Associate Counsel

Fanatics Inc•Tampa, FL

68d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Fanatics Commerce, we're more than just a leader in licensed sports merchandise - we're a team united by a relentless passion for our fans and a commitment to innovation. We live by our BOLD Leadership principles: We Build Championship Teams, we're Obsessed with Fans, we embrace a Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit, and we approach every challenge with a Determined and Relentless Mindset. If you're ready to contribute to a dynamic, fast-paced environment that thrives on collaboration and growth, we want you to be part of our team. ROLE OVERVIEW Fanatics Commerce is seeking an experienced (6+ years) business-minded attorney to assume the role of Associate Counsel, providing a variety of complex commercial legal services, including contract drafting, negotiation and interpretation, and executive advisement. This role will report to the Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs, and will be a key member of the Fanatics Commerce legal team. Candidates must be able to demonstrate significant experience supporting commercial activities from a legal and strategic perspective, including being responsible for drafting and negotiating key agreements as part of cross-functional working groups and advising senior business executives on a wide range of issues. The successful candidate will demonstrate the skills necessary to use high-level communication skills, both oral and written, to effectively communicate with various levels of leadership and staff, across functions and in various settings.

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 six (6) 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.
Demonstrated experience in transactional legal matters, including drafting and negotiating business development agreements, 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.

Responsibilities

Act as the primary point of contact for multiple business units.
Review, analyze, draft and negotiate a wide range of complex commercial transactions including partnerships, licensing, manufacturing, distribution, MSAs and vendor agreements.
Manage legal aspects of a variety of key partnerships, including maintaining relationships with key partners' legal and business teams.
Provide strategic counsel on emerging legal and business developments.
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.

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