Legal Analyst

Overall Job Summary

This role is responsible for supporting the Legal team’s Merchandising and Marketing practice through legal and factual research, coordination of legal intake, preparation of attorney-ready summaries and draft materials, and facilitation of communications with internal business partners, outside parties, and regulatory agencies. Under the supervision of counsel, this role partners closely with Merchandising, Marketing, Product Development, and other internal stakeholders to support a high volume of legal matters and to develop organized, accurate, and timely information for legal review and business decision-making.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Min 5%)

• Review contracts, product, merchandising, marketing, promotional, labeling, packaging, and vendor-related materials to identify issues requiring attorney review and gather needed for legal analysis.
• Coordinate legal intake with internal business partners, vendors, agencies, and other stakeholders, including collecting supporting materials and facilitating attorney review of vendor onboarding, promotions, advertising, intellectual property, and related business matters.
• Monitor and research legal and regulatory developments, affecting merchandising, marketing, promotions, advertising, intellectual property, and related commercial matters, and prepare concise summaries for attorney review.
• Assist attorneys in identifying legal and business risks by comparing proposed contract revisions, business requests, and supporting materials against company positions, prior drafts, playbooks, and attorney guidance, and escalate material deviations or unresolved issues for review. 
• Collect, organize, verify, and maintain matter-related facts, contract versions, issue lists, stakeholder comments, deadlines, deliverables, approvals, and supporting documentation to ensure complete and accurate matter files for attorney review.
• Prepare first drafts and revised drafts of routine legal documents and communications, including correspondence, emails, summaries, redlines, trackers, agency communications, and other materials for attorney review and approval.
• Respond to routine inquiries regarding legal process, matter status, requested documentation, and next steps, and communicate attorney-approved guidance and requests in a clear and professional manner, coordinating with attorneys on matters involving legal interpretation, escalations, disputes, or agency communications.
• Manage retention of legal documents and confidential materials in accordance with Company policies and Legal Department practices, and support the maintenance and improvement of related workflows, templates, trackers, and other standard resources.
• Support internal business partners by helping clarify legal process, documentation needs, and attorney requests, and by communicating attorney-approved guidance and next steps in a clear and professional manner.
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of the Legal team’s Merchandising and Marketing practice.

Required Qualifications

Experience: 1-3 years of experience in a corporate environment or Licensing/Compliance position. Retail experience preferred

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Legal Studies, Paralegal Studies, or related field is preferred. Paralegal certification or equivalent legal support training is a plus.  Any suitable combination of education and experience will be considered.

Professional Certifications:

Preferred knowledge, skills or abilities

• Strong organizational and matter-management skills.
• Ability to prioritize daily tasks in order to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively and productively both independently and with attorneys, business partners, vendors, and other internal and external stakeholders. 
• Strong communication skills. Comfortable conversing with external and internal contacts via telephone.
• Ability to exercise judgement/discretion in handling confidential, sensitive, and privileged information and in recognizing matters that require attorney review or escalation.
• Detail-oriented approach to work with strong proofreading, document review, issue-spotting, and follow-through skills.
• Strong analytical and research skills, including the ability to gather, organize, and synthesize legal, regulatory, and business information into clear and practical summaries for attorney review.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office, particularly Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word, with the ability to prepare organized trackers, summaries, reports, and redlined documents. 

Working Conditions

Physical Requirements

Disclaimer

This job description represents an overview of the responsibilities for the above referenced position.  It is not intended to represent a comprehensive list of responsibilities.  A team member should perform all duties as assigned by his/ her supervisor.

Company Info

At Tractor Supply and Petsense by Tractor Supply, our Team Members are the heart of our success. Their dedication, passion, and hard work drive everything we do, and we are committed to supporting them with a comprehensive and accessible total reward package. We understand the evolving needs of our Team Members and their families, and we strive to offer meaningful, competitive, and sustainable benefits that support their well-being today and in the future.

Our benefits extend beyond medical, dental, and vision coverage, including company-paid life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, and family planning resources such as adoption and surrogacy assistance, for all full-time Team Members and all part-time Team Members. Part time new hires gain eligibility for TSC Benefits by averaging at least 15 hours per week during their 90-day lookback period. The lookback period starts the first of the month following the date of hire. If the 15-hour requirement was met, the benefits eligibility date will be the first day of the month following 4 months of continuous service.

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