Senior Counsel – Pro League

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🕒 September 7

🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

💵 $160k - $170k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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LOVB Minnesota

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2 - 10 employees

⚽ Sports

📚 Education

Sports • Education

LOVB Minnesota is the Minnesota club and market presence of LOVB (League One Volleyball), a national volleyball organization that operates junior clubs, youth tournaments, and a professional pro league launched in 2025. LOVB Minnesota kicked off its inaugural season with a roster combining Minnesota standouts and international players; it sits within a larger network that runs 90 clubs, 105 locations, training centers, thousands of teams, players, and coaches. The LOVB organization also operates a foundation to increase access to volleyball, sells tickets and merchandise, and produces media/insider content for fans.

📋 Description

• Provide legal support across the LOVB Pro League • Partner with business and operational teams on commercial partnerships, marketing, intellectual property matters, league operations, and sporting matters • Draft and negotiate commercial and operational agreements • Provide practical legal guidance supporting business objectives while managing risk • Structure, draft, and negotiate sponsorships, facility and venue agreements, procurement contracts, marketing and promotional agreements, ticketing agreements, technology licenses, and service agreements • Counsel internal teams on contractual rights, obligations, interpretations, and risks • Partner with business and operations teams to support transactions and events through completion • Manage and coordinate with outside counsel • Advise business and creative teams on advertising, marketing, consumer initiatives, sweepstakes, contests, giveaways, privacy, publicity, intellectual property, data collection, processing, and usage rules • Support protection and appropriate use of league, team, athlete, partner, and third-party intellectual property • Oversee legal aspects of data privacy and security initiatives • Review, draft, negotiate, and interpret technology agreements • Assist with league-wide policies, guidelines, templates, and other documents • Counsel internal teams regarding league requirements, approval processes, governance structures, rights, obligations, and risks • Support general corporate matters, special projects, and emerging legal or business priorities • Draft, review, and negotiate athlete, coach, and sporting staff agreements

🎯 Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school required • Active and in-good-standing license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction required • New York licensure preferred • 5+ years of relevant legal experience • Experience at a national law firm preferred • Legal experience working for, or on behalf of, a professional sports team or league required • Strong commercial contract drafting and negotiation skills • Knowledge of legal issues relevant to professional sports teams and leagues • Strong business judgment and ability to balance legal risk with organizational objectives • Familiarity with privacy and data security laws and regulations preferred • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines • Proactive, responsive, collaborative, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment • Ability to work effectively in a hybrid environment • Ability to operate a computer and utilize standard business and legal technology • Periodic travel required for league events, meetings, and other business-related activities

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work • Occasional travel to events and business-related meetings • Hybrid work environment • Occasional evening and weekend availability based on business and event needs