At NASCAR, you will find a community of passionate individuals who care about our sport and are united in seeing it grow.
NASCAR seeks a talented professional to join in the position of Senior Corporate Counsel based in our Daytona Beach, Florida office. Will also consider Charlotte as a location based on experience.
The Senior Corporate Counsel provides counsel and advice in day-to-day legal matters, managing on-going legal projects, and working pro-actively with staff to help achieve goals and minimize risk. The Senior Corporate Counsel must be a self-motivated, highly organized, licensed attorney who takes initiative and is capable of providing thoughtful analysis on a variety of issues. The Senior Corporate Counsel must be able to manage complex legal and business projects in a fast-paced setting, while servicing our internal clients.
Primary tasks include but are not limited to:
- Draft and review a wide variety of agreements, including sponsorship, vendor, supplier, licensing, and other transactional legal documents.
- Assist with legal aspects of corporate compliance and policy matters
- Assist with intellectual property matters, including trademark enforcement and cease and desist matters.
- Interpretation and enforcement of league rules and procedures
- Troubleshoot a wide variety of legal issues as they arise.
- Provide legal guidance to corporate and business unit management.
- Draft, review and implement company policies and related documents.
- Support senior legal staff members as needed with special projects, litigation management, discovery matters, employment and other legal matters.
- Collaborate with Risk Management Department on risk mitigation and loss control initiatives.
- Assist in managing work flow of department paralegals and staff.
- Work under the supervision of the Deputy General Counsel and perform other related duties as requested.
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Education required:
- Four-year undergraduate degree from an accredited university or college.
- Juris doctor degree from an accredited law school.
- Licensed to practice law in the United States, with the ability to qualify for Florida in-house counsel rules.
Desired Work Experience / Special Skills/Knowledge
- Four to five years of in house or corporate/transactional law firm experience.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously (ranging from the routine to the complex), deadlines and initiatives with minimal oversight.
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel), Sharepoint and Adobe Acrobat.
Desired Characteristics:
- Desires to be part of a team.
- Engaged in the success of the entire company, and believes in and commits to the company’s culture and organizational goals.
- Strong work ethic.
- Ability to multitask and is comfortable thriving in a fast-paced environment with sometimes minimal oversight.
- Quick learner and innovative thinker who is capable of assessing and communicating risk within the context of business-driven goals.
- Pursues independent development and learning.
- Communicates in a direct, open and honest manner.
- Requests and is willing to enthusiastically receive honest and open feedback.
- Practices self-assessment and self-reflection.
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Learn more about this role and our team by applying at www.careers.nascar.com for consideration.
We are a company unlike any other. We want you to bring your experience, skills and passion to our close-knit, high-energy environment in which our employees thrive and where you can prosper. We know the key to our success is our employees and we offer highly competitive salaries, a solid benefits package focused on wellness, and opportunities for you to grow and develop both personally and professionally. It won’t take you long to find out that you are on the right track here at NASCAR!
NASCAR is committed to fostering a diverse work environment where all employees feel valued and empowered. NASCAR is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). We seek to attract and retain the best qualified people available. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any basis that is protected by applicable law except where a bona fide occupational qualification exists.