Sr. Counsel

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Orlando, FL, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Digital Media • News + Entertainment • Sports • Esports
The Role
Provides commercial and operational legal counsel to sports, media, and entertainment businesses. Drafts and negotiates sponsorship, media rights, licensing, technology, vendor, and partnership agreements; advises on golf league operations, intellectual property, marketing, privacy, compliance, governance, and risk. Partners with executives and business leaders to structure transactions, manage legal risks, resolve issues, and support strategic initiatives.
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Description

TMRW Sports is seeking a talented, business-minded Sr. Counsel to join its legal team and support its growing portfolio of sports, media, and entertainment businesses. This role will focus primarily on commercial transactions and providing day-to-day legal counsel to TMRW Sports' golf businesses, including TGL and WTGL.

The ideal candidate is a practical, solutions-oriented lawyer who enjoys working closely with business leaders, navigating complex legal and commercial issues, and helping bring innovative ideas to market. This is an opportunity to play a meaningful role in a dynamic, entrepreneurial organization at the intersection of sports, media, and technology.

Responsibilities:

  • Commercial Transactions: Draft, negotiate, and advise on a broad range of commercial agreements, including sponsorship, media rights, licensing, technology, vendor, and strategic partnership agreements.
  • Golf League Operations: Serve as a key legal advisor to TMRW Sports' golf businesses, providing practical counsel on league and team operations, competition rules, events, policies, and related commercial and operational matters.
  • Intellectual Property: Advise on trademark, licensing, brand protection, advertising, promotions, digital content, and other intellectual property and marketing matters.
  • Legal and Regulatory Compliance: Support the company's legal and regulatory compliance efforts, including matters involving data privacy, consumer protection, corporate governance, and risk management.
  • Strategic Business Support: Work closely with business and executive leadership to structure transactions, evaluate legal and commercial risks, resolve issues, and advance strategic initiatives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university.
  • J.D. from an accredited law school.
  • Active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
  • Eligibility to practice as in-house counsel in Florida.
  • 5+ years of relevant legal experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department.
  • Substantial experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements.
  • Strong business judgment and the ability to provide clear, practical legal advice in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and collaborate effectively with business and executive teams.

Preferred:

  • Experience in sports, media, entertainment, technology, or other consumer-facing businesses.
  • Familiarity with intellectual property, privacy, or corporate governance matters
  • In-house legal experience advising business leaders on commercial, operational, and strategic matters.
  • Experience operating in a high-growth, entrepreneurial, or fast-paced organization.

You’ll be successful if:

  • You translate complex legal issues into clear, practical business advice that enables teams to move quickly and confidently.
  • You balance legal risk with commercial objectives and approach challenges with a solutions-oriented mindset.
  • You build strong relationships and credibility with executives and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • You are comfortable managing multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail and sound judgment.
  • You enjoy working close to the business and helping bring innovative ideas, partnerships, and experiences to market.

Benefits: 

  • Equity ownership opportunities to allow employees to share in the company’s growth
  • Unlimited discretionary time off along with 15 paid holidays per year (including the week of Independence Day)
  • Comprehensive health insurance options, including a 100% contribution Employee coverage option
  • Additional employee and family insurance coverage options with company contribution, including dental and vision 
  • FSA, HSA and DCHSA opportunities including contribution matches
  • Retirement options including traditional 401(k) and Roth IRA plans

 *Benefits are subject to change at the company’s discretion.

TMRW Sports is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other factor protected by applicable law. This applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, and training. 

TMRW Sports expressly prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

No matter what background you bring with you, if you are committed to excellence and good at what you do, we welcome you to apply to join us and encourage you to come as you are.

About TMRW Sports: (pronounced “tomorrow sports”)

TMRW Sports is focused on building modern approaches in sports, media, and entertainment. By creating new leagues for a new age, TMRW Sports, in partnership with established leagues like the NFL, PGA TOUR and LPGA, is forging pathways and experiences for new generations of fans. TMRW Sports’ first project, TGL presented by SoFi, is a primetime team golf league in partnership with the PGA TOUR reaching 152 territories worldwide and described as a “high-energy arena spectacle” by Vanity Fair, “pure entertainment” by GQ, and “golf’s boldest new venture” by Fast Company. Launching this fall, WTGL will feature teams of the world’s best women golfers in partnership with the LPGA. TMRW Sports is also developing men’s and women’s professional flag football leagues in partnership with the National Football League and 32 Equity, the NFL’s collective investment vehicle. Founded by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and sports executive Mike McCarley, TMRW Sports is supported by an influential and diverse investor group of athletes, celebrities and business leaders from the worlds of sports, media, technology and finance. For more, visit TMRWSportsGroup.com. 

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university
  • Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school
  • Active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
  • Eligibility to practice as in-house counsel in Florida
  • At least 5 years of relevant legal experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department
  • Substantial experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements
  • Strong business judgment and ability to provide clear, practical legal advice in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and collaborate effectively with business and executive teams
  • Experience in sports, media, entertainment, technology, or other consumer-facing businesses
  • Familiarity with intellectual property, privacy, or corporate governance matters
  • In-house legal experience advising business leaders on commercial, operational, and strategic matters
  • Experience in a high-growth, entrepreneurial, or fast-paced organization
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The Company
HQ: Winter Park, FL
Year Founded: 2022

What We Do

TMRW Sports, operating as NexGen Sports Group, Inc., is a technology-focused company building modern approaches to sports, media, and entertainment. Founded by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and Mike McCarley, the company develops innovative platforms like the TGL golf league, which integrates advanced technology with professional sports to create new pathways for the next generation of athletes and fans, fostering engagement through virtual courses and data-driven experiences.

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