IMG Academy
Legal Counsel, Events
About IMG Academy
IMG Academy is the world’s leading sports education brand, providing a holistic education model that empowers student-athletes to win their future while preparing them for college and for life. IMG Academy has been nationally recognized by organizations including Sports Business Journal, USA Today, and the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For for its workplace culture, innovation, and commitment to developing people both on and off the field.
IMG Academy provides growth opportunities for student-athletes and partners through an innovative suite of on-campus and online experiences:
- Boarding school and camps, delivered on a state-of-the-art campus in Bradenton, Florida
- Online coaching through IMG Academy+, focused on personal development through the lens of sport and performance
- Online college recruiting through NCSA College Recruiting and SportsRecruits, providing industry-leading recruiting education, tools, and access to a network of more than 40,000 college coaches for student-athletes, families, club coaches, and event operators
- Elevate by IMG Academy, a performance and personal development solution that delivers mindset, leadership, and wellbeing programming to schools, colleges, and organizations through a combination of digital content and immersive experiences
Position Summary:
The Legal Counsel, Events role will focus on the events, facilities, and sponsorship business IMG Academy. The ideal candidate has extensive transactional experience at a top law firm or in-house with a specialty in sports law and/or live events.
Position Responsibilities
- Drafting and negotiating sponsorship, event, facility-use, appearance, vendor and other agreements, primarily in connection with hosting sporting events
- Providing real-time advice on business and legal issues relating to live events and preparatory boarding school related issues, including interpretation and enforcement of contracts and policies
- Drafting and managing registration forms and releases
- Familiarity with drafting and reviewing construction and facility management agreements
- Researching and staying up to date on the latest trends and issues for live events, including the participation of minors in live events
- Efficiently managing contract-administration and document-management processes
- Implementing and refining policies and procedures to ensure a safe and compliant environment for student-athletes, campers, event participants, and guests of IMG Academy
- Supporting other members of the IMG Academy Legal Team, as needed.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Minimum 5 years’ experience at a law firm and/or in-house.
- Demonstrated proficiency and specialization in sporting events, facilities, and sponsorships.
- Must be a member of the Florida Bar or become a member through “Authorized House Counsel” status within twelve months of employment.
- Exceptional drafting, investigation, negotiation, and organizational skills with a proficiency in AI
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills that will enable interaction with a range of personalities and styles in a fast-paced business environment
- Strong analytical and decision-making skills, creative problem-solving abilities and a practical business-oriented viewpoint
- Detail-oriented, ability to “own” multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize and produce quality work within deadlines
- Upbeat temperament, dynamic personality, proactive and highly team-oriented approach to work
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Background Requirements:
- Requires a background check upon offer
- Requires a drug test upon offer
As a full-time member of our team, you will enjoy a comprehensive offering listed below. Connect with your talent acquisition specialist to learn more about benefits for our part-time and seasonal/temporary roles.
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
- Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account options
- 401k with an Employer Match
- Short Term and Long Term Disability
- Group and Supplemental Life & AD&D
- Gym Discount Program
- Pet Insurance
- Wellbeing Program
- and more!
Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Get to know us better:
IMG Academy provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
