towards obtaining legal certificate
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in both Vietnamese and English
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality about all legal matters
• Maturity and good judgement
• Strong sense of ethics

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