At L.L.Bean, we believe the outdoors brings out the best in all of us. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging and creating safe, inclusive spaces where everyone feels welcome—both here and Outside. We value individual differences and are dedicated to maintaining an inclusive work environment where everyone can bring the best of their experience and talents and truly thrive.
In this important role, you will support the administrative and operational functions of L.L.Bean’s in-house legal team, with a focus on intellectual property, licensing, and sustainability. You’ll play a key part in helping the legal department run efficiently while ensuring compliance and alignment with our brand values and regulatory obligations.
Responsibilities:
Conduct legal and regulatory research on various topics through independent research, industry calls and benchmarking, and suggest appropriate actions in response.
Monitor emerging state environmental and sustainability regulations at the state, federal, and international levels (e.g., Cal-Prop 65, PFAS, EPR-packaging/textiles, CA’s TCFD, emissions reporting); attend industry meetings (RILA and AAFA) and assess current and future business impact.
Assist in preparing sustainability-related disclosures and reports, including data collection, validation, and public-facing documents.
Develop and maintain documentation for sustainability-related compliance programs, including SOPs and training materials.
Handle both routine and non-standard regulatory filings, such as city-level business licenses (e.g., weights and measures) and state-level sales data reporting (e.g., stuffed articles).
Handle intellectual property monitoring and enforcement, facilitate trademark searches, and assist with managing the IP portfolio.
Assist in managing compliance matters across the organization, such as in the categories of marketing and product safety.
Additional research/benchmarking and tasks as assigned.
Health and Safety Requirement: Every employee is responsible for contributing to a safe and healthy workplace. Employees are expected to be active participants in health and safety by following all safety policies and procedures, reporting unsafe conditions or at-risk behaviors to leadership, and conducting work in a safe manner. Those in a leadership role are also expected to model safe behaviors, evaluate risk, and ensure that risks are reduced to acceptable levels.
Education Level: 4-Year Bachelors Degree
Years of Experience: 3+ years
Skills and Qualifications:
Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
Strong verbal and written communication skills. Communicates professionally in all communication forms.
Excellent attention to detail.
Strong problem-solving skills, results orientation, and focus on analytical thinking.
Strong organizational skills and proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects or priorities.
Ability to collaborate cross-functionally.
Knowledge of regulations and reporting standards preferred.
If you care about the outdoors, joining L.L.Bean is a great way to feel good about what you do. Our benefits package makes a good thing even better, with programs and perks designed to support your health and financial goals. Plus, maintaining a healthy work-life balance and re-charging outside are all part of the plan.
If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you'd be great at this role, we'd love to learn more about you! At L.L.Bean, we believe the outdoors brings out the best in all of us. We strive to reflect this every day in our commitments to employees and partners and in our efforts to promote belonging.
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Welcome to the outside. The official LinkedIn for L.L.Bean. #BeanOutsider L.L.Bean, Inc. is a leading multi-channel merchant of quality outdoor gear and apparel. Founded in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean, the company began as a one-room operation selling a single product, the Maine Hunting Shoe. While its business has grown substantially, the company remains committed to the same honest principles upon which it was built – a focus on the customer, continuous product improvement and innovation, respect for people, and preservation of the natural environment. The 220,000 sq. ft. Flagship campus of stores in Freeport, Maine is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and welcomes more than three million visitors each year. L.L.Bean can be found worldwide on http://www.llbean.com/ and in over 160 countries via the catalog and website. http://www.llbeancareers.com http://www.llbeanbusiness.com While exploring job opportunities, we recommend you use caution to prevent against internet, email and telephone scams which have become increasingly prevalent. Some of these scams seek to entice victims to pay money or divulge sensitive personal information via fake interviews, employment applications or even offer letters. Please keep the following in mind if you are seeking employment with L.L.Bean: • An L.L.Bean employee will not solicit candidates through a non-L.L.Bean email address or phone number (such as Yahoo, Hotmail or Gmail). • Positions posted on external sites (such as LinkedIn or Indeed) should also appear on llbeancareers.com, if legitimate. • L.L.Bean will never ask for personal information early in the interview process (such as your social security number, national insurance number, date of birth, bank account information, or other sensitive personal information). This information is only required after L.L.Bean offers you a job and you accept the position. [email protected] • Bank information will not be collected prior to the first day of employment.
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