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Legal Administrator
The FA
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Job Posted- 6 May 2026
Status- Full Time
Location- England
Closing date- 12 May 2026
The FA has an exciting opportunity for a Legal Administrator to join our Legal & Governance department, based at the iconic Wembley Stadium. Working as part of a highly respected, collaborative, and expert legal team, this role plays a vital part in providing administrative support to The FA's Regulatory Advocates across a wide range of regulatory and governance matters.
What will you be doing?
- Supporting The FA's Regulatory Advocates on a range of matters including:
- Monitoring the Regulatory Legal inbox/updating Regulatory Legal and Advocate diaries.
- Compiling Charge Letters and organising exhibits.
- Issuing Charge Letters/Updating systems such as Clue, PFF and Pro Club Portal.
- Updating case management systems.
- Monitoring Replies to Charges/Preparing Hearing bundles for Regulatory Commission Hearings.
- Witness Liaison.
- Diarising deadlines and/or hearing dates.
- Updating case spreadsheets and handling case allocation.
- Record keeping.
- Liaising with external stakeholders.
- Working collaboratively with all relevant internal stakeholders.
- Carrying out conflict of interest checks.
- Ensuring data protection compliance across published Written Reasons.
- Collating responses to Data Subject Access Requests and ensuring data protection compliance.
- Document review and other support for regulatory and litigation matters.
- Execute additional tasks as required to meet the FA's changing priorities.
- Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure that the highest standards of health, safety, and well-being can be maintained.
- As part of the FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.
What are we looking for?
Essential for the role:
- Previous relevant administrative experience in a fast-paced legal environment.
- Excellent communicator (written & verbal).
- High attention to detail.
- Ability to work collaboratively with other members of Legal and Governance.
- Excellent academic record.
- Ability to manage a busy caseload.
- Strong organisational skills.
- Ability to meet short deadlines.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word/Outlook/Excel/Adobe.
Beneficial to have:
- Case Management capability.
- A good understanding of Sports Law and litigation.
- Experience in dealing with high volume and busy caseloads.
- Experience in managing stakeholders.
What's in it for you?
We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles. To achieve this, we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world-class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire, which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.
We pride ourselves on offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:
- Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season, encourages you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and well-being.
- Free, nutritious lunches at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.
- Free private medical cover.
- A contributory pension scheme.
- An additional 'Thank You' day's leave, volunteering days, as well as 25 days of annual leave (based on a full-time, permanent contract)
- A hybrid working model which offers greater flexibility.
How to Apply
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