Associate Counsel

At Fanatics Commerce, we’re more than just a leader in licensed sports merchandise – we’re a team united by a relentless passion for our fans and a commitment to innovation. We live by our BOLD Leadership principles: We Build Championship Teams, we’re Obsessed with Fans, we embrace a Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit, and we approach every challenge with a Determined and Relentless Mindset. If you’re ready to contribute to a dynamic, fast-paced environment that thrives on collaboration and growth, we want you to be part of our team.

ROLE OVERVIEW

Fanatics Commerce is seeking an experienced (6+ years) business-minded attorney to assume the role of Associate Counsel, providing a variety of complex commercial legal services, including contract drafting, negotiation and interpretation, and executive advisement.  This role will report to the Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs, and will be a key member of the Fanatics Commerce legal team. 

Candidates must be able to demonstrate significant experience supporting commercial activities from a legal and strategic perspective, including being responsible for drafting and negotiating key agreements as part of cross-functional working groups and advising senior business executives on a wide range of issues. The successful candidate will demonstrate the skills necessary to use high-level communication skills, both oral and written, to effectively communicate with various levels of leadership and staff, across functions and in various settings.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Act as the primary point of contact for multiple business units.
• Review, analyze, draft and negotiate a wide range of complex commercial transactions including partnerships, licensing, manufacturing, distribution, MSAs and vendor agreements.
• Manage legal aspects of a variety of key partnerships, including maintaining relationships with key partners’ legal and business teams. 
• Provide strategic counsel on emerging legal and business developments.
• 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.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

• 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 six (6) 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.
• Demonstrated experience in transactional legal matters, including drafting and negotiating business development agreements, 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.

WHERE YOU'LL WORK AND WHAT'S REQUIRED

• Based out of our offices in Atlanta, GA, Tampa, FL, or Jacksonville, FL. 
• Hybrid schedule: three days a week in office, with the option to work from home the other two days.