Sports M&A Associate

Pure Search; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Pure Search in New York, NY, invites a Mid-Level Corporate Associate (Sports Law) to join a nationally ranked practice.

The role blends M&A and general corporate matters with financing work, supporting professional teams, leagues, owners, and investors in sports transactions. With 4–5 years’ experience, you’ll carry real responsibility from day one across both corporate and sports deals in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of corporate transactional experience at a recognised law firm.
• Substantial M&A experience with strong drafting and negotiation skills.
• Comfort working across financing transactions alongside core corporate work.
• Strong analytical ability and the capacity to manage multiple matters independently.
• Prior exposure to sports industry transactions or clients.
• Experience advising on cross-border matters.

Responsibilities

• Handle M&A transactions and general corporate matters across a broad range of clients and industries
• Support financing transactions, including credit facilities and structured finance work
• Assist on transactional matters for professional sports teams, leagues, owners, and related entities
• Draft and negotiate deal documents across a range of transaction types and structures
• Manage multiple concurrent matters in a collaborative, fast-paced environment

Skills

M&A experience

Corporate transactions

Drafting & negotiation

Financing transactions

Cross-border matters

Sports industry experience

Analytical ability

Job description

Job Title: Mid-Level Corporate Associate (Sports Law)

Location: New York, NY

Salary Range: $250,000 - $275,000

The Opportunity

This is a rare hybrid role at a well-regarded New York firm with a nationally ranked Sports Law practice. The corporate work covers M&A, general corporate matters, and financing transactions. The sports element is not a side note: the group has over six decades of experience advising professional teams, leagues, owners, and investors across the full spectrum of sports transactions, and is consistently ranked by Chambers USA, Legal 500, and Sports Business Journal. At the 4-5 year level, you will carry real responsibility across both sides of the practice from day one.

About the Group

The Sports Law practice covers the full range of transactional work in the industry: team acquisitions and dispositions, stadium financing and development, media rights, sponsorship and naming rights agreements, concession transactions, sports finance, gaming and betting, and employment and governance matters. The client list spans MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLS franchises, private equity investors, global hospitality companies, and individual team owners and executives. The group has advised on over $50 billion in sports finance transactions and has represented ownership groups in bids for some of the most high-profile franchises in US and international sport.

What You Will Do

• Handle M&A transactions and general corporate matters across a broad range of clients and industries
• Support financing transactions, including credit facilities and structured finance work
• Assist on transactional matters for professional sports teams, leagues, owners, and related entities
• Draft and negotiate deal documents across a range of transaction types and structures
• Manage multiple concurrent matters in a collaborative, fast-paced environment

What You Bring (Must-Haves)

• 4-5 years of corporate transactional experience at a recognised law firm
• Substantial M&A experience with strong drafting and negotiation skills
• Comfort working across financing transactions alongside core corporate work
• Strong analytical ability and the capacity to manage multiple matters independently
• Prior exposure to sports industry transactions or clients
• Experience advising on cross-border matters