Associate Counsel

Responsibilities

• Draft, negotiate, review and track various commercial contracts, including sponsorship agreements, suite lease agreements, vendor contracts, non-disclosure agreements, event agreements, governmental contracts, etc.
• Research various legal questions (e.g., within Club's contracts or MLS/NFL policies, or under applicable law) and provide clear recommendations to internal staff
• Manage and advise on various intellectual property matters, including content and music licensing, trademark and copyright issues
• Manage and advise regarding various data privacy and consumer protection matters
• Draft and update various contract templates
• Manage, provide training for and enforce various organizational policies (including Academy and youth protection policies, document retention policy, litigation hold policy, etc.)
• Contribute to litigation management, including responsibility discovery requests, litigation holds and subpoena responses
• Interface with the applicable leagues' legal departments in a variety of areas and develop strong understanding of applicable league policies
• Advise in the areas of corporate governance, employment practices, human resources and general business practice compliance
• Ensure compliance with applicable international, federal, state and local laws and regulations
• Participate in special projects and perform various other tasks that may be assigned from time to time by the General Counsel or other senior internal clients
• Maintain an understanding of the external environment and industry trends (revenue/cost drivers, levers, competitive situations)
• Foster an environment that promotes the sharing of knowledge and best practices, and build on learning to create value for the organization
• Promote positive, collaborative internal culture
• Position requires routine face-to-face personal interaction with staff throughout the organization personnel, so job responsibilities must generally be performed in-person and not remotely

Part of the Haslam Sports Group portfolio, the Columbus Crew is seeking an Associate Counsel with corporate legal experience to contribute to all aspects of the legal department across the Columbus Crew (MLS) and Cleveland Browns (NFL) clubs. The Associate Counsel position is based in Columbus and the primary focus will be legal work for the Crew. The Counsel's primary responsibilities will include drafting, negotiating, and reviewing commercial contracts;

active and strategic management of various Club and league policies (including the Crew's Academy and youth protection policies); litigation management; and advising internal clients on various legal matters, including with respect to intellectual property, employment, ticketing and privacy.

Haslam Sports Group is a values-driven organization committed to unifying people through sports and entertainment. We aim to bring our fans and our communities best-in-class experiences and teams that consistently deliver results. We give back to our region to drive positive change as stewards of true community assets.