Thompson Fellowship Program

Overview

At PepsiCo, you'll find the opportunity to grow your career, make an impact, and help shape what's next. As one of the world's leading food and beverage companies, our beloved brands - including Gatorade, Lay's, and Quaker - help create smiles with every sip and bite. Behind our products is a connected system that starts with how we source and grow ingredients alongside farmers and extends to how we make, move, and deliver products while driving positive impact for our business and communities.

At the heart of PepsiCo are our people: professionals who bring curiosity, drive, and fresh thinking, working together to turn ideas into action. Across functions, teams, and markets, we collaborate to solve challenges, unlock new opportunities, and create meaningful impact for our consumers, customers, and communities.

No matter your role, you'll be part of a connected community where your contributions matter, your voice is heard, and your development is supported. With opportunities to grow, belong, and smile, PepsiCo offers more than a place to build your career - it offers the chance to help create what's next.

Locations: Purchase, New York or Plano, Texas

Overview:

The Larry D. Thompson Fellowship Program honors the legacy of Larry D. Thompson, former General Counsel of PepsiCo, distinguished public servant, and lifelong mentor to aspiring attorneys. Throughout his career, Mr. Thompson demonstrated that effective lawyers do more than solve legal problems. They serve as trusted advisors, exercise sound judgment, uphold the highest ethical standards, and help organizations act responsibly. In his book Quiet Counsel, Mr. Thompson emphasizes the importance of preparing future leaders to navigate complex legal and business challenges with wisdom, integrity, and purpose.

Inspired by these principles, the Larry D. Thompson Fellowship Program invests in the next generation of legal leaders by providing first-generation,1 law students with meaningful exposure to in-house legal practice, professional development opportunities, and mentorship from PepsiCo attorneys. Now in its tenth year, the Program offers fellowships to first-year law students and is designed to foster leadership, professional growth, and a commitment to ethical and responsible legal practice.

Responsibilities

The 2027 Thompson Fellowship Program ("Program") is a 9-week summer fellowship that provides first year law students with meaningful exposure to the practice of law in a global corporate environment. Through substantive legal assignments, mentorship, networking opportunities, and professional development programming, Fellows will gain insight into the role lawyers play as trusted advisors who help organizations navigate complex legal and business challenges with sound judgment, integrity, and purpose.

Consistent with the leadership principles championed by Larry D. Thompson, Fellows will have opportunities to engage with attorneys and business leaders across PepsiCo, develop practical legal skills, and learn how legal professionals contribute to ethical and responsible decision-making. Fellows will work at PepsiCo's headquarters in Purchase, New York or Plano, Texas and will be exposed to a variety of legal and business functions, including:

• Corporate Governance, Finance & Securities
• Litigation
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Labor / Employment
• Human Rights
• Privacy
• Intellectual Property
• Regulatory
• Marketing
• Sales
• Compliance & Ethics
• Public Policy & Government Affairs

Compensation & Timeline: Thompson Fellows will participate in a 9-week summer fellowship program and receive a weekly stipend of $2,000, less applicable taxes and withholdings. The Program is expected to run from late May through late July 2027, with specific dates to be communicated to selected Fellows in early 2027.

Required Application Materials:

• Current Resume
• Submit a written response of no more than 500 words to the following prompt:

Describe a time when you faced a difficult decision involving competing interests, values, or priorities. Explain how you approached the decision, the factors you considered, and what the experience taught you about judgment, integrity, and leadership. Drawing on those lessons, describe what you hope to gain from the Larry D. Thompson Fellowship Program and how you would use the experience to grow as a lawyer and future leader.

• 1L Transcript (if it is not available by the application due date, please send it to ThompsonFellowship@pepsico.com as soon as it is available).

Application Instructions:

Combine the required materials listed above into a single PDF file labeled in this order [last name, first name, preferred PepsiCo headquarters location]. Upload to the Resume Upload section of the application.

For example: DOE, JANE, PLANO TX or DOE, JOHN, PURCHASE NY

Only applications that comply with these application instructions will be considered for the Program.

Qualifications

• First-generation, first-year law student in good standing at an ABA-accredited law school in the U.S.
• Strong academic achievement.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Be eligible to work in United States without work authorization sponsorship now or anytime in the future.
• A first-generation college student is defined as a student whose parents or legal guardians have not completed a four-year degree.

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