Senior Counsel

Company Overview:

Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH) was formed in 2021 to support, promote, and enhance Minor League Baseball through professional management, best practices, innovation, and investment. We are seeking a dynamic Senior Counsel to collaborate with our baseball clubs and corporate team to optimize transactions, minimize risks, and ensure we create a culture of compliance. 

Job Summary:
 

Responsible for supporting the legal affairs of Diamond Baseball Holdings, LLC and its controlled affiliates.  Provide legal guidance and assistance to all DBH teams. Primarily oversee the drafting and negotiation of DBH and DBH team related contracts, including leases, licenses, naming rights and sponsorship agreements, facility operations and concession agreements, event agreements, vendor agreements (including ticket service providers), intellectual property licenses and facility construction and maintenance agreements. Includes assistance in (i) managing legal aspects of relationship with MLB PDL, including league governance issues and agency relationship, and (ii) risk management oversight.  The Senior Counsel will report to the General Counsel.

Essential Functions:
 

• Contract negotiation and drafting.
• MLB PDL regulations and governance.
• Corporate governance.
• Develop and oversee compliance function (in conjunction with CFO).
• Regular interaction and advisement of Corporate and Club Senior Management teams.
• Coordinate and manage use of outside counsel where appropriate.
• Ensure that company policies are compliant with law in all relevant jurisdictions and are properly documented and applied.

Other Duties/Responsibilities:
 

• Maintain strong relationships with DBH corporate team, department heads, and individual team leadership.
• Instill and enforce a culture of compliance and transparency.
• Ensure that the legal department acts as a facilitator of business transactions and creative problem solver.
• Develop a thorough understanding of MLB PDL rules and regulations, including the PDL Licenses, PDL Operating Guidelines and PDL Governance Agreements.
• Assist in developing protocols for efficient deployment of the legal department, including practical guidelines for identifying issues, circumstances and actions that require legal department review and approval.
• Conduct periodic employee training sessions with respect to company policies, and programs to promote awareness of legal issues and a culture of compliance.
• Draft and prepare corporate policies as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of experience practicing law.
• Experience across multiple legal disciplines, with a focus on contract drafting and negotiation strongly preferred.
• Experience in an in-house legal setting is preferred but not required.
• Experience in the sports/entertainment industry is preferred but not required.
• Experience with risk management is preferred.
• Ability to make timely, nuanced recommendations for business decisions based on reasoned legal analysis and the strategic objectives of the organization.
• High level of commitment to quality work product and organizational ethics, integrity and compliance.
• Ability to work effectively and independently in a fast paced, team environment with a business-focused approach Proficient with Microsoft applications including, but not limited to, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and must be able to effectively manage communications and projects with a remote workforce.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong analytical and critical thinking skills.