Corporate Counsel

Reporting directly to the SVP & General Counsel, this role owns significant legal matters from inception through resolution while driving continuous improvement in how legal services are delivered.

• Manage the Company's litigation portfolio, including employment, premises liability, personal injury, commercial, and other disputes.
• Develop litigation strategy with the SVP & General Counsel and direct outside counsel from claim inception through resolution.
• Manage litigation budgets, discovery, litigation holds, settlement strategy, reporting and legal spend.

• Draft, negotiate and advise on commercial agreements, including procurement, marketing, construction, consulting, confidentiality and other strategic business agreements.
• Draft and negotiate commercial real estate leases, licenses and related documents.
• Develop and maintain contract templates and playbooks to improve consistency and efficiency.

• Manage entity formation, annual filings, corporate records and governance documentation, including board resolutions.
• Oversee gaming operator, holding company and business licensing matters and coordinate license applications and renewals and other regulatory filings.
• Manage the Company's intellectual property portfolio in coordination with outside counsel.

• Provide timely, practical legal advice that balances business objectives with legal and regulatory risk.
• Partner with leadership to identify and mitigate legal risk while supporting strategic initiatives.
• Collaborate across departments to foster compliance and achieve business objectives.

• Improve legal processes, workflows and service delivery.
• Leverage AI and other technology to improve efficiency while maintaining appropriate governance and confidentiality.
• Develop templates, playbooks, and self-service resources that help the business move faster while reducing legal risk.
• Lead and/or support special projects and other legal matters as assigned.

• Ownership mindset; proactively identifies issues, drives solutions and takes accountability for results.
• Ability to independently manage competing priorities while delivering high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent analytical, drafting, negotiation and communication skills.
• Strong business judgment and ability to provide practical, solutions-oriented legal advice.
• Executive presence and the ability to build and maintain trusted relationships across the organization.
• Highest standards of professionalism, integrity and confidentiality.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.
• Ability to evaluate new technologies and thoughtfully integrate them into legal workflows.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel, and possess the ability to quickly learn other software
• Ability to read, write and verbally communicate effectively in

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school
• Approximately 6+ years' progressive experience as a practicing lawyer, preferably in both a law firm as well as an in-house environment.
• Experience managing litigation and negotiating commercial agreements.
• Experience with employment litigation and highly regulated industries, including gaming, is preferred.
• Experience using or implementing AI and other legal technology tools is a plus.

• Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. state. Ohio bar admission preferred; candidates eligible for Ohio in-house counsel registration will also be considered.