We are seeking Director, Corporate Counsel to join the world's largest in-venue digital entertainment platform as they expand their legal department

You will partner with our Finance, HR, and business teams, on a wide variety of projects, including deal negotiation and drafting, IP management, marketing campaigns, and other legal matters. You'll be a high-impact player on your first day and have the opportunity to grow with our business.

The Director, Corporate Counsel will ideally bring strong contract negotiation and drafting skills; the ability to provide strategic, creative and effective legal and business advice; sound judgment in balancing legal risk against business needs and goals; and be an excellent communicator who enjoys tackling complex challenges in a fast-paced environment.

Y our day-to-day:

• Draft and negotiate commercial / IP agreements and other legal documents with customers, technology partners, service providers, vendors, and licensors
• Craft templates for our products and services for two lines of business
• Create new tools and processes to enhance how our team supports our business partners
• Build and present training programs on contracts and substantive law topics
• Support M&A, financing transactions, and other corporate initiatives
• Provide leadership as an advisor and a partner for business team projects
• Contribute to the company as a solutions-oriented legal advisor and risk manager

What you bring to the table:

• J.D. from a top law school with a strong academic record and bar admission in good standing (preferably in Illinois)
• 3-6 years of high-volume contract work at a major law firm, including progressive responsibility; previous in-house work is a plus, but is not required
• Extensive experience drafting and negotiating agreements and organizing a high volume of legal work
• Significant experience with intellectual property, data management, and/or cybersecurity is a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including active listening, necessary for effective collaboration at all levels of an organization
• Rigorous and thorough legal analytical skills, including the ability to generate elegant solutions that enable business goals while mitigating risk
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and excited to work as part of the larger legal organization
• A desire to learn, to be challenged, and to grow in a fast-paced environment of innovators and strategic thinkers

Director, Corporate Counsel