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<p><b>Summary </b></p>
<p>The National Football League is seeking a transactional attorney who will be responsible for a broad range of media-related deal and advisory support. This is an exciting opportunity to help support the NFL’s own media operations and to help advance the League’s media strategy. Strong candidates will possess an understanding of distribution and licensing models as well as development and production issues, and will have experience in reviewing, structuring, and drafting content-related agreements. </p>
<p><b>Key Responsibilities </b></p>
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<li>Negotiate, structure and draft domestic and international license agreements across traditional and emerging platforms (e.g., broadcast and cable television, digital and social media) </li>
<li>Draft, negotiate and review various production-related contracts (e.g., talent agreements, vendor agreements, footage licenses, appearance releases) </li>
<li>Deliver ongoing analysis and day-to-day legal advice in connection with a wide variety of media-related agreements as well as strategic and operational issues </li>
<li>Provide additional legal and business affairs support as needed in connection with media-related projects and initiatives </li>
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<p><b>Required Qualifications </b></p>
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<li>Bachelor’s Degree from accredited 4-year university/college and J.D. from accredited law school </li>
<li>3+ years of experience in a transactional legal role at a top-tier law firm or in-house at a media/entertainment company </li>
<li>Strong drafting experience in the content space, preferably focusing on development/production issues and/or distribution/licensing models </li>
<li>Established proficiency with complex agreements and high volume of issues and projects </li>
<li>Valid membership (in good standing) in New York state bar </li>
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<p><b>Other Key Attributes / Characteristics </b></p>
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<li>Exceptional written and verbal communication skills </li>
<li>Organization, efficiency, and attention to detail </li>
<li>Comfort in a fast-paced, high-volume workplace environment </li>
<li>Demonstrated ability to manage diverse projects simultaneously with multiple stakeholders </li>
<li>Proven success tackling new challenges and collaborating with others </li>
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<p><b>Travel </b></p>
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<li>Occasional travel required </li>
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<p><b>Salary / Pay Range </b></p>
<p>This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that the NFL believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting that it might be willing to pay for the posted job. The NFL expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would the NFL consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range. </p>
<p><b>Terms / Expected Hours of Work </b></p>
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<li>NFL employees are required to work 40 hours per week. </li>
<li>May have to work late and on weekends during various busy times of the year </li>
<li>FLSA exempt </li>
<li>The NFL maintains a Flexible Workplace Policy that provides members of our workforce with opportunities to periodically work from a location of their choice, while maintaining a priority on in-person work at an NFL office, which enables us to more effectively collaborate, connect and build a workplace culture that will drive our continued success. </li>
<li>The NFL is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment that reflects our incredibly diverse fan base. We provide an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants without regard to status as protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.</li>
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