General Counsel

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FanDuel Sports Network’s mission is to build a transformative sports platform, anchored by the most exclusive and relevant live professional games, which provides fans a year-round opportunity to engage with content and communities they are most passionate about.

The Position:
We are currently seeking General Counsel with extensive experience practicing law, preferably in an in-house capacity. The general counsel will serve as our primary advisor on all legal matters, guiding company policy to reflect legislative changes and statutory compliance. As a key member of the senior leadership team, this individual will provide guidance and input on legal matters of the highest profile, impact, complexity, and/or sensitivity. The General Counsel will engage and partner with a variety of business leaders to shape and execute on FanDuel Sports Network’s legal, business, and operational strategies and protect the interests of our customers, stakeholders, and employees and further the company’s revenue and growth goals.

This position is based in New York metropolitan area (offices in NYC and Southport, CT).

Role Objectives:

• Lead overall strategy to provide expert services and counsel on all legal matters, including but not limited to team and league rights management, distribution, privacy, intellectual property, labor and employment and mergers and acquisitions.
• Deliver on general contract matters, including but not limited to services agreements, production related agreements, talent agreements, software and other technology related agreements, licensing, and programming agreements, third party rights clearances, distribution agreements, contract summaries, confidentiality, and general contract matters.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards to ensure FanDuel Sports Network's compliance and mitigate potential risks.
• Lead team strategy to handle general litigation, pre-litigation claims, and all related matters.
• Select, manage, and oversee external counsel to provide legal advice and services when necessary. Manage relationships and budget to ensure effective use of external resources.
• Provide legal oversight and counsel on all partnership deals and potential M&A activity.
• Lead geographically distributed team of attorneys and paralegals.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Juris Doctorate Degree from an accredited law school and active bar membership
• Minimum of 15 years of legal experience in a media or sports company or related law practice including at least 10 years of experience leading a functional area.
• Proven skill negotiating and drafting complex, sports and entertainment related agreements.
• Demonstrated commercial and business acumen, preferably in environment of operating and scaling a business.
• Solutions oriented, creative problem solver with exceptional risk assessment and analysis skills.
• Prior experience managing, mentoring, coaching, developing, and motivating successful teams.
• Strong collaboration and team skills, bringing an overall business mindset and approach to getting effective results.
• Superior interpersonal skills - ability to effectively communicate with and influence across all levels of management and staff, as well as external business contacts and lawyers.
• Ability to quickly shift from strategic to tactical.

The base salary compensation range for this role is $500K - $600K.  Final compensation for this role includes an annual discretionary bonus.

Full time positions are eligible for benefits that include participation in a retirement plan, life and disability insurance, health, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, sick leave, vacation time, personal time, and parental leave.

FanDuel Sports Network, Independently Owned & Operated by Diamond Sports Group, L.L.C, is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About us:

Diamond Sports Group LLC, an independently managed and unconsolidated subsidiary of Sinclair FanDuel Sports Network, Independently Owned & Operated by Diamond Sports Group, L.L.C, owns the Regional Sports Networks (RSNs), the nation’s leading provider of local sports. Its 17 owned-and-operated RSNs include: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit, FanDuel Sports Network Florida, FanDuel Sports Network Great Lakes, FanDuel Sports Network Indiana, FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City, FanDuel Sports Network Midwest, FanDuel Sports Network New Orleans, FanDuel Sports Network North, FanDuel Sports Network Ohio, FanDuel Sports Network Oklahoma, FanDuel Sports Network SoCal, FanDuel Sports Network South, FanDuel Sports Network Southeast, FanDuel Sports Network Southwest, FanDuel Sports Network Sun, FanDuel Sports Network West, and FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin. The FanDuel Sports Network RSNs serve as the TV home to many MLB, NHL and NBA teams based in the United States.

FanDuel Sports Network also has a joint venture in Marquee, the home of the Chicago Cubs, and a minority interest in the YES Network, the local destination for the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Nets. Diamond RSNs produce approximately 5,000 live local professional telecasts each year in addition to a wide variety of locally produced sports events and programs each year.

If you like growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

It is the policy of Bally Sports to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Bally Sports will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.