Solicitor

Footballco; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading football media company in Greater London is seeking a Solicitor/Barrister to provide legal advice on commercial contracts and ensure compliance with laws and regulations. The ideal candidate will have experience managing contract reviews, drafting documents, and supporting client relationships within a dynamic legal team. Strong administrative skills and flexibility are essential for this role, making it an exciting opportunity to work in the sports media industry.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing legal advice on commercial contracts.
• Ability to draft and prepare legal documents.
• Strong understanding of compliance with applicable law and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on a variety of issues.
• Draft and review commercial contracts.
• Undertake administrative and client relationship tasks.

Job description

Job Description

Footballco is the world's leading football media company, built for the next generation of fans. Our mission is to give fans more of the game by building football communities that entertain, inform, and inspire action. We cover everything in football from news and analysis, original reporting, and social media content, to web stores, video, podcasts, newsletters, and live scores. With over 1 billion video views per month, 100 million social followers globally, and a reach of 800 million across web, social, and video platforms, Footballco is the world’s largest football media company and one of the largest digital media companies in sport globally.

About the Role

Footballco has a small but dedicated in-house legal team. The purpose of the Solicitor / Barrister role will be primarily to provide practical legal advice on commercial contracts across the Football Group of companies around the world. In addition, as an in‑house lawyer flexibility will be required to provide legal advice on a wide range of issues to ensure compliance with applicable law, regulations and best practices. The successful candidate will also need to undertake a variety of administrative and client relationship tasks.

The Solicitor or Barrister will be responsible for drafting and preparing documents, undertaking contract reviews and contract management, the manage...