18 Oct
Two Circles
London
Job description
We are Two Circles, the four-time Sport Industry Agency of the Year and a member of The Sunday Times 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies three years in a row (2022-24).
We are a sports marketing, data and technology company.
We work with the biggest sporting organisations, brands and individuals across the sports industry, including the Premier League, NFL, ECB, F1, UEFA and Wimbledon.
Working as an extension of their commercial teams, we help them grow direct relationships with fans to drive business growth.
Data is at the centre of our approach. It starts with helping clients to get a better understanding of their customers and fans, and deliver insights that influence top-level decision-making.
From there,
we develop and integrate data technology solutions that harness the latest in data visualisation and machine-learning, create award-winning content to grow audiences, and provide digital marketing and rights-sales services that grow revenue across ticketing, premium, sponsorship and media.
Our creative approach and innovative ideas stand us out from the crowd. In doing so, we break down the traditional barriers between sporting organisations and their customers.
We currently have a growing team of over 600 Two Circlers based in the UK, across Europe, North America and Australia.
Our Legal Team plays a key role in this fast-paced, high-growth and entrepreneurial organisation at the heart of the sports industry, enabling the business across all clients, teams and geographies.
This hire of a newly-created role as Legal Counsel (Sports Media Rights) provides significant scope for career growth, personal development and genuine ownership of a crucial growth area of Two Circles’ business,
with every day providing new opportunities to have a direct impact on cutting-edge sports and media matters, working with some of the world’s leading sports rights holders .
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- leading all legal aspects of Two Circles’ global media rights sales work on behalf of leading international sports rights holders, with a particular focus on drafting and negotiating high-profile media rights sales agreements and advising on relevant regulatory / commercial issues
- being the go-to person for all media rights matters across Two Circles’ business, acting as an integral part of a cross-functional team working across insights, sales, distribution and M&A; opportunities
- developing wide expertise as a generalist in-house counsel in a high-growth company (including commercial contracts, data protection, IP, corporate, employment and regulatory) we don’t expect you to be an expert in all these areas but an ambition to broaden your experience would be valued leading impactful business change programmes, such as innovative implementation of legal tech as Two Circles continues to scale faster and further globally
Requirements
- 4-6+ PQE of relevant legal experience (applications outside of this PQE range may also be considered) either in-house or private practice (in relevant media rights specialist team)
- Significant experience advising on and negotiating sports media rights deals
- qualified to practice law in England and Wales,
Switzerland or other appropriate jurisdiction (having trained and qualified at a leading international firm)
- a passion for sport, strong understanding of the business of sport, the various structures and stakeholders within the industry, and a real ambition to build a long-term career within sport are crucial
- experience working in-house (including on secondment) or advising high-growth technology companies and a desire to take a hands-on approach for developing the business from within
- international legal experience in the US, Australia or mainland Europe and / or foreign language ability (French, Spanish or German) to a working professional standard would be a plus but is not essential