Company Overview

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.

Achieving our goals requires strong collaboration and partnership between our teams and our internal stakeholders. To best support this, the person who accepts this role is expected to be on site, in office four days per week. To provide our employees with flexibility, we offer a unique benefit where employees at Fanatics corporate entity can work remotely for up to four weeks per year, which can be taken in daily or weekly increments.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced paralegal or legal assistant to join the Fanatics Corporate legal team. The role will be based at Fanatics’ global headquarters in NYC’s West Village. Competitive compensation, commensurate with experience.

The Legal Assistant will provide support for a wide variety of matters for the FHI legal team including, without limitation, the following key day-to-day responsibilities:

Prepare drafts of written communications, including letters, notices, and other related documents;
Maintain corporate entity management platform, which includes working with our various corporate service agents on state & local filings and annual reports to ensure legal compliance;
Draft, file and manage corporate filings, including filings related to entity formation & dissolution;
Assist with maintaining corporate records, corporate governance policies, and board and committee meeting minutes;
Assist with research and information gathering;
Organize and update deal status reports and trackers;
Proofread wide variety of legal documents;
Review, organize, file, and update a wide variety of litigation and insurance-related documents and reports;
Manage administrative elements of litigation (e.g., signatures, document assembly, settlement payments, internal files);
Work closely with attorneys in connection with updating policies and preparing materials for training sessions; and
Conduct pre-onboarding diligence/screening for potential vendors and partners.

The successful candidate is one who will be able to:

Work in a fast-paced environment and bring to a “team sport” approach to the role;
Work independently and manage multiple projects and tasks concurrently, and adjust to shifting priorities;
Handle general administrative tasks with speed and precision; and
Communicate clearly and effectively.

What Were Looking For:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
At least three (3) years of experience in a law firm or in-house legal department, including working with complex organizational/entity structures. Experience with international entities a plus.
Paralegal certificate/experience is a plus
Strong oral and written communication skills
Superior interpersonal skills; ease in working with people up and down the organizational hierarchy
Proficiency in MS Office skills (i.e., Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.), Adobe, and DocuSign. Experience working with corporate entity management platforms a plus.

The salary range for this position is $95,000 to $130,000, which represents base pay only and does not include short-term or long-term incentive compensation. When determining base pay, as part of a final compensation package, we consider several factors such as location, experience, qualifications, and training.