Associate Counsel

Who We Are: IMG is a leading global sports marketing agency, specializing in media rights management and sales, multi-channel content production and distribution, brand partnerships, strategic consulting, digital services, and events management. It powers growth of revenues, fanbases and IP for more than 200 federations, associations, events, and teams, including the National Football League, English Premier League, International Olympic Committee, National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, ATP and WTA Tours, the AELTC (Wimbledon), Euroleague Basketball, CONMEBOL, DP World Tour, and The R&A, as well as UFC, WWE, and PBR.

Working Conditions: Permanent, London Chiswick Park Mon - Fri, 9am-5pm

What You'll Do:

• Supporting the business (predominantly IMG, but also across TKO) by providing commercially sound advice on legal issues in relation to commercial and revenue generating opportunities.
• Pro-actively working with the legal team (London and International colleagues) to ensure that best practice and knowledge is understood, shared and utilised amongst the team.
• Advising clients on terms that are as robust and favourable as possible to IMG/TKO.
• Liaise with the business so that commercial, pragmatic and salient advice and guidance on business opportunities and risk can be followed at all times.
• Working pro-actively and closely with the business to ensure that colleagues are aware of the importance of involving the Legal team at the outset in any commercial opportunity or discussion.
• Assisting with new projects as and when they arise.

Please Note:

• Occasional travel to other offices in London will be required.
• Occasionally there will be early or late calls to facilitate meetings and briefings with the wider global legal team.
• You may also be required to work some unsociable hours to meet business deadlines.

Key Results Areas: The role will involve a mix of Media, Production, Brand Partnerships and Events work on a range of sports properties, across our owned, managed and commercially represented portfolio.

You Have These:

• Mandatory:
• Fully qualified Solicitor
• 1-3 years PQE
• Experience of drafting general commercial contracts.
• Worked in a commercial environment.
• Training in top tier legal practice.
• The ability to assimilate and understand salient points of commercial opportunities with both speed and accuracy.
• Excellent written and spoken English with a meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to juggle and prioritise a varied and heavy workload with the ability to plan ahead.
• Able to work to deadlines with efficiency and accuracy.
• Able to communicate clearly and concisely with clients of all levels both internally and externally.
• Team orientated and focused.
• Ability to develop a rapport with immediate and wider colleagues.
• Disciplined, hard-working and committed.
• An enthusiasm for and interest in sport, media and entertainment.

• Desirable:
• Experience of drafting media rights/production, sponsorship, supplier and agency representation contracts.
• Experience of working with cultural and sports organisations.
• Experience of working with high level executives in own and client/customer organisations.
• Has an interest in sport, media and live events.

TKO EEO Statement: TKO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding non-discrimination in employment. TKO makes employment decisions based on merit and qualifications, without considering an employee’s or applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under federal, state or local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the Company has facilities. TKO also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state or local laws.