Associate Counsel

About the Role

This role provides legal and business affairs advice in support of the NFL's international growth strategy. It serves as a key member of the NFL's London-based legal team and the broader global Legal Department, providing primary legal support to the League's European offices, business operations and International Games activities, while also supporting broader international initiatives. The role involves collaborating with colleagues across the legal team in London and New York and managing multiple priorities across jurisdictions and time zones.

Key Responsibilities

• Structuring, drafting and negotiating contracts to support the NFL's growing international work streams, including International Games, International club marketing initiatives, International Player Development Programmes, International Flag Football Programmes
• International Sponsorship and Licensing activities and the day-to-day activities of the international offices.
• Providing robust legal advice and risk mitigation strategies in an efficient and effective manner to the international operational and commercial teams.
• Supporting the Senior Counsel responsible for international legal matters in overseeing the European and broader international legal workload, including independently leading material matters
• Acting as a senior day-to-day legal contact for European stakeholders and deputising on appropriate matters.
• Supporting the NFL's Head of Privacy to ensure the NFL's international activities comply with relevant privacy laws and applicable League policies.
• Monitoring legal developments and updating template documents to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and best practice.
• Managing outside counsel in relevant international markets.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• 2-5+ years of commercial transactional experience as a qualified solicitor gained at a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department.
• Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills.
• Experience driving compliance with data privacy laws, including a foundational knowledge of the GDPR and other international privacy regulations.
• Comfortable leading matters independently, exercising sound commercial judgment, and collaborating closely with colleagues across the legal team in London and New York while managing multiple priorities across jurisdictions and time zones.
• Must be collaborative, personable and able to work effectively with a broad spectrum of different people.
• Must be able to adapt to rapidly developing business initiatives, multiple competing priorities and inconvenient time zones.

Preferred Skills

• Previous experience with sports law.
• Previous in-house experience.
• Previous experience advising or working for a US company.
• Foreign languages.

Workplace

• The role requires onsite presence at an NFL office or stadium location.
• Remote and/or hybrid working options are not offered.
• No relocation assistance will be provided.
• Periodic travel to NFL offices, including NY headquarters and international offices, and international events is required.

Benefits & Perks

• Comprehensive benefits offerings are available.

About the Company

The NFL is committed to building an inclusive work environment that reflects its fan base and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to status as protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws. Its core values are respect, integrity, team responsibility, and resiliency. Its leadership attributes include building talent, executing, inspiring, living our values, knowing the business, and thinking big.

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