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.