Corporate Counsel

Pardon Our Interruption•Bellevue, WA

18d•$106,000 - $160,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a skilled attorney to join our Legal team. As Corporate Counsel supporting the Play! Pokémon program and Esports, you will help create unforgettable player experiences—safely, fairly, and globally. Your work ensures that every event, from a local Prerelease to a major international tournament, runs smoothly within the framework of Pokémon’s policies and brand standards and in compliance to local laws and regulations. In this role, you’ll be the legal backbone helping Pokémon deliver magical player experiences, supporting the world‑class events, thriving global communities, and competitive programs that bring Pokémon fans together across the globe. Job Summary: The Legal team at The Pokémon Company International seeks an attorney to serve as front-line legal support and commercial counsel for our Play! Pokémon program and Esports business teams. This person will work closely with and advise internal partner teams on business, contractual, and regulatory issues. The person should be able to build and maintain a reputation for delivering timely, reliable, accurate, and thorough advice to our business partners. Developing strong relationships with Legal and other stakeholder teams in Bellevue and London is also critical to this role.

Requirements

Bar license in good standing; admission to the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) or other state bar required; if admitted to other state bar, must successfully register with the WSBA.
J.D. from an accredited law school or equivalent degree.
3+ years experience as an attorney (private practice, government or in-house).
Exceptional drafting, negotiation, communication (written and verbal), and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrable experience innovating new processes to streamline operations and increase efficiency, transparency, and comprehension between business partner and legal teams.
Demonstrable experience working in building close and collegial working relationships with team members in aligned or related support areas.
Experience working with multinational corporations and a strong ability to facilitate cross-cultural communications.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally for fixed event dates and provide on-site legal support that requires standing or walking for the duration of the conventions, which can be multiple days.

Nice To Haves

Experience in advertising or marketing law, sweepstakes and competitions, intellectual property transactions, or data privacy is preferred.
Experience with children's advertising and consumer protection law is a plus.
Experience working in-house with a company in the interactive entertainment industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

Provide legal guidance on a diverse range of marketing and regulatory activities for the Organized Play and Events business units, who run our Play! Pokémon program and Esports business.
Review sweepstakes, competitions, activations, promotional, and other consumer facing materials to ensure compliance with applicable global laws and policy (including FTC Guidelines, CARU Guidelines, internal company guidelines, and other industry standards and practices).
Exercise sound legal judgment under time pressure, rapidly distilling and analyzing issues to deliver clear, actionable, and pragmatic guidance.
Draft and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements including vendor, entertainment and media licenses, team participation and licensing agreements, and sponsorship agreements (directly and in coordination with Contract Specialists or other legal team members).
Develop tools, policies, processes, resources, and playbooks for use by the legal department and business partners, balancing compliance, efficiency, speed and scale with pragmatism and integrity.
Travel (domestic and international) occasionally to provide on-site legal support at various events.