Associate Counsel, Media and Events - London, United Kingdom - Endeavor

Endeavor
Endeavor
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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Who We Are:
IMG is a global leader in sports, fashion, events and media.

The company manages some of the world's greatest athletes and fashion icons; owns and operates hundreds of live events annually; and is a leading independent producer and distributor of sports and entertainment media.

IMG also specializes in licensing, sports training and league development. IMG is a subsidiary of Endeavor, a global sports and entertainment company.


Endeavor is a global sports and entertainment company, home to the world's most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events and experiences.

The company is comprised of industry leaders including entertainment agency WME; sports, fashion, events and media company IMG; and premier mixed martial arts organization UFC.

The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation, sports operations & advisory, event & experiences management, media production & distribution, experiential marketing and brand licensing.


What You'll Do:

  • Supporting the Events and Media divisions of the business by providing commercially sound advice on legal issues in relation to commercial and revenue generating opportunities.
  • Proactively working with the legal team (London and International colleagues) to ensure that best practice and knowledge is understood, shared and utilised amongst the team.
  • Advising clients on terms that are as robust and favourable as possible to the Company.
  • Liaise with the business so that commercial, pragmatic and salient advice and guidance on business opportunities and risk can be followed at all times.
  • Working proactively and closely with the business to ensure that colleagues are aware of the importance of involving the Legal team at the outset in any commercial opportunity or discussion.
  • Assisting with new projects as and when they arise.
  • The role will involve Events work on a range of sports and nonsports properties, across our owned, managed and commercially represented Events portfolio.
Please Note e.g. shift(s)/ unsocial hours/ travel etc

  • Occasional travel to other offices in London will be required.
  • Occasionally there will be late calls to facilitate meetings and briefings with the wider global legal team.
  • You may also be required to work some unsociable hours to meet business deadlines.

You Have These:

  • Fully qualified Solicitor
  • 24 years PQE
  • Experience of drafting general commercial contracts.
  • Worked in a commercial environment.
  • Training in top tier legal practice.
  • The ability to assimilate and understand salient points of commercial opportunities with both speed and accuracy.
  • Excellent written and spoken English with a meticulous attention to detail.
  • Ability to juggle and prioritise a varied and heavy workload with the ability to plan ahead.
  • Able to work to deadlines with efficiency and accuracy.
  • Able to communicate clearly and concisely with clients of all levels both internally and externally.
  • Team orientated and focused.
  • Ability to develop rapport with immediate and wider colleagues.
  • Disciplined, hardworking and committed.
  • An enthusiasm for and interest in sport, media and entertainment

We'd Love If You Also Have These:

  • Experience of drafting media rights/production, sponsorship, supplier, agency representation and venue hire contracts.
  • Experience of working with cultural and sports organisations.
  • Experience of working with high level executives in own and client/customer organisations.
  • Has an interest in sport, media and live events.

Working Conditions:

  • Permanent, Location Chiswick Park
  • Working hours are: 9am5pm
  • Working days are: Mon-Fri
  • Endeavor is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationshipbased business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 4 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support._
Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment.

We understand this can only be accomplished when we lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do.

As a global company that drives culture, we strive to reflect the world's diverse voices.
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