Essential duties: All legal work assignments will be under the supervision of the senior counsel of legal affairs.
Assist with providing support for various regulatory matters.
Assist with various contractual and procurement matters, including contract drafting and review, drafting and responding to subpoenas and other trademark activity.
Assist with various internal (national office) matters related to policy, human resources and finance, such as policy review, data analytics, information gathering and issue spotting from a enterprise risk perspective.
Assist with providing coverage for sport-specific matters and governance groups, including drafting waivers/releases, reviewing/revising sport manuals and operations guides.
Draft letters, memoranda and other correspondence in response to general inquiries received.
Research issues of law and prepare memoranda for the office of the general counsel.
Conduct investigation of intellectual property infringements.
Prepare cease-and-desist correspondence when appropriate.
Organize infringement activity and NCAA response.
Conduct follow-up.
Assist in process planning, development and implementation.
Special projects such as:
Assisting with the development and implementation of national office legal compliance education programming.
Assisting with the development and delivery of the legal education ncaa.org/internship programming for membership at the NCAA Convention.
Assisting with the development and execution of the yearly legal summit and/or compliance education programming for outside counsel.
Other duties as assigned.
Desired knowledge, skills and abilities:
Strong critical thinking and analytical skills.
Excellent customer service skills.
High level of attention to detail throughout all work products.
High level of astuteness.
Excellent written and oral communications skills.
Ability to effectively collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to understand and use diplomacy.
Ability to influence, inform and engage to encourage collaboration.
Strong problem-solving skills.
Strong emotional intelligence.
Interest in sports.
For more information and to apply: https://www.ncaa.org/what-we-do/programs/postgraduate-internships/legal-affairs/
