12 legal counsel jobs found

About Us Burnley FC is an established professional football club with a rich history, located in the heart of the town and its community, we believe that Burnley is a special place – a home to extraordinary people like you. Come and be part of our story! The Role A new and exciting opportunity has become available for a Legal Counsel to join us at Burnley Football Club. You'll play a key role in supporting the Club's legal and regulatory compliance and helping us deliver best in class legal advice and support. About You Come and join our Clarets family as our Legal Counsel! The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 4 years post qualification experience in private practice or in-house and strong administration and organisation skills.   Role Expectations As the Legal Counsel, you will be expected to:   Deliver practical legal advice across the full range of the Club’s legal and regulatory requirements. Review and draft a range of contracts...

We govern the beautiful game and ensure it's run with transparency and integrity. Join our team in Miami and support us on our mission. THE POSITION These are your key tasks: The Legal Counsel will be an active member of the Commercial Legal Team working with various Senior Legal Counsels, the Head of Content & Media and the Director of Commercial Legal to support the delivery of legal services relating to FIFA’s global operations. The role of Legal Counsel will support some, or all, of the business functions within FIFA’s global operations, such as the following: • Assisting the commercial teams by advising on their everyday operations. • Assisting in drafting, negotiating and advising on a broad range of commercial and media partnerships matters connected with FIFA’s revenue generating activities. • Providing support regarding the interpretation of a range of media, rights, marketing, IP, retail...

Contract Type:  Permanent Hours Per Week:  37.5 Hours Do you have the drive and passion to make a real impact at Leicester City Football Club? About The Role & Who We’re Scouting We’re on the lookout for a passionate and skilled Legal Counsel to join our squad at Leicester City Football Club. As Legal Counsel, you’ll play a key role in working to help manage external counsel as necessary. Focussing on commercial law and in addiiton there will be a diversity of interesting legal issues to deal with.  Your responsibilities will include: Support Commercial, Marketing, and Sales teams by drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts, including sponsorship, licensing, ticketing, hospitality, retail, and sales agreements. Develop, review, and maintain standard contract templates, terms, and conditions across the Club. Assist with player-related legal work, including employment contracts, image...

Kickstart your career Leicester City Football Club as Legal Counsel! Contract Type:  Permanent Hours Per Week:  37.5 Hours Do you have the drive and passion to make a real impact at Leicester City Football Club? About The Role & Who We’re Scouting We’re on the lookout for a passionate and skilled Legal Counsel to join our squad at Leicester City Football Club. As Legal Counsel, you’ll play a key role in working to help manage external counsel as necessary. Focussing on commercial law and in addiiton there will be a diversity of interesting legal issues to deal with.  Your responsibilities will include: Support Commercial, Marketing, and Sales teams by drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts, including sponsorship, licensing, ticketing, hospitality, retail, and sales agreements. Develop, review, and maintain standard contract templates, terms, and conditions across the Club. Assist with player-related legal work,...

We govern the beautiful game and ensure it's run with transparency and integrity. Join our team in Miami and support us on our mission. THE POSITION These are your key tasks:  Conducting autonomously an ethics proceedings in compliance with the FIFA Code of Ethics; Investigating ethics proceedings, including the review and analysis of financial records, the use of forensic audit techniques, and the development of financial investigative strategies; Communications and request for information to the interested/accused parties within an ethics proceedings; Support on  the organization of witness interviews and witness statements, and, when necessary, coordinating such tasks with other departments or external experts within the context of ethics proceedings; Coordinating with other FIFA departments  and experts providing substantial support to the FIFA Ethics Committee; Supporting the relevant chairperson and...

Be part of our journey... Location: St Mary's Stadium Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Permanent Criminal Record Check: DBS Basic   What is the role? We are looking for an experienced solicitor or barrister to join our Legal team as Head of Legal. In this pivotal role, you will deliver strategic, high-quality legal services to the Board, Executive Committee, and the wider Group, providing proactive, business-focused advice on all football-related matters. You will oversee the effective management of legal and governance issues, ensuring robust risk mitigation and full regulatory compliance.   Building strong, trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across the club will be essential to your success. As Head of Legal, you will bring exceptional drafting skills, sound judgement, and diplomatic acumen, coupled with meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to excellence.   What will you be doing? This role involves...

