Remote Legal Counsel - Sports

Summary

Join Swish Analytics, a sports analytics company, as a Commercial Lawyer to negotiate commercial agreements, ensure compliance with licensing conditions, and provide in-house legal services. The ideal candidate is a practicing lawyer with experience in the sports betting or data industries.

Requirements

• Member of a State Bar in good standing
• Minimum of 5 years as a practicing lawyer
• Experience practicing in the sports betting or sports data industries
• Extensive experience negotiating and drafting commercial agreements
• Experience negotiating SaaS licensing agreements, technology transfer agreements, acquisitions, etc
• Excellent communications skills and the ability to work in a variety of areas associated to a sports technology company
• Have a collaborative attitude and work both individually and within a commercial team. A willingness to accept challenges and work creatively is essential
• Ability to work independently and balance multiple tasks in various areas with minimal oversight
• Personable, excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Negotiate, drafting and structuring commercial agreements including: the acquisition of sports data; the supply of oddsmaking services; the licensing of Swish intellectual property; and any other contractual arrangements required by Swish
• Ensure compliance with sports betting licensing conditions and, where applicable, assist in the application for new sports betting licenses
• Assist with the implementation of Swish’s legal and strategic policies on cutting-edge and sensitive opportunities, risks and industry trends
• Manage external legal and business advisers, consultants and other subject matter experts to drive value from these relationships whilst being mindful of legal budgets
• Provide general in-house legal services to Swish leadership and internal stakeholders