(Senior) Legal Counsel - sports and entertainment sector - industry specific experience not required

J Matthews Legal; England; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international legal firm in England seeks an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to manage commercial contracts and other legal issues. This hybrid role offers significant autonomy, exposure to stakeholders, and opportunities for progression within the company. Ideal candidates will be qualified lawyers with a strong background in contract law, although experience in sports and entertainment is not required.

Benefits

Attractive remuneration package

Remote working options

Qualifications

• Significant prior experience working on a wide range of commercial contracts.
• Experience handling ad hoc legal issues, such as corporate work.
• Previous in-house experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Work on a wide range of commercial contracts.
• Deal with corporate work and employment matters.
• Manage own matters with autonomy and stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Experience in commercial contracts

Qualified Solicitor

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Qualified as a Lawyer in England and Wales or another Common Law jurisdiction

Job description

Senior Legal Counsel - open to industry backgrounds

Do you want to work for a leading international name in the sports and entertainment space?

Client

You will be working for a hugely exciting global brand name organisation.

Role

You will undertake an extremely varied role, working principally on a wide range of commercial contracts and also dealing with additional day to day legal issues as and when they arise such as in relation to corporate work, ad hoc DP or Employment matters, etc.

You will be given significant amounts of autonomy to run with your own matters from the off. You will have direct exposure to all levels of stakeholders from within the business. You will have fantastic opportunities for internal career progression and development.

You will be rewarded with a highly attractive remuneration package.

You will be able to undertake elements of remote/home working in this hybrid role. The organisation has its HQ in central London.

You

You will have significant prior experience working on a wide range of commercial contracts and additional ad hoc legal issues. You will be a qualified Solicitor or England and Wales or qualified as a Lawyer in another Common Law jurisdiction. Previous in-house experience would be advantageous. Prior experience of working within the sports and entertainment industry is not a pre-requisite for this position.

Please note that we will respond to your application directly should we wish to discuss this opportunity further with you. By replying or applying for this role you acknowledge that due to the volume of applications anticipated to be received not all applications can be replied to.