The role of the Corporate Counsel, Generalist, as more fully described below in the Responsibilities, is to support New Era’s Legal Department and New Era’s domestic and international business teams, primarily by negotiating, drafting, reviewing, summarizing, researching, and executing a wide variety of business agreements including license agreements, manufacturing agreements, vendor compliance agreements, service agreements, marketing agreements, marketing agency agreements, terms and conditions for events and contests, review of marketing content and social media postings, confidentiality agreements, real estate lease agreements, trademark consent agreements and other general business contracts. The Corporate Counsel, General will also advise and support all company departments in a variety of legal issues, including customs issues, collections matters, customer issues, and other general business matters as well as all day-to-day legal issues that arise, providing significant business value to New Era.

Responsibilities

Either independently, or by assisting others, negotiate, draft, review, advise on, and manage marketing agreements, marketing agency agreements, agreements for events and contests, collaboration agreements, custom product orders
Review marketing content and social media posts for compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and New Era’s and its partners’/licensors’ brand standards
Either independently, or by assisting others, negotiate, draft, review, and advise on general business contracts, license agreements, distribution agreements, confidentiality agreements, trademark consent agreements, manufacturing agreements, real estate lease agreements, and other general business and operations contracts
Interact with, advise, and counsel internal business clients on legal and business matters including customs issues, collections matters, customer service issues, and other general business matters as well as all day-to-day legal issues that arise
Review, process, and coordinate terms and conditions in customer account onboarding documents, including vendor compliance agreements, purchase agreements, and service agreements
Provide assistance with retail store license and franchise agreements as well as other global joint ventures, strategic partnership deals, and mergers and acquisitions through performance of due diligence and advising on integration strategies
General understanding and working knowledge of regulatory compliance matters, including foreign franchising regulations, and anti-bribery legislation such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, UK Bribery Act, and Office of Foreign Assets Control
General understanding and working knowledge of international privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL)
General understanding and working knowledge of corporate governance matters, and corporate financing matters concerning both external financing and deal structures and intercompany finance and loan transactions
Support the Legal Department and outside counsel with ongoing litigation and related discovery responses, as applicable
Advise and update the Legal Department as well as internal clients (including upper management as needed) on contract status, legal risks, and business terms of various deals
Support Legal Department and Finance Department in various internal corporate agreements
Interact with outside law firms as necessary concerning the scope of duties
Ensure consistency of business and legal objectives and New Era policies and procedures in all contracts
Ensure high-quality legal analysis and business advice to internal business clients
Assist in implementation, input, and management of Legal Department’s contract processes and procedures, including an electronic database of contracts
Assist in research and review of legal issues affecting New Era product designs
Research unique legal issues affecting the organization by identifying applicable statutes, judicial decisions, and codes
Facilitate cross-functional interaction with and support Coordinators, Assistant Managers, Managers, Senior Managers, Directors, Senior Directors and Executives within the company, including Sports Licensed Categories, Marketing, Production and Sourcing, Operations, Sales, Human Resources, Business Development, IT, and the International Divisions
Coordinate other legal issues and responsibilities and perform other duties as directed or assigned. Keep all sensitive matters confidential
Other duties as assigned