Family Dollar Stores has named Beth MacDonald to the position of vice president, assistant general counsel, and assistant secretary. MacDonald will report to Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Jim Snyder.

MacDonald joined Family Dollar in 2010 as divisional counsel, securities and was promoted to assistant general counsel in April 2011. Prior to joining the company, she was a partner in the Charlotte office of Alston & Bird, where she provided legal advice on corporate and securities law matters to a number of public companies as outside counsel.