Strategic Legal Assistant — Drafting, PM & Growth

Dollar Tree, Inc.; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 61,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Learning budgets

Weekly coaching

Job summary

Dollar Tree is hiring a Legal Assistant in Newport News, VA. The role focuses on owning documentation and workflows, partnering with a close team to support general operations and legal processes.

The ideal candidate has about 5+ years of hands-on experience in a general role, with strong ability to manage priorities under tight deadlines, and a track record of turning stakeholder asks into actionable legal plans. Salary range $61,000 - $87,000 plus stock options and coaching.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in a general role.
• Experience managing competing priorities under tight deadlines.
• Experience building trust in a corporate environment.

Responsibilities

• Stitch together Legal Project Management and Legal Research into one workflow.
• Maintain high attention to detail while managing competing demands.
• Hand off contract drafting work clearly and efficiently.
• Support the broader Dollar Tree mission with additional duties.
• Challenge assumptions to avoid expensive mistakes.
• Translate stakeholder asks into a clear Legal Document Management plan.

Skills

Legal project management

Legal research

Contract drafting

Attention to detail

Prioritization

Job description

Dollar Tree is hiring a Legal Assistant in Newport News, VA. The role focuses on owning documentation and workflows, partnering with a close team to support general operations and legal processes.

The ideal candidate has about 5+ years of hands-on experience in a general role, with strong ability to manage priorities under tight deadlines, and a track record of turning stakeholder asks into actionable legal plans. Salary range $61,000 - $87,000 plus stock options and coaching.