Legal Intern (NYC Office)

LEGAL INTERN

New York City, NY

Hybrid

THE RUNDOWN

Playfly Sports is looking for a Legal Intern to join our team in New York City, NY. Within our 10-week paid Playfly Summer Internship Program, you’ll be immersed into the business side of sports and join our team of talented professionals. Through hands-on experience, projects, and mentoring, you’ll learn the fundamental skills and knowledge it takes to have a career in sports while developing yourself professionally and personally.

What You’ll Accomplish

• Assist legal team with drafting, analyzing, and reviewing agreements with professional sports teams, conferences and leagues, regional sports networks, university athletic programs, state high school athletic organizations, venues and events (e.g., bowl games); content development agreements as well as agreements with sponsors, on-air talent, and others
• Anticipate and analyze legal and contract/deal issues
• Identify, research and analyze relevant federal, state and local requirements and translate into business solutions
• Assist with dispute resolution and litigation oversight
• Assist with oversight of risk management
• Ensure compliance with the Company’s policies and procedures
• Provide legal support across Playfly’s business units including Playfly Sports Properties, Home Team Sports, Playfly Premier Partnerships, Corporate HQ, and Playfly Tech and Digital.
• Attend all internship events and participate in projects and assignments
• All other duties as assigned

What You’ll Bring

• A commitment to contributing to a respectful, diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment where everyone feels like they belong
• Attention to detail, self-motivated, independent, organized and proactive
• Able to multi-task and handle multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work with a team and complete assignments individually with minimal supervision
• Understanding and passion for the sports landscape and business ecosystem
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Self-starter and team player with excellent interpersonal skills
• Microsoft Office experience preferred

INTERNSHIP DETAILS & APPLICATION ELIGIBILITY

• Currently enrolled in law school and completed their 1L or 2L year
• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Be legally allowed to work in the US (US citizen, green card or F1 student visa holder)
• Must be available to work June 8, 2026 – Aug 13, 2026, 32 hours/week, Monday – Thursday
• Interns will be paid an hourly rate of $20
• Please submit a current resume and unofficial transcript for consideration
• Candidates are restricted to applying to TWO positions only
• Applications will be open from November 24th. to December 8th. We reserve the right to open or close applications at any point after this window
• Number of Positions Available: 1 seats for this role.

What We Do

Playfly Sports is the full-service, leading sports marketing and media company that enables brands to engage with sports fans on a local, regional, and national level through scaled linear, digital, and experiential assets. Playfly Sports drives outcome-based solutions into 90-million households via more than 7,800 live U.S. broadcasts of MLB, NBA, and NHL games; and influences sports fans of all ages through the management of college and high school multimedia rights, uniform branding, and high-profile sports sponsorship platforms. Playfly Sports has the unique ability to partner, innovate, and advance the aspirations of athletes, brands, academic institutions, and sports fans across the U.S. Playfly Sports is Powered by Partnership. Visit Playfly Sports online at playfly.com

What We Stand For

At Playfly, we know that a diverse, equitable, and inclusive company is a more innovative and successful one, but more importantly, we believe it’s just the right thing to do. Through conversations, company initiatives, community events and partnerships, policy changes, data analysis, workshops, and support groups, we are dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. We are here for the long haul and to do the meaningful work that creates true institutional change within our workplace, with our partners, and in the communities we serve.

EEOC & DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Playfly Sports affirms that inequality is detrimental to our associates, our clients, and the communities we serve. Our goal is to impact lasting change through our actions. Together, we unite for equality and equity. Playfly Sports is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristic, including race, color, genetic information, creed, national origin, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lawful alien status, ancestry, age, marital status, or protected veteran status and will not discriminate against anyone on the basis of a disability. We support an inclusive workplace where associates excel based on personal merit, qualifications, experience, ability, and job performance.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Playfly Sports is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals, and as part of this commitment, Playfly Sports will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected].

We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role at this time

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