Ypê

Mid-Level Attorney

Ypê

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: São Paulo • Brazil

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About the role

  • Serve as the legal interface with public entities, participating in hearings and sessions and advising internal teams to ensure actions comply with applicable legislation and tax regulations.
  • Support the formalization of the company’s contractual relationships by drafting contract templates and response documents to public entities, ensuring adherence to compliance rules and mitigation of tax risks.
  • Assist in negotiating third-party contracts by technically reviewing drafts and contributing to the mitigation of legal and tax risks, in alignment with the company’s internal policies.
  • Draft responses to legal and tax inquiries, providing information and documents necessary for the company’s judicial and administrative actions, and coordinating with external law firms.
  • Handle resolution of cases before public bodies, including tax matters, preparing and reviewing documents such as powers of attorney, unilateral terms, and related instruments.
  • Continuously monitor tax legislative changes and recent jurisprudential developments to ensure compliance and advise internal areas on regulatory impacts.
  • Manage the company’s trademark and patent registrations, mediate negotiations with clients and suppliers, and implement preventive measures to avoid unnecessary litigation.
  • Draft and review contracts, powers of attorney, declarations, drafts and other documents related to the company’s legal and tax relationships, representing the company in lawsuits, hearings, proceedings, and trials.
  • Provide preventive guidance to internal teams on tax impacts of operations and contracts, support the structuring of tax planning, and interpret tax rules to ensure legal certainty and tax efficiency.
  • Support the management of administrative and judicial tax proceedings, prepare defenses and appeals, assist in managing tax liabilities, and participate in negotiations of debts with public authorities.
  • Assist in implementing internal controls and corporate governance policies, ensuring traceability, contingency prevention and compliance with regulatory and tax requirements.
  • Support the legal department’s institutional communications by producing content and executive reports that reinforce the company’s image as a reference in compliance and legal responsibility; develop guidance materials and internal campaigns on legal and tax topics to promote a culture of prevention and compliance.
  • Apply practices of responsible consumption and natural resource preservation in accordance with the company’s HSE policies, understanding environmental impacts and emergency response procedures.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Law (required).
  • Active membership in the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) — national registration required.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office is desirable.
Benefits
  • Monthly grocery hamper.
  • Company cafeteria: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
  • Medical and dental insurance plans.
  • "Cuidar" Program: health care and social assistance for you and your family.
  • Meal allowance.
  • Year-end Christmas hamper and children’s gift kit.
  • PPR - Profit-sharing (performance-based bonus).
  • Payroll-deductible loan option.
  • Tuition assistance/scholarship program.
  • Educary - Youth and Adult Education program.
  • Life insurance coverage up to 24 times the monthly salary.
  • Gym benefit (Wellhub).

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
contract draftinglegal researchtax compliancenegotiationdocument reviewcase resolutiontax planningcorporate governanceinternal controlslegal writing
Soft skills
advisorycommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingorganizationalpreventive guidanceanalyticalattention to detailinterpersonalstrategic thinking
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in LawBrazilian Bar Association membership (OAB)