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Dollar Tree Stores

Assistant General Counsel, Store Operations - onsite

Dollar Tree Stores, Chesapeake, Virginia, United States, 23322

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The Assistant General Counsel, Store Operations is part of the Legal Department's Merchandise, Operations, and Supply Chain Law Group whose primary responsibility is providing legal support to the Dollar Tree Store Operations department. This position involves working closely with the Store Operations team to provide legal advice, training and business solutions for various operational issues, including regulatory compliance, governmental investigations and inquiries, and facility related issues. The position works daily with internal business partners, outside counsel, vendors, and governmental agencies on a wide variety of legal regulatory and operational issues.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

Legal advisor for the company's Store Operations Department for various matters, including:

General legal advice

Advisor on laws and regulations affecting Store Operations, including product evaluation and development and compliance programs

Advisor for various commercial disputes impacting the Store Operations team.

Legal advisor to the company's Asset Protection Department.

Manage pricing investigations and inquiries by various governmental entities.

Assist in product recalls and withdrawals from a store operational perspective.

Train Store Operations team on various operational legal issues.

Position Requirements

Office work environment, 40+ work hours per week

Education: Juris Doctorate

Experience: 7-10 years legal background. Bar membership in good standing with at least one state and eligible to be issued a Virginia Corporate Counsel Certificate, if not a member of the VA Bar. Retail experience preferred.

Ability to travel 20%

Job Related Skills

Excellent communication skills are critical to the job function--communicating with and building relationships with internal business partners, vendors, and outside counsel. Part of this communication is employing good judgment.

Strong analytics, problem-solving, multi-tasking and prioritization capabilities

Capacity to operate both strategically and tactically as needed

Attention to detail and accuracy

Computer Skills

Intermediate to advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office desktop applications, inclusive of Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook. Exposure to web-based applications including web forms, portals and workflow tool

Location Chesapeake, Virginia

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Legal

Industries

Retail

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