Corporate Counsel

Company Overview:

Ocean State Job Lot (“OSJL” and “Company”) is a leading $850 million general merchandise retailer operating over 150 stores in the Northeast and a $75 million shopping center business with OSJL as the anchor tenant in over 50% of its centers. At OSJL, we are committed to providing exceptional value to our customers while championing positive change in our communities and inspiring a more responsible model for retail. 

Job Description:

The Corporate Counsel will lead and assist the General Counsel, Associate General Counsel and other Corporate Counsel at the Company in the provision of all legal work for the Company.  Familiarity with corporate law, real estate law and/or litigation is preferred, but not required.  The Corporate Counsel will also work closely with the Company’s outside counsel in all legal matters that are outsourced.

Key Responsibilities:

The Corporate Counsel role provides legal advice to the Company on a variety of matters, including, but not limited to:

• Negotiate, review and enforce contracts for the Company
• Advise the Company on other regulatory, licensing and permitting matters
• Advise the Company on general liability and workers’ compensation matters, and work with the Company’s risk management department and outside counsel in determining strategy for cases and settlement possibilities
• Advise the Company on intellectual property, product and advertising issues
• Advise the Company on all labor and employment matters, including, but not limited to, Company policies and procedures, FMLA, ADA, workers’ compensation, and discrimination and sexual harassment issues
• Advise the Company on benefit matters, including ERISA, wellness programs and 401k plans
• Advise the Company on real estate matters, including purchase and sale agreements, due diligence and closings for new store locations and investment real estate, drafting tenant leases, tenant defaults, collections and evictions.  Advise the Company on issues with its landlords, including CAM issues, landlord maintenance issues and landlord disputes
• Manage outside counsel on outsourced litigation matters
• Effectively utilize virtual means to communicate efficiently and work independently under remote conditions as applicable

Qualifications:

• Admission in one or more bars of the States of Rhode Island, Massachusetts and/or Connecticut is required and willingness to take additional bar exams as desired by the Company is encouraged, including the States of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and/or Vermont.
• 3-5 years of experience in a legal environment is required.
• Proficiency in drafting and editing contracts is required.
• Experience with general liability and workers compensation matters is preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment, as a member of a team, and ability to effectively manage multiple projects and priorities is required.
• Willingness to expand knowledge base to additional legal areas is required.
• Proficient with Google platform (i.e. Sites, Slides, Drive, Docs, Sheets).
  
  

Work Environment:

• Work primarily in the company locations, in a climate controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential. Sedentary, and frequent near vision use for reading and computer use.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• Hybrid: Some work may be completed outside of the Company locations, with at least three (3) days a week in the Corporate Office. The role is responsible for setting up a professional and ergonomically safe work environment and to be available during working hours. The role may also bring their own device/s to complete all work (e.g. all computer hardware and software, including audio and video capabilities for virtual meetings; and reliable Internet connection with ability to access the Google platform for virtual meetings and applications used for work).
  
  

This job description does not list all the duties of the job.  You may be asked by supervisors or managers to perform other job duties and tasks, some of which may be essential to the position.  Leadership has the right to revise this job description at any time.  The job description is not a contract, either express or implied.  You are an at-will employee, meaning either you or the Company may terminate your employment at any time, with or without notice.

The annual salary range for this position is between $120,000.00 - $145,000.00. Salary commensurates with years of experience.

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Salary : $120,000 - $145,000