Franchise Legal Coordinator

We have a great opportunity for a motivated and successful legal support professional! As Franchise Legal Coordinator with Winmark, you will be in an environment that supports your ongoing growth and development, and gives you the opportunity to support a growing and successful franchise organization with a broad-spectrum of franchise and compliance administrative responsibilities. 

In this collaborative role you will prepare, send, monitor and maintain records related to franchise and state/province compliance matters, inclusive of agreements and renewals and providing compliance reporting. agreement processes.  You will leverage your organizational skills and strong attention to detail, and be a collaborative partner with our Franchise Development, Legal and Operations teams to assist in documentation and communication.  A successful candidate must be able to work effective independently, and willing to be a team player that can flex to business needs. This position reports to the Director of Legal Operations.

Winmark Corporation is a premier, nationally recognized franchisor of over 1,300 resale retail stores in North America, including Once Upon A Child®, Plato’s Closet®, Play It Again Sports®, Music Go Round® and Style Encore®.

Primary qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree Business, or related field, or comparable work experience.
• 2-4 years’ experience in an administrative support role,  with preferred experience in a legal and/or contract management support role.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel or comparable programs.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills required with strong phone presence.  Must display a high degree of professionalism, tact, confidentiality and diplomacy.
• Strong organizational and time management skills required with attention to detail being of crucial importance.  Must be able to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Positive attitude, great customer service skills and collaborative approach.
• Paralegal certificate desirable, and/or experience or knowledge of franchising desirable, but not required.

This is an onsite position at Winmark’s Plymouth, Minnesota location. Annual salary is $45,000 - $60,000 DOQ, plus discretionary profit-sharing and great benefits package.

At Winmark Corporation you will work in collaboration with others who are passionate about cultivating strong relationships and those who want to make a positive influence on communities, while making a sustainable impact on the world. At Winmark you will discover what it’s like to work for a company where taking care of our people is genuinely a top priority – where we seek out those looking for a career, not just a job, and we offer exceptional benefits.

In exchange for your talent, Winmark offers rich health and welfare benefits such as a low premium, low deductible health plan, dental insurance, company-paid life and short-term disability insurance, generous paid time off, profit sharing, 401(k) retirement plan, and more. Open doors, relationships and take care of our people are essentials of the Winmark culture. If you’re looking to surround yourself by people that help you become your best you, then let’s connect!

Skills: Compliance Reporting, Written Communication, Franchising, Attention to Detail, Contracts Administrators, Legal, Document Preparation.

Keywords:  paralegal, legal secretary, legal assistant, administrative assistant, administrative support, documentation specialist, office coordinator, administrative specialist, executive assistant, secretary, contract administrator