Legal Counsel - 1-3 PQE - Sports - Midlands

BCL Legal; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known brand in sports is looking for a Legal Counsel to join their in-house legal team. This role requires a 1 to 3 PQE Commercial Lawyer who can draft and negotiate contracts, advise on marketing and compliance issues, and manage internal stakeholders. The position is hybrid, with three days in the Midlands office and two days working from home. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with experience in private practice or in-house roles and a desire for varied legal challenges.

Qualifications

• 1 to 3 PQE Commercial Lawyer preferably with private practice experience.
• Experience in advising on various legal matters including contracts and GDPR.
• Ability to build relationships with internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate commercial contracts.
• Advise on marketing, sponsorship, and compliance matters.
• Manage key internal stakeholders effectively.

Skills

Drafting commercial contracts

Advising on marketing and advertising

Understanding of GDPR

Self-starter

Stakeholder management

Job description

Rare & exciting Legal Counsel opportunity

A rare & exciting Legal Counsel opportunity has come up for a 1 to 3 PQE Commercial Lawyer, within an instantly recognisable brand in the sports sector.

The role is working within a well-established in house legal team and provides the opportunity to assist on a wide variety of commercial law matters such as:

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts
• Advising on marketing, advertising, sponsorship & partnership agreements
• Advising on employment, disputes, intellectual property
• Advising on risk & compliance matters including GDPR and regulatory
• Managing key internal stakeholders

The opportunity is appropriate for a lawyer currently working in private practice and seeking to make the move in house for the first time in a hugely popular sector, or, for an in-house lawyer who is seeking a more varied workload & exposure than in their current role.

Personality wise, it is key that you are a self-starter, able to build relationships with key internal stakeholders, and be willing and able to pick up the varied legal matters that will cross your desk.

This is a hybrid role with a minimum of 3 days per week required in the Midlands office, with 2 days working from home.