Senior Legal Counsel - 12-month Fixed Term Contract

Think Legal Recruitment; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent gaming studio in Sheffield seeks a Senior Legal Counsel for a 12-month fixed term contract. You will focus on licensing agreements for well-known athletes and manage contractual relationships. The ideal candidate is a UK qualified solicitor with at least 5 years PQE, ideally with experience in commercial contracts and media. This role offers pioneering legal work and a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years PQE in a relevant field.
• Experience in commercial contracts, corporate law, or intellectual property.
• Experience in media/entertainment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate third-party agreements and sponsorship deals.
• Support and advise on investigations from authorities.
• Collaborate with business and brand management teams.

Skills

Commercial contracts

Licensing

Negotiation

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

UK qualified solicitor

Legal training from a respected firm

Job description

Senior Legal Counsel – 12-month Fixed Term Contract

5+ years PQE

Sheffield

**Hybrid working - 2 days in the office

The Company

Steel City Interactive (SCI) was born out of passion for video games and boxing, with the ambition to create an authentic and exciting boxing game that does justice to the sport we love. What started as a fun prototype has grown into ‘Undisputed’, the first major boxing video game in over a decade.

SCI is a welcoming place for expression and open communication, where everyone has a voice. We’re a diverse bunch, consisting of people with decades of games industry experience, graduates and talented individuals who come from other industries. We all bring knowledge and learn from each other.

Together we are driven by ambition to bring the world of boxing into a video game like never before.

Due to a period of maternity leave, SCI is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join the team for a 12-month fixed term contract.

The Role

As a key member of the team, you'll focus on licensing agreements for a portfolio of well-known athletes and in game sponsorship / brand placement licences. You'll thrive in a fast-paced environment and articulate positions related to licensing and sponsorships in a way that balances business needs with risk mitigation.

Other responsibilities:

• Analyse, review, draft and negotiate agreements for a wide variety of third-party contractual relationships with our partners, including services, sales, advertising, licensing, distribution and manufacturing agreements. You will draft and negotiate SCI’s image rights agreements and sponsorship deals in tandem with SCI’s business development and brand management teams. Advise and help prepare SCI’s answers to investigations & inquiries from any government and/or regulatory authority. Collaborate with cross functional stakeholders, to support the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes.

The Candidate

To be considered for this role:

• You must be a UK qualified solicitor with a high quality, legal training from a respected large / medium sized commercial law firm or an in-house legal department. You must have a minimum of 5 years PQE. Your experience can come from a range of the mainstream commercial practice areas, such as commercial contracts, employment, corporate, or intellectual property. We would particularly be interested in speaking with those lawyers who have employment experience as part of a wider role. Experience at a media/entertainment company or professional sports organisation preferred, but not essential.

To succeed, the appointee will be someone who:

• Has a passion for excellence and an eye for details but can balance this with coming to quick practical risk-based solutions. Is detail orientated and a problem solver who can remain calm and work under pressure. Has an entrepreneurial spirit and a ‘can do’ attitude. Can manage a varied workload in an agile and fast paced environment. Has an approachable ‘down to earth’ style to fit the business culture with a focus on pragmatic commercial solutions.

Key Attractions

• Pioneering, high quality and complex legal work. Regular senior management team exposure since sound legal advice underpins all areas of the group’s business. Being an integral member of a small but supportive team focussed on enabling the business to succeed and delivering outstanding legal services.

This in-house legal recruitment assignment is being handled exclusively by Andy Balmer of our consultants Think Legal Recruitment and all direct or third-party applications will be forwarded to them for consideration.

To apply, please email your CV, together with details of your current or most recent basic salary and package to: [e-mail]