Senior Legal Counsel

THE TEAM is proud to provide representation and marketing services to talent, brands and properties across 28 countries and more than 70 cities worldwide. Shaped by our belief in the unifying power of sports, music and entertainment, THE TEAM leads with intelligence, ideas and influence. For more information, please visit the.team.

Purpose

to act as a senior legal partner to THE TEAM's Corporate Talent Representation business in EMEA & APAC, providing advice across commercial, corporate, employment and compliance matters.

Reporting

The role will be supervised by the Associate General Counsel, Corporate Talent and will involve acting as a key legal adviser and escalation point for senior stakeholders within the Corporate team and Talent Representation divisions across EMEA and APAC, working on complex and strategically important matters, including a broad range of commercial agreements, senior Talent agent employment agreements, acquisitions, governance, disputes and compliance. Reporting: the position will report directly to the Associate General Counsel, Corporate Talent and will be based in London, working closely with legal and business colleagues across EMEA, APAC and the US.

Duties

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating various commercial and employment agreements, including senior agent employment agreements, agent consultancy agreements, service agreements, introducer agreements, partnership agreements and NDAs.
• Working in collaboration with the Finance team to draft and negotiate complex and detailed bonus and commission structures.
• Working closely with People and Finance teams and business stakeholders on sensitive issues and providing strategic advice (including instructing specialist external legal counsel when needed).
• Assistance with acquisitions in accordance with business needs and other strategic transactions including drafting and negotiating acqui-hire agreements, bid letters and letters of intent, reviewing due diligence reports and transaction documents, managing external legal counsel and assisting with integration matters.
• Advising on regional compliance requirements, including anti-bribery, AML, data protection and international sanctions (including instructing external specialist counsel where required).
• Overseeing the drafting, review and negotiation of talent representation agreements, endorsement agreements and appearance agreements for the Golf and Action Sports divisions.
• Managing disputes, litigation oversight and debt recovery matters where required.
• Updating legal templates.
• Working closely with US/Global legal colleagues and instructing external specialist lawyers across our global network in accordance with business needs.

Skills/Qualifications

5+ years PQE, with in-house experience strongly preferred. Excellent technical legal knowledge and attention to detail. Flexibility to work on a range of matters with experience across commercial, corporate, employment and compliance (including data protection). Experience of playing a significant role in M&A and other strategic transactions. Excellent commercial judgement, communication, responsiveness and confidence advising senior stakeholders. Proven ability to prioritise a diverse workload and deliver high-quality advice under tight deadlines. Sound ability to work across multiple jurisdictions. Collaborative and team player. Self-starter who can work independently, but self-aware and willing to receive and implement feedback.

THE TEAM does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits. THE TEAM is proudly an equal opportunity employer. We are always searching for the most passionate and talented people from all backgrounds and experiences to join us.

About Us

More than 20 years into our evolution, we continue to expand our global reach and capabilities to serve clients across sports, music and entertainment. We are committed to making a meaningful impact across key areas of inclusion, community service and sustainability - not only for our employees, but for clients and the industry at large.

THE TEAM is a leading global sports, music and entertainment company. Led by intelligence, ideas and influence, we provide representation and marketing services to talent, brands and properties.