Description The  Chief Operating Officer (COO)  is a senior executive leader of Lexington Sporting Club, responsible for the day-to-day management and execution of the club’s business operations. Reporting directly to the President, the COO provides operational leadership across all non-sporting functions of the organization, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives, financial discipline, and organizational excellence.   As a trusted partner to the President and ownership group, the COO will translate vision into action—building the systems, teams, and culture required to support sustainable growth and long-term success. The ideal candidate is a proven operator with strong financial acumen, exceptional leadership skills, and a deep appreciation for the role professional sports organizations play within their communities.   Responsibilities Financial Leadership & Oversight  Lead all financial and accounting...

Overview This position will primarily support the League’s business initiatives and work closely with the media, production and content distribution teams within Major League Soccer and its member clubs as well as with Soccer United Marketing, MLS’s commercial arm. Responsibilities Lead the drafting and negotiation of media rights, production and broadcast talent agreements for MLS’s distribution of live matches, studio shows, tournaments and other events. Lead the drafting and negotiation of content licensing and distribution agreements for MLS’s licensing of match footage, highlights and other content, including premium documentary features. Support MLS clubs in review and approval of local media rights agreements, ancillary programming opportunities, and the use of content in connection with MLS and tournament official sponsors and third parties. Support legal review of MLS’ artificial intelligence...

Overview Launched in 2020, MLS NEXT is the most elite platform for youth player development in North America. With a commitment to innovation and inclusion, MLS NEXT players receive the best training and coaching as they prepare for their futures, both on and off the field. Throughout a season, MLS NEXT hosts four marquee events across the country, including the Generation adidas Cup, which features MLS academies playing against the top international clubs. With the addition of the new MLS NEXT Academy Division in 2025, membership for the 2025-26 season will include 30 MLS academies, 243 Elite Academies (273 total clubs), 2,189 teams and over 43,000 players across the U.S. and Canada. Official partners of MLS NEXT include adidas, Allstate, and Más+ by Messi. For more information about MLS NEXT, visit  www.mlssoccer.com/mlsnext .   Major League Soccer is looking for a dedicated, passionate, and experienced individual to grow and lead MLS NEXT. The General...

Job Description Summary Sporting Kansas City’s Law Intern will hold a temporary academic internship within our Legal Department, with an emphasis on legal support and professional development in sports and entertainment law. This role is offered unpaid, intended for students seeking school credit, and includes direct exposure to legal operations, compliance, contract review, and day-to-day legal processes within a professional sports organization.     Job Description Essential Functions   Assist Legal team with drafting, reviewing, and editing contracts, agreements, and legal correspondence.  Conduct legal research on employment law, compliance, intellectual property, sponsorships, and league regulations.  Support maintenance of legal files and contract databases.  Observe, and as appropriate support, negotiations, risk assessments, or...

At FIFA26, our vision is to unite the world through the greatest sporting event of all time. The FIFA World Cup 26™ will mark the first time that the tournament will feature 48 teams and be hosted by three countries: Canada, Mexico and the USA. This new format will redefine excellence, generating unique opportunities for greater participation and engagement among fans and players across North America and all over the world. Now is your time to become a game changer and join the workforce that will plan and deliver this extraordinary and unforgettable experience.  Reporting organizationally to the FIFA26 Senior Manager, Stadium Safety & Security, the Manager, Stadium Interior Security will be a key member of the FIFA26 Safety & Security team. This critical role will assist in the planning, coordination, and delivery of the comprehensive safety and security functions within the stadiums. They support the Senior Manager, Stadium to develop detailed...

As the organiser of some of the biggest and most iconic sport events in the world, we lead the way in the sport and event industry. Join the team and support us on our mission. THE POSITION These are your key tasks:  Support our strategic enterprise platform within the Human Resources processes and solution lifecycle (e.g., SAP HCM, SuccessFactors), as well as any other Technology related Product within the HR Technology landscape.  Be accountable for the complete lifecycle of the Products in scope; Including demand, delivery, operations, and release planning. Manage incident, change and problem management including hands-on 1st and 2nd level support (SAP configuration/customizing) ad 3rd level support delivery by managing external IT partners. Establish and maintain a trust relationship with the Business Stakeholders.  Create and agree together with the Business Stakeholders a Product long-term vision,...