Director of Legal Affairs

Started in 1989, Duluth Trading Company exists to enable hard-working individuals to take on life with their own two hands. Folks that revel in doing it the hard way and celebrate finding a better way. We seek talented individuals who share these beliefs and are excited to further the Duluth Trading legacy with a digital-first mindset, always moving forward and always innovating.

From ingenious Duluth workwear, to comfortably capable Buck Naked Underwear, to outside-embracing AKHG, to meticulously built and sourced Best Made, it’s all about the innovative gear and gadgets that equip customers for a more hands-on way of life.

Top-notch quality, immersive storytelling, outstanding customer service, and the shared belief that the go-all-in-and-dig-deep spirit exists with everyone are what sets Duluth Trading Co. apart. We seek talented folks looking to be part of a can-do team that’s hellbent on helping the world to gear up, get its hands dirty, and do.

Work Environment:

At Duluth Trading Company, we fundamentally believe in strong in-person interactions as our culture thrives when we learn, create, and collaborate with each other. We also believe that the future of work at Duluth Trading Company includes flexibility. The position will be based in our corporate headquarters, near Madison, WI, but it will offer a hybrid work arrangement allowing the flexibility to work a couple of days a week from home.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead/Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Adopt the organization’s values in personal work behaviors, decision making, contributions, and interpersonal interactions.
• Contribute to a positive work environment by demonstrating cultural expectations, influencing others to reward performance, and valuing "can do" people; accountability; diversity, equity, and inclusion; flexibility; continuous improvement; collaboration; creativity; and fun.
• Oversight of legal affairs for the company
  • Prepare and organize board meeting materials and governance communications in collaboration with Director of FP&A and Chief Accounting Officer
  • Act as Assistant Secretary for the company and manage corporate secretary duties
  • Consult with Chief Accounting Officer on stock ownership administration and SEC research
  • Own corporate policy development, review, and maintenance. I.e. delegation of authority, etc.
• Manage activities to negotiate vendor contracts, financing arrangements, contract service level agreements and NDAs across all departments
• Advise, review, and make recommendations to customer facing information, marketing, and promotional materials in accordance with applicable rules, policies, procedures and controls to mitigate compliance risks
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders regarding data privacy and compliance related topic
• Partner with outside Intellectual Property counsel on registration, maintenance and protection of trademarks, patents and other creative license agreements
• Maintain and administer equity ownership program and other public company equity registration needs
• Oversee real estate lease coordination including lease negotiations and on-going maintenance
• Oversee legal aspects of corporate transactional matters, including M&A, corporate finance, and other facilities related transactions
• Partner with outside counsel with an eye toward driving business goals and providing world class counseling, while effectively managing time and cost

What We’re Looking For:

• Juris Doctor Degree from an accredited law school required.
• License in good standing to practice law.
• 5 years of experience as an in-house or private practice attorney
• Demonstrated experience legal knowledge and experience with matters related with a publicly traded retail organization.
• Knowledge of U.S. and global privacy legislation such as CCPA and GDPR
• Advanced experience with written and verbal communication skills and high integrity.
• Demonstrated experience supporting the business and solving problem without compromising integrity or fiduciary obligations
• Demonstrated experience utilizing sound judgment and apply logical and critical thought processes when developing and recommending solutions and provide constructive advice in situations where laws are uncertain and evolving.
• Excellent interpersonal skills. An individual who can work with a range of internal and external business and legal professionals and manage multiple priorities.
• Capacity to influence, negotiate and create solution to problems.
• Demonstrated experience to acquire working knowledge on new subjects within short time frames.
• Solid project leadership capabilities and desire to develop people management skills.

Duluth Headquarters Benefits and Perks

As we continue to grow Duluth Trading Company and its house of brands, the perks have perked up, too. We’ve boosted an already impressive benefits package to include: unlimited paid time-off, 12-week full-pay parental leave, paid holiday time for the important observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth, flexible schedules, and more! Why’d we go all out? Because our pursuit of a better way means that when it comes to great talent, better perks are a given.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.