Senior Counsel, Business & Legal Affairs

Reporting to: Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Head of People Operations

About the UFL:

The UFL is the premier spring football league that is the result from the merger of the XFL and USFL. Led by UFL President and CEO, Russ Brandon and Executive Vice President of Football Operations, Daryl Johnston.

The UFL is a fan-first, fast-paced professional football league with innovative rules and enhanced in-game access, creating a highly engaging and entertaining experience for fans, and a new opportunity for players to play the game of football.

The league will launch with eight teams and a ten-week regular season schedule, with a postseason consisting of two Conference Championship games and a UFL Championship game. The league is divided into two conferences: USFL (Birmingham Stallions, Houston Roughnecks, Memphis Showboats, Michigan Panthers) and XFL (Arlington Renegades, D.C. Defenders, San Antonio Brahmas, St. Louis Battlehawks).

About the Position:

The Senior Counsel, Legal & Business Affairs will work closely with the Business & Legal Affairs team to facilitate the management of all phases of legal advice for the business and football operations of the UFL, including negotiating and drafting agreements related to all parts of the organization. This role will also be responsible for working with the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Head of People Operations (SVP) in counseling senior executives and internal client groups on various legal, business and risk management matters.

The successful candidate will be eager and experienced, detail-oriented, and must specifically excel in high visibility, fast-paced, high-stress and “roll-up-your-sleeves” environments. He/She will have significant transactional/commercial contract experience at a law firm and will also have a proven track record of skillfully navigating deals and successfully negotiating on behalf of a company.

What you will do

• Work closely with the SVP to serve as a go-to legal service provider.

• Draft and support execution of various agreements across the organization, including technology agreements, service provider agreements, consulting agreements, event contracts, sweepstakes rules, marketing partnerships, sponsorships and other sales agreements, pro-social/community service agreements, strategic digital agreements and various licensing agreements; providing strategic legal and business counsel in negotiating and structuring.

• Provide counsel on issues of strategic importance to the organization, and as appropriate, contribute to the corporate strategy planning process.

• Support the company’s extensive efforts to protect all forms of its intellectual property, including its patents, trade secrets, trademarks and copyrights; assisting in the management of the company’s IP portfolio.

• Support the development and dissemination of policies that will ensure that the company is in compliance with all laws, regulations and rules that may apply to the company’s activities; specifically working to ensure compliance with privacy, antitrust, corporate conduct, equal opportunity, environment, anti-corruption, consumer regulatory, and other laws, rules and regulations.

• Actively champion the company’s ethics and integrity by visibly and regularly educating company employees on the company’s compliance policies and overseeing the company’s implementation of those policies.

• Stay abreast of market and industry trends in the various sports and entertainment sectors.

• Manage legal processes, procedures and protocols for all functions of the organization.

• Provide legal support to the organization’s health & wellness program and medical services practices.

• Performing other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

What you will bring

• 5+ years of legal and business affairs experience with increasing levels of responsibility. At least 3+ years of law firm experience required with additional in-house experience preferred.

• Extensive commercial transactional experience in a broad range of subject matters.

• Self-motivation and deal-savviness with demonstrated ability to take initiative and offer a high level of customer service.

• Adept at working in a dynamic, fast-paced start-up environment.

• Creative, business-friendly approach to problem solving.

• Strong academic credentials from an ABA accredited law school and bar admission.

• Excellent academic background.

• Experience practicing with a top tier law firm.

• Outstanding negotiating, drafting and proactive client-service/support skills, as well as a high level of comfort providing business-savvy legal counsel in an entrepreneurial environment.

• An organizationally sophisticated self-starter able to perform duties with minimal supervision.

• Solution-oriented approach and philosophy, exceptional written and verbal communication skills, exceptional attention to detail, sound judgment, outstanding interpersonal and analytical skills, exceptional organization and management reporting skills and the ability to handle multiple projects at one time.

• Ability to collaborate proactively with multiple departments across the company and its multiple lines of business.

Other duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Additional Details

• Primarily works in a remote office and/or an office environment but may include attending select games and events in UFL team markets.

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

• Minimal Travel (<10% travel): May be required to travel.

• Ability to work a flexible schedule inclusive of weekends, nights and holidays required.

• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The UFL maintains a strong policy of equal opportunity in employment. It is our objective to recruit, hire, and retain the most qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic or status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Our equal employment philosophy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, compensation, benefits, training, promotions, transfers, job benefits, and terminations.