Business Affairs Executive

This is a Full Time Job

Job Description

The Position:

CAA Sports is currently seeking a Business Affairs Executive to support sports agents and executives in its Hockey division. The role will cover a wide array of commercial transactions and legal issues including collective bargaining matters, athlete agent regulations, endorsements, branding, marketing, labor and employment law, NIL, immigration and intellectual property rights.
• Support agents by negotiating business terms, drafting contracts, maintaining contract templates with a multitude of brands, marketing and PR agencies.
• Prepare, review, advise on and/or negotiate a wide range of documentation for CAA Hockey such as player representation agreements, collective bargaining matters, legal compliance, evolving athlete agent regulations, NIL Compliance regulations, international sports transactions, intellectual property/image rights, marketing, sponsorship and branding deals, etc.
• Work with external counsel to support the work authorization/visa application process
• Serve as a direct point of contact with legal departments amongst off ice brand partners
• Stay informed on all collective bargaining agreement matters and educate agents on any matters or updates from NHLPA related to the collective bargaining agreement
• Anticipate and identify potential legal problems for the department and assist in developing strategies to avoid litigation and reduce potential areas of risk

Requirements:
• Qualified attorney with 4 – 6 years of experience at a top law firm and/or in-house legal department in Labor Law
• Admitted to a state bar, preferably California
• Excellent written and oral communication, reading, drafting, and negotiation skills while reducing potential areas of risk
• Understanding of the sports industry and Hockey landscape
• Ability to provide high-quality work product in a timely manner to meet demands of the organization and to effectively and efficiently juggle multiple priorities
• Strong work ethic and highly team-oriented
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Teams) Docusign and Adobe Acrobat.

Preferred Skills
• Anticipate and identify potential legal problems for the department and assist in developing strategies to avoid litigation and reduce potential areas of risk

CAA does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless they were contractually engaged by CAA to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any such employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the acknowledgement and agreement that CAA will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.