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 Licensing Counsel based in our Charlotte, North Carolina office. 

SUMMARY

Negotiate and draft various types of agreements for national and international marketing and licensing teams for NASCAR and ARCA.

​ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Negotiate, review and draft licensing agreements for retail merchandise and other applications, including all video gaming and technology products featuring trademark licenses.
• Advise national and international marketing teams regarding legal and complex business issues relating to Company's licensing initiatives, business development and internal industry compliance.
• Knowledge of intellectual property law (domestic and international)
• Provide mentorship in the Legal department by training and mentoring paralegals and contract coordinators and overseeing and reviewing their work.
• Participate in brand marketing strategy meetings and recommend new policies, guidelines and procedures for client approvals and legal templates.
• Review confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements for use with business and marketing suppliers.
• Review advertising and promotion materials for substantiation, consumer protection, intellectual property issues and legal compliance.
• Review rules, creative and other materials for sweepstakes and contests and advise clients regarding legal requirements for game structure and security.
• Draft, review and negotiate advertising and brand marketing agency agreements.
• Draft, review and negotiate hospitality and other agreements for corporate events.
• Basic business acumen, familiarity with how a company operates, different functions and departments within a business, general financial understanding.
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to discern the practical application of legal requirements; ability to apply knowledge, take into account business objectives, and communicate in a manner others, regardless of experience or discipline, can understand.
• Must be able to build strong internal client relationships, comfort in effectively advising senior-level managers, and generate strong client satisfaction through quick turnaround and appropriate recommendations.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, sometimes evolving environment; takes initiative and demonstrates flexibility and adaptability.
• Work on other assigned contracts to provide legal assistance to other groups on an as requested basis.
• Approximate travel 25%, including weekend travel.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Juris Doctorate (JD) degree and approximately one to three years Legal experience required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style. Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.

REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, musical notes, etc.,) in its most difficult phases. Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.

COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient on Company provided hardware and software.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
License to practice law and in good standing with the Bar Association in the United States.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and/or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

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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 an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to conducting recruitment and hiring activities in a fair, ethical, and legally compliant manner. In support of this commitment, all employment decisions are based on job-related qualifications, skills, experience, and performance, and are made without discrimination based on any legally protected characteristic, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, including socioeconomic, marital, parental, or caregiving status.

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