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.