Senior Managing Counsel, Ceremonies & Content

Senior Managing Counsel, Ceremonies & Content

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LA28 is the independent, non-profit, privately funded organizing committee for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We are on a singular mission to create an Olympic and Paralympic Games that celebrate all that this city and country have to offer, delivering an unparalleled experience for athletes, fans, partners and our community.

The 2028 Games mark the return of the Summer Games to the U.S. for the first time in 32 years and Los Angeles’ third time hosting an Olympic Games and first time welcoming the Paralympic Games. This presents the unique and exciting opportunity to celebrate our legacy with the Games and push the Olympic and Paralympic Movements forward, writing a new chapter of Games history in Los Angeles.

Putting on an Olympic and Paralympic Games is a team sport. To build a Games unlike any the world has seen before, we need the best team in place – a team full of diverse perspectives, experiences and expertise. We are guided by the following set of values and behaviors – optimism, integrity, excellence, inclusion, co‑creation and boldness – and look forward to hearing about how your past experiences align with them.

• Steady stream of self-directed analytical work, drafting, meetings, and complex decision-making.
• Provide time-sensitive business and legal advice to the creative and production teams.
• Negotiate terms, paper and review all varieties of contracts, including above‑ and below‑the‑line talent agreements, equipment rentals, wardrobe and props paperwork, production services agreements, leases, venue agreements, etc.
• Opine on and finalize key clearance documents, IP licenses, and music rights.
• Establish and enforce standard legal operating procedures with outside production company, including clearance training, use of standardized legal agreements and tracking of intellectual property.
• Prepare confidentiality agreements, waivers, consents, legal memoranda and/or other correspondence and strategic projects, as required.
• Assist with the management of communications and relationships with LA28’s business and strategic partners.
• Review, understand and ensure alignment with all relevant corporate/stakeholder documents (including Host City Contract and Operational Requirements, Olympic Charter, Code of Ethics, etc.).
• Supervise, monitor and assist in the career development of any junior attorneys and/or paralegals.
• Work with outside counsel on matters requiring specialty support.
• Ensure compliance with applicable international, federal, state and local laws and regulations.
• Keep current on industry-wide legal trends and developments.
• Support and collaborate with all members of the legal department on identified business transactions and legal matters.

• Minimum 7+ years’ legal experience, with at least 4 years’ transactional entertainment contract matters required.
• Concrete understanding of entertainment practices, intellectual property, business contracting, negotiations, and transactional principles.
• Extensive experience in one or more of the following focus areas is required: musician/artist performer agreements, guild rules and agreements, clearance and/or music licensing, business and legal affairs for live media/sports events, and/or theatrical/television production.
• Prior law firm and/or in‑house entertainment experience.

• Superior analytical skills; capable of prioritizing assignments, recognizing concerns and providing alternative solutions.
• Continuously able to make sense of complex and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Consistently able to adapt approach and demeanor in real time to match the changing demands of different situations and executives.
• Positive and team‑oriented, with a respectful and collaborative attitude.
• High level of personal integrity, professional ethics and reliability; must maintain strict confidentiality.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the skill to communicate clearly…