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Form of workA quick summary about the Associate Counsel role:
The Associate Counsel will assist the SVP & General Counsel and Associate General Counsel to provide contract management and legal support and service to the Orlando Magic organization and its affiliates. This includes administering the contract management system, reviewing, drafting, negotiating, managing, and interpreting the Magic’s business contracts and operational agreements; and ensuring compliance with applicable law and NBA/ECHL/GLeague/2KLeague rules and regulations.
The Associate Counsel will assist the SVP & General Counsel and Associate General Counsel to provide contract management and legal support and service to the Orlando Magic organization and its affiliates. This includes administering the contract management system, reviewing, drafting, negotiating, managing, and interpreting the Magic’s business contracts and operational agreements; and ensuring compliance with applicable law and NBA/ECHL/GLeague/2KLeague rules and regulations.
What the Associate Counsel will focus on:
- Primary responsibility for agreement, amendment, and payment authorization process for the ticket sales department.
- Primary responsibility for training ticket sales staff on information needed for agreements
- Review, draft, and interpret sponsorship, premium seating, and marketing agreements.
- Review, draft, and interpret promotions, contests, and sweepstakes rules.
- Review, draft, interpret and manage event agreements and third-party vendor agreements.
- Review, draft, interpret, and manage broadcast agreements, waivers and releases for organizational events.
- Review sales and marketing promotional materials.
- Research various legal issues and provide written and verbal legal opinions as needed.
- Assist with the development of company policies and procedures.
- Administer contract management system.
- Performs analysis of relevant NBA/ECHL/GLeague/2KLeague rules, regulations, and governance documents;
- Conduct legal research and advise the organization on various regulatory issues, keeping current on changes in the law and proposed legislation affecting the organization.
- All other duties as assigned.
- J.D. degree from an accredited law school required.
- License to practice law in the state of Florida or ability to register as Authorized House Counsel required.
- Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university required.
- 2-4 years of legal experience required.
- Law review participation preferred.
- Full-time work experience or internship with the legal department of another sports organization preferred.
- Fundamental understanding of corporate, sports, intellectual property, privacy, and contract law.
- High level of commitment to quality work product and organizational ethics, integrity, and compliance.
- Judgment and discretion to protect the confidentiality/privacy of others, and company documents and records.
- Strong interpersonal skills including ability to communicate effectively with a variety of contacts, including outside attorneys, senior management and business associates.
- Intellectual curiosity and strong research, analytical, and investigative skills; ability to document and present findings in a clear and concise manner.
- Proficient in all Microsoft Office products, DocuSign and/or Ironclad, and other related computer skills required.
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and work well under pressure.
- Strong organizational skills, time management skills and attention to detail required.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with an emphasis on business writing skills.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks/projects.
- Ability to work independently without supervision, be self-directed and demonstrate initiative.
- Strong team synergy skills and ability to work collaboratively with others whom you have no direct authority over.
- Excellent ability to establish rapport with others and ability to build strong interpersonal relationships.
- Exhibit good judgment and decision-making skills.
- Willingness to work a flexible schedule including nights and weekends and be on-call as necessary based on the changing priorities of the department.
What we offer you:
- Competitive total rewards
- Staff tickets
- 18 days of personal time off per year + 13 holidays (that is 31 paid days off year!)
- Reduced summer work hours (every other Friday off)
- Fantastic benefits that include: medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company matching
- Company sponsored events & outings
- Culture built on Community, Innovation, Legendary and Teamwork!
- None
Please note that this is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned. The Orlando Magic are not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at the Orlando Magic via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written Statement of Work in place for this position from Orlando Magic HR/Recruitment will be deemed the sole property of the Orlando Magic. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by the Orlando Magic as a result of the referral or through other means. The Orlando Magic is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation, parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, any other non-merit based factor or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our leadership team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please visit http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/poster.cfm
