Legal Counsel - Contracts

2 Months ago • 4 Years + • Legal • $142,000 PA - $173,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As Legal Counsel - Contracts at Skillz, you'll take full ownership of the contract lifecycle, from creation and review to negotiation and management. This includes ensuring compliance, identifying opportunities for process improvement, conducting thorough risk assessments, and maintaining contract hygiene. You'll need expertise in contract law, strong organizational skills, and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously. Experience in the tech or gaming industry is preferred, along with familiarity with intellectual property and data privacy. The role involves working collaboratively with the legal team to ensure the company's contracts are efficient, compliant, and mitigate legal risks.
Must have:
  • Contract creation, review, negotiation, and management
  • Contract law expertise
  • Risk assessment and mitigation
  • Process improvement and efficiency
  • Meticulous attention to detail
Good to have:
  • Experience in tech or gaming industry
  • Intellectual property and data privacy experience
  • Experience with contract management software
Perks:
  • Comprehensive benefits (100% medical, dental, vision)
  • 401K matching
  • Equity incentives
  • Daily meals
  • On-site gym
  • Friday Happy Hours
  • Competitive PTO

Job Details

Join Skillz and Level Up Your Career!

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Join Skillz, the first publicly-traded mobile esports platform that hosts billions of casual mobile gaming tournaments for millions of players worldwide. Skillz is revolutionizing the gaming industry, providing the ultimate platform for competitive mobile games. By fostering social competition within games, Skillz empowers developers to create multi-million dollar franchises while connecting players through fair, enjoyable, and meaningful competition.

At Skillz, we firmly believe that everyone is born with unique skills and deserves to experience an epic win. We understand the thrill of achievement and the satisfaction of overcoming challenges. That's why we passionately champion game developers and players alike, empowering them to unleash their full potential through the power of competition.

Life @ Skillz

  • Culture of Impact: Join a united team of builders, creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven by the desire to win. At Skillz, we create value and make a difference in the world.
  • Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our comprehensive benefits package, which includes 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision expenses for both you and your entire family. Additionally, take advantage of our 401K matching, equity incentives, pre-tax benefit options, and more.
  • Wellness Support: Enhance your well-being with our array of wellness initiatives, including meditation and mental health resources, physical fitness coaching and classes, family planning assistance, health and parenting guidance, virtual therapy sessions, and more.
  • Perks: We believe in enhancing your work experience. Enjoy daily breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, Friday Happy Hours, a full-size gym with showers, commuter benefits, insurance, and many more. We also offer competitive paid time off (PTO) & company holidays to help you recharge and pursue your passions.

Why Skillz?

  • Pioneers of Skill-Based Competition: Skillz is not just any company in the gaming industry; we are the pioneers of skill-based competition, partnered with industry titans like UFC, NFL, T-Mobile, Buzztime, Bowlero, while also hosting renowned events like the Game Developer Conference (GDC). Join us in transforming the way people play games and building the home of competition for all.
  • Impact Beyond Gaming: Skillz harnesses the power of its platform to support nonprofit organizations such as Susan G. Komen, American Cancer Society, the NAACP, and more. By participating in Skillz tournaments, you can make a difference and contribute to causes you care about.
  • Recognized Success: Skillz has earned recognition as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, CNBC's Disruptor 50, San Francisco Business Times' Best Places to Work, Forbes' Next Billion-Dollar Startups, and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000 list, and many more.
  • Talent Magnet: Join a team of talented professionals who are passionate about what they do. Our team includes experts from Meta, Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Tesla, Twitter (X), Roblox, Zynga, Samsung, Lyft, EA, Riot, Nexon, Gameskraft, PlayStation, Unity, Scopely, Tinder, Intel, Deloitte, EY, Twitch, DraftKings, and more.

The Future of Gaming Awaits!

The gaming industry is larger than movies, music, and books combined, with over 3 billion active gamers playing monthly and over 25 million active developers worldwide. Mobile gaming, in particular, is the fastest-growing segment, projected to reach $300 billion by 2025. At Skillz, you have the opportunity to be at the forefront of this exciting industry and shape its future.

What We’re Looking For

Contract Ownership: Takes full ownership of contract creation, review, negotiation, and management processes within the legal team, ensuring compliance and alignment with company objectives.

Legal Expertise: Demonstrates familiarity with contract law and regulations relevant to the company's industry.

Process Improvement: Identifies opportunities to streamline and improve contract management processes, implementing scalable solutions to enhance efficiency and reduce risk.

Risk Assessment and Mitigation: Conducts thorough risk assessments for contracts, proactively identifying potential legal risks and escalating legal risk to the Head of Legal.

Contract Hygiene and Management: Maintain contract hygiene and organization of the contract management system, verifying spelling, grammar, and workflow.

Organization and Prioritization: Demonstrate the ability to multitask and deliver quality products on timely basis.

Qualifications:

4+ years of experience in a legal department

Experience working with contract lifecycle.

Meticulous attention to detail and a proven track record of consistently delivering high-quality work.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with contract management and drafting, preferably in the tech or gaming industry.Intellectual property and data privacy experience.

Experience negotiating commercial and corporate partnerships.

Experience with contract management software and tools.

Starting Compensation: $142K - $173K base salary based on experience

Location: Las Vegas, NV HQ - Onsite 5 days/week

Join Skillz and Let's Redefine the Boundaries of Gaming!

Together, we'll create a world where skill, passion, and innovation thrive. Join our team and be part of the journey. We look forward to having you on board!

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Skillz embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to diversifying our workforce, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, gender identity, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability status, and we operate in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance .

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