Associate Counsel

GENERAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Review, analyze, draft and negotiate a wide range of complex commercial transactions including licensing, sublicensing, co-branding, personal services, MSAs and vendor agreements. 
• Manage legal aspects of a variety of key partnerships, including with professional athletes, sports teams and leagues. 
• Advise senior executives on contractual and other legal considerations for the day-to-day operation of the Fanatics Commerce business. 
• Oversee legal support staff in management of ordinary course contracting matters.
• Develop and implement business-appropriate policies, programs, and best practices.

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Law degree, such as a Juris Doctor or other comparable degree from an ABA-accredited law school (or international equivalent). 
• Current license to practice law in the appropriate jurisdiction.
• At least five (5) years of legal professional work experience at a major law firm and/or in-house at a major corporation, directly advising senior leadership clients on complex corporate, commercial, business, and transactional matters.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Demonstrated experience in transactional legal matters, including drafting and negotiating license agreements, personal services agreements and wide range of commercial contracts.
• Combination of experience at a law firm and in-house directly advising senior business clients on complex commercial, business, and transactional matters.
• Independent self-starter with a proven track record of effectively managing and prioritizing a high-volume workload and working well under pressure in a fast-moving and often-changing environment.
• Exercise excellent judgment and initiative, project management, and time management skills to successfully drive projects to completion.
• Problem-solving skills that demonstrate ability to critically evaluate and analyze issues and recommend well thought-out and/or creative solutions.
• Effectively deals with issues that are complex, confidential, and sensitive in nature.
• The successful candidate will have strong leadership skills with passionate commitment to foster a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative culture to deliver high impact legal and business results.

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally. 

Fanatics Commerce is a leading designer, manufacturer, and seller of licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods. It operates a vertically-integrated platform of digital and physical capabilities for leading sports leagues, teams, colleges, and associations globally – as well as its flagship site, www.fanatics.com.

Fanatics Commerce has a broad range of online, sports venue, and vertical apparel partnerships worldwide, including comprehensive partnerships with leading leagues, teams, colleges, and sports organizations across the world—including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, Formula 1, and Australian Football League (AFL); the Dallas Cowboys, Golden State Warriors, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Chelsea FC, and Tokyo Giants; the University of Notre Dame, University of Alabama, and University of Texas; the International Olympic Committee (IOC), England Rugby, and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

At Fanatics Commerce, we infuse our BOLD Leadership Principles in everything we do:
· Build Championship Teams
· Obsessed with Fans
· Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit
· Determined and Relentless Mindset