Associate Counsel, Events

London, England, United Kingdom

5/17/2025

Who We Are:

IMG is a leading global sports marketing agency, specializing in media rights management and sales, multi-channel content production and distribution, brand partnerships, strategic consulting, digital services, and events management. It powers growth of revenues, fanbases and IP for more than 200 federations, associations, events, and teams, including the National Football League, English Premier League, International Olympic Committee, National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, ATP and WTA Tours, the AELTC (Wimbledon), Euroleague Basketball, CONMEBOL, DP World Tour, and The R&A, as well as UFC, WWE, and PBR. IMG is a subsidiary of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company.

What You'll Do:

Key Responsibilities And Accountabilities

• Working on all legal aspects of delivery of some major sports and non-sports events, including supplier agreements, venue agreements and sponsorship opportunities, which again requires close interaction with the business team on those projects.
• Supporting our specialist litigation, compliance, corporate, employment and brand/IP lawyers on matters that arise in connection with the properties allocated to the successful candidate.
• Contributing to a vibrant Legal team as part of a globally renowned, dynamic, market leading company.
  
  

Key Results Areas

• The role will comprise events work on a range of sports and non-sports properties.
  
  

You Have These:

• Fully qualified Solicitor
• 3 years plus PQE
• Experience of drafting general commercial contracts
• Worked in a commercial environment
• Training in top tier legal practice/in-house environment
• The ability to assimilate and understand salient points of commercial opportunities with both speed and accuracy
• Excellent written and spoken English with a meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to juggle and prioritise a varied and heavy workload with the ability to plan ahead
• Able to work to deadlines with efficiency and accuracy
• Able to communicate clearly and concisely with clients of all levels both internally and externally
• Team orientated and focused
• Ability to develop rapport with immediate and wider colleagues
• Disciplined, hard-working and committed
• An enthusiasm for and interest in live events, both sporting and non-sporting
  
  

We'd Also Love If You Have These:

• Experience of providing legal support to large scale events
• Experience of working with high level executives in own and client/customer organisations
• Has an interest in live events
  
  

Working Conditions:

Fixed Term Contract, 12 months

London Chiswick Park

Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm

Please Note e.g. shift(s)/ unsocial hours/ travel etc

• Occasional travel to other offices in London will be required
• Occasionally there will be late calls to facilitate meetings and briefings with the wider global legal team
• You may also be required to work some unsociable hours to meet business deadlines.