Legal Counsel

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking an enthusiastic Legal Counsel who has an interest in sports, media, technology and marketing to join our dynamic in‑house legal team. You will be part of an international team of lawyers, working on projects that support our diverse portfolio of exciting online gaming brands and related businesses operated by Leo Vegas Group across multiple jurisdictions, as part of MGM Resorts International.

Working from our offices in Newcastle, this role will sit specifically within the Commercial & IP arm of the Leo Vegas Group legal team. This is a growing team of nine legal professionals who are located in Malta and Newcastle. We also have legal team members in our Stockholm and Gibraltar offices who you would work alongside at a group level.

Our ideal candidate would be someone who can hold their own, values responsibility, and is willing to get involved in a wide variety of work including contract negotiations, but who also has some experience in intellectual property work. We can be flexible on this, and a keen interest and willingness to learn more about intellectual property will suffice. Our ultimate goal is for you to work closely with stakeholders in our brand and marketing teams, advising on any IP aspects of new campaigns that they are working on to promote our products across all forms of media globally, amongst other matters.

You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of high‑value commercial agreements such as sponsorship deals including with sports teams, marketing agreements with media/creative agencies and celebrity/influencer agreements across all markets that the group operates in. In the past 12 months alone we have negotiated deals with several renowned partners in the sporting world. For sports enthusiasts, the legal work at Leo Vegas Group is as exciting as it gets!

The Commercial & IP team are also responsible for consumer‑facing terms and conditions, group insurance matters, commercial litigation, employment law issues and more! You will work closely with stakeholders across the entire commercial arm of the business and on business expansion projects. As we continue to evolve, you will help support and drive the growth of our existing brands ensuring the business remains agile and continues to build on the success of recent launches throughout 2025 and beyond.

• COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS
  • Draft, review and offer guidance on a variety of commercial contracts including sports sponsorship deals, marketing agreements (with broadcasters, media agencies and creative agencies), non‑disclosure agreements, affiliate and consultancy agreements and any other legal documentation as required, negotiating such agreements directly with third‑party suppliers.
  • Collaborate with professionals across various departments, build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and raise awareness around key commercial legal risks and mitigations.
  • Deliver presentations and training to stakeholders to assist with up‑skilling and improving their understanding of the importance of contracts and legal processes and procedures being adhered to.
  • Support with improving existing and development of new precedent/template agreements and/or legal processes to ensure that the legal team is streamlining its workload and offering an efficient service to the business, whilst also ensuring that the business is adequately protecting itself from risk.
• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MATTERS
  • Support with a range of intellectual property matters including:
  • Reviewing potentially infringing domain, trademark and app watch service reports, determining next steps and monitoring progress of these matters to ensure a satisfactory outcome for the business.
  • Responding to queries received from stakeholders in the commercial team as to appropriate use and risk mitigation when using third‑party intellectual property in marketing campaigns.
  • Producing guidance documents or presentations on the use of IP in marketing, including in the run‑up to any major sporting events such as football tournaments, the Olympics etc.
  • Liaising with external counsel, the MGM Resorts IP Team and other…