Legal Counsel, Competitive Gaming Division

Requisition Number: 156467

Position Title: Attorney 2

External Description:

The Legal Team at Electronic Arts Los Angeles is seeking a lawyer to join us as Legal Counsel, Competitive Gaming Division (CGD).

Electronic Arts Inc. is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. EA delivers games, content and online services for Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and tablets.

Role overview:

At EA, we inspire the world to play.  We are seeking an attorney with at least three (3) years of experience to counsel EA’s Competitive Gaming Division (CGD). This position will report to the Head of Legal for the Competitive Gaming Division of the Legal Department and is based in our Los Angeles office.

CGD Legal Counsel act as the primary legal point of contact for one or more CGD programs, and their related teams, by providing legal advice, guidance and transactional support on a wide variety of issues and projects.

Responsibilities:

We are looking for candidates with demonstrable experience supporting commercial and corporate matters. You will:

• Review, draft and negotiate various types of contracts, including event management agreements, talent agreements, production services agreements, waivers, sponsorship agreements, media distribution agreements, consulting agreements, marketing agreements, and master services agreements.
• Lead the legal support of specific CGD projects; coordinate legal matters to enable the CGD programs to be implemented with comprehensive legal support and documentation.
• Provide commercial transactional support for CGD team and guidance regarding the interpretation of various commercial agreements. Develop and maintain CGD commercial templates.
• Advise with legally-sound, efficient, practical and impactful work product on a wide-range of legal issues, to cover the various topics they may need legal assistance on, from the development of new programs, to implementation of programs, live events, security, players’ management, online competitions, etc.
• Provide solutions to the business and resolve issues in creative and practical ways. Multi-task to work on a wide range of topics and provide solutions, taking in consideration the business and legal context and needs. Evaluate and take appropriate business risks.

Qualifications:

• J.D. and member in good standing with the State Bar of California.
• At least three (3) years of relevant experience, with both in-house and top-tier law firm experience preferred. Prior experience in sports, esports, video games, entertainment and/or media broadcasting and production is preferred.
• Familiarity with intellectual property licensing, live events, event production, sponsorship, drafting of competition rules, advertising, and marketing laws.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills along with excellent communication skills, business judgment and strategic thinking.
• Comfortable and adept at supporting a fast-paced, evolving business, balancing legal risk and thinking creatively to propel the business forward and enable smart decisions.
• Must be a team player, who approaches problem solving by seeking collaboration and solutions. 

Process:

If you’re interested in this opportunity, we’d like to learn a little more about you. Please send us your resume and a cover letter.

 

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Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc.는 세계를 선도하는 인터랙티브 엔터테인먼트 소프트웨어 기업입니다. EA는 인터넷 콘솔, 개인용 컴퓨터, 휴대전화, 태블릿용 게임과 콘텐츠 및 온라인 서비스를 제공합니다.

EEOText: EA는 균등한 기회의 제공을 실천합니다. 모든 채용은 인종, 피부색, 출신 국가, 혈통, 생물학적/사회적 성별, 성 정체성 또는 표현, 성적 성향, 나이, 유전 정보, 종교, 장애 여부, 질병 유무, 임신 여부, 혼인 상태, 가족 상황, 군 복무 여부, 또는 법으로 금지된 기타 요인을 고려하지 않고 결정됩니다. 또한, 해당 직책에 합당한 능력을 갖추고 있다면 범죄 기록이 있는 지원자도 관련 법률을 준수하는 방식으로 채용 여부를 고려합니다. EA는 관련 법률에서 명시하는 대로 업무 공간에 장애가 있는 입사 지원자 또는 예정자를 위한 시설을 마련해두고 있습니다.

Days Open: 70

Can this position be remote?:

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA는 균등한 기회의 제공을 실천합니다. 모든 채용은 인종, 피부색, 출신 국가, 혈통, 생물학적/사회적 성별, 성 정체성 또는 표현, 성적 성향, 나이, 유전 정보, 종교, 장애 여부, 질병 유무, 임신 여부, 혼인 상태, 가족 상황, 군 복무 여부 등의 요인을 고려하지 않고 결정됩니다. EA는 관련 법률에서 명시하는 대로 업무 공간에 장애가 있는 입사 지원자 또는 예정자를 위한 시설을 마련해두고 있습니다.