Legal Intern
Dates: October 2024 – January 2025
Primary Division: ISE Baseball
Primary Job Location: Chicago, IL
Reports to: Director of Baseball Operations
Job Status: Part-time/Hourly, Non-Exempt
ISE seeks a passionate, innovative and driven Legal Intern in their downtown Chicago, IL office to assist a team of agents and attorneys in various matters involving client representation and legal issues throughout the season.
Responsibilities:
- Support baseball agents in day-to-day activities involving the representation of current and future client base
- Assist with agency legal/contractual matters throughout the season
- Assist in various projects related to salary arbitration, recruiting and statistical research
- General administrative duties
Preferred Qualifications:
- Comprehensive knowledge and strong interest in baseball (i.e., players, transactions, contracts, salary arbitration, statistics, advanced metrics)
- Superior leadership, writing, research, presentation and project management skills
- Strong analytical skills and ability to research using databases and internet
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment, able to prioritize multiple responsibilities and meet deadlines
- Extremely organized with an acute attention to detail
- Skilled communicator able to articulate complex ideas and business issues verbally and in writing
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Eligibility:
- Law student or recent law school graduate (within one year) with strong academic performance
- Must currently reside in or be willing to relocate to the Chicago, IL metro area
- Must be eligible to work in the United States
General Information and Application Process:
- All internships are paid employment opportunities
- Interns are responsible for their own relocation, transportation and housing costs
Please submit your resume to baseballintern@iseworldwide.com.
www.iseworldwide.com
Independent Sports & Entertainment recruitment policies are designed to place the most qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Independent Sports & Entertainment may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms.
Equal Employment Opportunity. Independent Sports & Entertainment is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, religious creed, physical disability, mental disability, age, medical condition as defined by applicable law (such as cancer), marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. ISE’s management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.
