The Senior Counsel will be a key member of the Club’s Legal Department, supporting the Chief Legal Officer and working independently on all matters relating to the legal and business affairs of the Nationals. The Senior Counsel will be responsible for assisting in the planning, structuring, and daily monitoring of all legal aspects relating to the business of the organization, including workflow and internal project assignments. This position provides legal advice and assistance regarding all aspects of corporate, contract, and general commercial law (including risk management) to the organization.
Review, prepare and negotiate commercial contracts, service agreements, technology agreements, software licenses, leases, amendments and extensions that arise in the ordinary course of business, escalating issues as necessary.
Assist the Chief Legal Officer in corporate governance, risk management and compliance matters, immigration matters for uniformed and non-uniformed personnel, intellectual property issues, and the handling of legal issues associated with professional sports (including collective bargaining agreements), facilities management and its related non-baseball events business (including concerts).
Serves as a project manager for litigation management related to commercial contracts, labor and employment matters and worker’s compensation matters, which may include, coordinating with outside counsel, facilitating discovery, reviewing motions, briefs and documents related to discovery.
Conduct legal research as necessary, and proactively stay abreast of developments in applicable municipal, state, and federal laws. Ensure that the working practices of the organization and its subsidiaries and affiliates are compliant with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
Assist the company in the course of responding to subpoenas in a timely manner and work with other departments to coordinate the same.
Provide legal advice to executive and senior management on a broad range of legal matters, commercial contracts, and complex transactions.
Proven ability to identify emerging risks and trends, analyze and think strategically about complex risk issues and deliver solutions-oriented advice to mitigate or manage such risks.
Support the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates with respect to complex venue management and operations matters for large-scale events (e.g., concerts).
Promote continual development, optimization and implementation of contracts creation and legal review processes and standards to maximize efficiency.
Strong negotiation skills and excellent independent analytical judgment.
Work with outside counsel and other advisors as necessary.
Perform administrative tasks as needed.
Other duties as assigned.