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Senior Legal Counsel
The FA
The Football Association is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.
Job Posted- 15 Apr 2025
Status- Full Time
Location- England
Closing date- 11 May 2025
What will you be doing?
- Delivering robust legal advice in an efficient and effective manner to The FA Group.
- Protecting the organisation from litigation and reputational risk.
- Providing legal support on football regulatory matters.
- Providing legal and disciplinary support to the England national teams.
- Advising on FIFA/UEFA regulatory matters.
- Providing advice on player status issues, transfers and agents.
- Handling contentious intellectual property issues.
- Dealing with insurance issues affecting The FA Group.
- Providing support to the safeguarding team on legal issues.
- Providing focused instructions to external law firms when authorised to do so.
- 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:
- 5+ years experience working as a qualified solicitor at a major law firm or in-house.
- Must be able to demonstrate a breadth of relevant contentious legal knowledge gathered in a major law firm and / or corporate.
- Ability to demonstrate clear and concise written and oral legal advice.
- Ability to demonstrate the application of robust legal advice in a practical manner.
- Excellent organisation skills.
- Demonstrable ability to work and deliver under pressure
- Excellent customer service skills with ability to adapt and tailor approach dependent on needs.
- Excellent planning, prioritisation and time management skills.
Beneficial to have:
- Previous experience of sports law.
- Experience of dealing with arbitration.
- Previous in-house experience.
- Previous experience of instructing external law firms.
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 in 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, encouraging 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' days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave (based on a full-time, permanent contract.)
- A hybrid working model, which offers greater flexibility.
How to Apply
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