World Wrestling Entertainment

Sports Immigration Counsel

World Wrestling Entertainment • $110K — $130K *
Las Vegas, NV 89110In-Person
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • US qualified lawyer with commercial environment experience.
  • Strong knowledge of US immigration law and work authorization issues.
  • Understanding of immigration laws and work authorization for the Americas.
  • 7-10 years of immigration experience, with sport and entertainment background preferred.
  • Experience in global immigration matters preferred.
  • Meticulous attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
  • Ability to communicate effectively across various levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

  • Advise on Americas immigration strategy for assigned TKO businesses.
  • Prepare immigration applications for employees and talent in the Americas region.
  • Liaise with external counsel regarding immigration applications and strategy.
  • Manage and track visa milestones and timelines proactively.
  • Coordinate with international TKO offices on visa requirements.
  • Provide commercial advice concerning immigration aspects of mergers and acquisitions.
  • Conduct training on immigration policies and gather compliance data.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work within a dynamic sports and entertainment environment.
  • Exposure to a diverse range of legal challenges in immigration.
  • Collaborative team environment focused on growth and development.
  • Engagement with global mobility on international employee moves.
Full Job Description
POSITION TITLE: Sports Immigration Counsel

COMPANY: Zuffa, LLC

DEPARTMENT: Legal

STATUS: Salaried (exempt)

REPORTS TO: VP, Head of Global Immigration| TKO

Position Summary:

Essential Functions:
  • Provide advice on Americas immigration strategy for employees, talent and other Americas immigration matters for assigned TKO businesses.
  • Prepare applications for employees and talent for the Americas region.
  • Liaise with external counsel on strategy and the preparation of applications for employees and talent.
  • Pro-actively manage and track visa milestones and manage the visa petition timeline.
  • Assist with responding to requests for evidence or immigration appeals.
  • Coordinate with TKO offices internationally regarding visa requirements for employees and talent.
  • Work closely with the global mobility team on employee moves worldwide.
  • Liaise with TKO businesses to provide commercial, pragmatic and salient advice and guidance on business opportunities.
  • Advise on immigration aspects of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.
  • Provide internal updates on the status of Visa processing. Keep all relevant stakeholders informed of any delays in the Visa process.
  • Responsible for resolving any concerns regarding the Visa process and escalates to the Vice President, Head of Immigration immediately when necessary
  • Advise the businesses on right to work requirements and prevention of illegal working for the Americas region, including I-9 compliance.
  • Assist with the creation and implementation of immigration compliance processes, including immigration policies.
  • Undertake and manage legal audit tasks, including the maintenance of documentation for inspection, including public access files.
  • Ensure immigration case information for assigned TKO businesses in the Americas region is maintained on INS ZOOM immigration platform.
  • Develop, implement and conduct training on immigration policies and programs to the businesses.
  • Conduct legal research.
  • Lead and oversee immigration and paralegals for the assigned TKO businesses in the Americas region, ensuring that all processing for their assigned events are completed accurately and timely.
  • Other legal group administrative tasks, including maintaining schedules and databases and providing ad hoc support to VP/Head of Immigration.
  • Other duties as assigned.


Minimum Qualifications:
  • US qualified lawyer who has worked in a commercial environment.
  • Strong knowledge of US immigration law and work authorization issues.
  • Working knowledge of immigration laws and work authorization issues for the Americas
  • 7-10 years of experience in immigration matters, with previous experience in media, sport and entertainment immigration matters preferable.
  • Previous experience of global immigration matters preferable.
  • Meticulous attention to detail.
  • Ability to prioritize a varied and heavy workload with the ability to plan ahead.
  • Able to work to deadlines with efficiency and accuracy.
  • Able to communicate clearly and concisely with clients of all levels both internally and externally.
  • Ability to take responsibility and show initiative.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; must be able to interact with a range of personalities and styles in a fast-paced environment and explain complex concepts to clients and colleagues without legal knowledge and with limited time and patience.
  • Outstanding negotiation, drafting, analytical, and organizational skills.
  • Ability to manage global compliance specialists, case managers and paralegals.
  • A proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

About World Wrestling Entertainment

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is an American integrated media and entertainment company primarily known for professional wrestling. It also produces films, music, video games, and other products related to wrestling. The company was founded in 1952 by Jess McMahon and Toots Mondt and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. WWE's programming reaches 800 million homes worldwide in 28 languages. The company's flagship event, WrestleMania, is the largest professional wrestling event in the world and has been held annually since 1985. WWE has a long history of producing successful wrestlers, including Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, John Cena, and Stone Cold Steve Austin.
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Size
870 employees
Market Cap
$5.2 billion
Industry
Hospitality & Recreation
Net Income
$131.7 million
5 Year Trend
+8.5%
Revenue
$974.2 million
NASDAQ
WWE
* Ladders Estimates

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