Media Rights and Commercial Lawyer

UEFA; Vaud; Vor Ort; CHF 100’000 - 130’000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Join UEFA's Legal & Business Affairs team as a Legal Counsel. This role involves providing legal support for commercial rights activities in UEFA's club competitions and requires a fully qualified lawyer with 2-4 years of post-qualification experience. Strong contract negotiation and drafting skills in a commercial context are essential.

Qualifikationen

• 2 to 4 years of post-qualification experience in a law firm or international organization.
• Experience in a commercial environment related to commercial rights.
• Fluent in English with excellent drafting skills.

Aufgaben

• Providing legal advice related to exploitation of commercial rights.
• Drafting legal documentation and contracts.
• Supporting management of contractual matters.

Kenntnisse

Commercial understanding

Contract negotiation

Legal drafting

Ausbildung

Fully qualified lawyer

Tools

MS Office

Jobbeschreibung

Job information

Unit: Legal & Business Affairs

Contract type: Open-ended

Start date: 01.08.2025

Application deadline: 27.06.2025

Main goal

Join UC3’s Legal & Business Affairs team to play an important role in the provision of legal support for UC3’s commercial rights activities in relation to UEFA’s men’s and women’s club competitions. You will be part of the exciting new future of UEFA’s club competitions.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing legal input and advice relating to the exploitation and implementation of commercial rights (including media, marketing, sponsorship, licensing and merchandising rights) across all UEFA club competitions
• Supporting the provision of legal services in relation to UC3’s marketing agencies for the drafting of all relevant legal documentation, including rights agreements and general commercial contracts
• Supporting the management of contractual matters including liaising with and instructing UC3’s marketing agencies
• Providing legal support to UC3's commercial rights team primarily in relation to media, marketing, sponsorship, licensing and merchandising rights matters
• Protecting UC3’s and the UEFA competitions’ broader and overall interests from a business affairs perspective
• Cooperating and communicating with other lawyers within UC3, UEFA’s Legal Affairs division and the European Club Association
• Reporting and proactively assisting the other members of the UC3 legal team to ensure the high-quality delivery of legal services to internal and external clients

Requirements

Experience

• From 2 to 4 years of post-qualification experience in a law firm or international organisation
• Experience in a commercial environment, ideally in relation to the exploitation of commercial rights
• Experience of commercial contract drafting and negotiation
  
  

Education

• Fully qualified lawyer with outstanding academic qualifications
  
  

Languages

• English: business fluent (excellent drafting, negotiation and oral communication skills)
  
  

Other Requirements

• Good knowledge of commercial and contract law
• Strong core legal skills and an understanding of commercial business drivers
• Appropriate IT skills, including advanced knowledge of MS Office
• Ability to prioritise to ensure consistent delivery of multiple simultaneous projects to tight deadlines
• Team spirit: good cooperation with colleagues and counterparts, willing to help and support others to reach common goals even under stress
  
  

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