Legal Counsel & Rights & Content

DAZN; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global sports media company is seeking a Legal Counsel to support its Rights & Content team in Leeds. The candidate will negotiate contracts related to sports rights, assist with media rights tenders, and provide legal support on strategic partnerships. Ideal applicants have 2-4 years of PQE with experience in media/sports law. The role offers excellent benefits including 25 days of leave, private medical insurance, and flexible working options.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Pension contributions up to 5%

Enhanced parental leave

Learning and development resources

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of PQE in commercial/media/sports legal roles.
• Experience with sports rights acquisition and distribution.
• Strong drafting and legal interpretation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support for Rights & Content team.
• Negotiate and draft contracts for sports rights.
• Assist with tender reviews and media rights bids.
• Manage external legal counsel as required.

Skills

Negotiation

Legal drafting

Media rights expertise

Strategic partnership support

Education

PQE 2-4 years

Job description

Legal Counsel - Rights & Content

Department: 32-886 - Legal - Rights

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: UK - Leeds

Description

Legal Counsel, Rights & Content is a role within the DAZN Rights & Content Legal Team, based out of our Leeds office. This role will be supporting the busy Rights & Content team of this dynamic and exciting global sports media business.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a junior to mid-level Media Rights lawyer to join DAZN, one of the most exciting and rapidly growing businesses in the sports industry, for perhaps a first move in-house.

This role within the central DAZN Legal Team based in our Leeds office, supporting the busy Rights & Content team.

The Rights & Content business is responsible for a large portfolio of sports rights around the world. As this business division grows in scale and ambition, it offers you a great opportunity to get involved in projects across the globe, be an integral part of the team and develop the role, making it your own!

What You'll Be Doing:

• Provide 360° legal support for our Rights & Content team including:
• Negotiating and drafting a variety of integral contracts (e.g. core sports rights acquisition agreements across a wide range of sports, sublicensing agreements, & key talent and influencer agreements)
• Assisting with tender reviews and the preparation of bids for media rights of premium sports properties
• Providing legal support for business stakeholders on a range of matters relating to strategic rights partnerships and the broader global media rights strategy
• Advising on day to day queries that arise in respect of media rights
• Work closely with members of the wider legal team across various specialisms to assist in wider DAZN projects as required (e.g corporate, technology, new markets, IP)
• Work with and manage external legal counsel as required

What You'll Bring:

• Around 2-4 years of PQE, having trained and worked in a successful and recognised commercial/media/sports team, either in private practice or a strong in-house team (although aptitude, personality and culture-fit will also be given weight in assessment)
• Previous legal experience in relation to sports rights acquisition and distribution, OTT platforms & players, broadcasting and the TMT sector more generally
• Excellent technical legal skills, especially first-class drafting and interpretative abilities
• Working knowledge and understanding of the sports rights industry and the competitive landscape for DAZN

Benefits

Benefits include access to DAZN, 25 days’ annual leave (increasing by 3 days after 3 years), private medical insurance, life assurance, pension contributions up to 5%, family friendly community including enhanced parental leave, electric vehicle benefit option, free access for you and one other to our workplace mental health platform app (Unmind), learning and development resources, opportunity for flexible working, and access to our internal speaker series and events.