Counsel - Merchandise and Proprietary Products

7 Eleven

$80K — $120K *
Enon, OH 45323In-Person
Retail & Consumer Goods
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school
  • Active State Bar membership in good standing
  • 4+ years of relevant transactional legal experience
  • Experience in retail, fresh food, or consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries
  • Knowledge of private label products, retail promotions, and franchise relationships

Responsibilities

  • Provide legal counsel on complex business transactions for merchandise and private brand teams
  • Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including supplier and merchandising contracts
  • Deliver timely legal advice aligned with business goals
  • Collaborate with merchandising, procurement, marketing, and product teams on sales and distribution initiatives
  • Assess legal risks and develop solutions to support business strategies
  • Manage and coordinate external counsel as needed
  • Ensure compliance with laws impacting merchandising and marketing

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment within a well-established legal team
  • Opportunity to manage complex transactions in a fast-paced setting
  • Engagement with cross-functional business teams
  • Focus on delivering practical, business-oriented legal solutions
  • Involvement in the growth of merchandise and private label brands
Full Job Description


Job Summary:

7-Eleven, Inc. is seeking an experienced transactional attorney to join our collaborative and well-established legal team. This role will provide critical legal support to the company’s merchandise and proprietary (private label) brands initiatives, partnering closely with cross-functional business teams to drive efficient and compliant commercial outcomes.

This position is ideal for an attorney who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can deliver practical, business-oriented legal solutions while managing complex transactions and competing priorities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide legal counsel on complex business transactions supporting merchandise and private brand teams
  • Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including supplier, merchandising, and development contracts
  • Deliver timely, pragmatic legal advice aligned with business objectives
  • Partner closely with merchandising, procurement, marketing, and product teams on initiatives impacting product sales and distribution
  • Advise on legal risks and help develop practical solutions to support business strategies
  • Manage and coordinate external counsel as needed
  • Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations impacting merchandising, product development, and marketing

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school
  • Active State Bar membership in good standing
  • 4+ years of relevant transactional legal experience
  • Retail, fresh food, or consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry experience
  • Familiarity with: Private label and branded products, Retail promotions and funding structures, Franchise relationships, Intellectual property matters, Product labeling, marketing, and regulatory requirements

Pay: $0.00 - $0.00 Annual

If an hourly or salary range is included in this ad it represents the range 7-Eleven in good faith believes is the range of compensation for this role at the time of this posting. The Company may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in this state. This range may be modified in the future. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, long-term incentive compensation, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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