What are the responsibilities and job description for the UFC Legal Intern - Spring 2024 position at UFC?
Who We Are:
UFC® is the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization (MMA), with more than 688 million fans and 211 million social media followers. The organization produces more than 40 live events annually in some of the most prestigious arenas around the world, while broadcasting to nearly 900 million TV households across more than 170 countries. UFC’s athlete roster features the world’s best MMA athletes representing more than 75 countries. The organization’s digital offerings include UFC FIGHT PASS®, one of the world’s leading streaming services for combat sports. UFC is owned by global entertainment, sports and content company Endeavor, and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information, visit UFC.com and follow UFC at Facebook.com/UFC, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok: @UFC.Endeavor is a global sports and entertainment company, home to the world’s most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events and experiences. The company is comprised of industry leaders including entertainment agency WME; sports, fashion, events and media company IMG; and premier mixed martial arts organization UFC. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation, sports operations & advisory, event & experiences management, media production & distribution, experiential marketing and brand licensing.Strategy for Winning:
UFC’s Internship Program is designed to provide interns the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills they have gained through their academic experience in a real-world corporate setting. Over the course of the program, the interns will become fully immersed in the daily operations of their department and will be directly involved with tasks and projects that contribute to UFC’s continued growth.
UFC’s Internship Program is open to any student who is currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program. This is an in-person internship in Las Vegas, NV. UFC does not provide relocation, housing, or transportation assistance.
The Spring 2024 program will begin on January 22, 2024, and will continue through April 26, 2024.
*Application deadline is November 10, 2023 for all Spring 2024 internships*
The Role and What You’ll Do:
Assists legal department in business and legal affairs for all day-to-day activities.
Drafts agreements with appropriate supervision.
Drafts production agreements, including production services, talent, content, fighter, underlying rights, etc, and production related business transactions.
Assists in matters of due diligence and document review and preparation for major transactions, as necessary.
Assists with identifying and addressing illegal uses of UFC owned assets.
Gathers evidence for trademark applications and oppositions.
Prepares copyright applications.
Assists in other transactions, general corporate governance matters, employment law research, and international expansion as they arise.
Assists with other general business and legal affairs projects as requested.
You Have These:
2nd or 3rd year law student.
Solid written and verbal communication skills.
Interest in one or more of the following areas of law: entertainment, intellectual property, international, corporate, transactional.
Ability to organize and effectively present analysis and concepts.
Ability to maintain discretion and confidential information.
Excellent organizational skills. Excellent attention to detail.
Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook, and ability to learn other basic computer programs.
How we work:
Endeavor is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 5 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.
