Associate Counsel

Associate Counsel

The Oklahoma City Thunder is seeking an Associate Counsel with corporate legal experience to support our legal department. In this role, you will draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements; support data privacy and legal compliance efforts; and maintain NBA and internal policies and contract templates. You will also advise internal departments on legal matters related to intellectual property, commercial agreements, regulatory compliance, data privacy, and other corporate legal matters.

In this role you will:

• Serve as a resource for all departments on day-to-day legal issues and questions, including a broad range of legal, transactional and operational, and compliance matters and initiatives
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements, including sponsorship agreements, vendor agreements, radio license agreements, ticket and suite license agreements, sweepstakes rules, leases, non-disclosure agreements, waivers, independent contractor agreements, and marketing and promotional agreements
• Research various legal issues and questions and provide clear, concise, timely, and practical advice and recommendations
• Identify, evaluate, and, where possible, mitigate liability issues with respect to events and activities planned by the organization
• Support compliance efforts related to privacy, data protection and security, and other regulatory matters, including tracking and responding to data privacy requests
• Support the Vice President, Corporate Legal and outside counsel on litigation matters
• Assist the Vice President, Corporate Legal with corporate governance matters
• Assist with maintaining compliance with federal, state, and local laws, as well as NBA rules and regulations
• Form and maintain connections within the community and represent the Thunder as an ambassador of our culture and values
• Support the continuous improvement of internal policies, processes, forms, and templates for internal business teams and legal department processes
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned

What you'll bring to the role:

• Juris Doctor degree from an American Bar Association (ABA)-accredited law school
• Three to five years of experience as in-house counsel or at a law firm
• Licensed, or ability to become licensed, to practice law in the State of Oklahoma and in good standing with the Oklahoma Bar Association
• Experience negotiating a variety of contracts, commercial agreements, and other legal documents
• Data privacy or real estate experience is a plus
• Experience adapting to changing needs within a growing legal department and organization
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills, with experience managing multiple priorities simultaneously
• Commitment to continuous learning and developing new competencies as business and legal needs evolve
• Effective collaboration with other departments and organizations, supported by strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and listening skills
• Sound judgment and decision-making skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and capacity to learn required business systems

Additional Details:

This is a full-time, salary position reporting to the Vice President, Corporate Legal. The primary work location is the Paycom Center in downtown Oklahoma City. The work schedule includes regular office hours, with nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.

We offer a positive office environment and a robust benefits package including excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k with matching funds, paid downtown parking, tuition reimbursement, employee ticket options, family gym membership subsidy, parental leave, team shop discount, and much more!

The Thunder recognizes that teams with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills make a stronger company. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the Thunder organization considers applicants fairly on the basis of qualifications, experience and business needs and provides equal opportunity regardless of race, color, age, sex, ancestry, ethnicity, national origin, religion, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. Applicants are considered regardless of past legal system involvement, based upon the needs of the role, nature of and recency of legal history. The Thunder is committed to a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees through its RAVE culture – Respect and Value Everyone.