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Application Deadline: 16 June 2025
Department: Legal
Location: London, UK
Description
The Premier League’s legal team is looking for a commercial solicitor to support the Head of Legal – Commercial & Compliance in providing high quality advice on legal and compliance issues that impact the operations of the Premier League as well as its member clubs. This will include advising on a whole range of commercial issues, including drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements and advising on data risk, privacy and protection matters.
The right candidate will be a qualified solicitor of approximately 0-1 years’ post qualification experience (candidates outside this range with the required skills to be considered) with experience in commercial contracts and data protection.
Who we are
The Premier League is home to some of the most competitive and compelling football in the world. The League and its Clubs use the power and popularity of the competition to inspire fans, communities and partners in the UK and across the world. The Premier League brings people together from all backgrounds. It is a competition for everyone, everywhere and is available to watch in over 900 million homes in 189 countries.
We have a wide variety of responsibilities. These include organising the competition and its Handbook as well as managing the centralised broadcast and commercial rights. The work we do in conjunction with the Clubs also goes far beyond the 90 minutes. We support and provide a framework for youth development, we protect the organisation’s intellectual property, support the wider game and community programmes, undertake international development work and liaise with governing bodies and other leagues.
The Premier League is an equal opportunities employer and strives to create an inclusive culture where talent can flourish. We believe in the potential of everyone and open our doors to those who share those values. All appointments will be made based on merit; however, we particularly encourage applications from women, people from minority ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ people and disabled people.
Our hybrid-working model also allows you some variety on your place of work, offering you the chance to work from home on some days each week. Where possible, you will attend the office or site visits in line with our company policy. All staff liaise closely with their line manager to manage their time appropriately and according to their work and team requirements.
The role
Commercial Contracts- Provide advice to all areas of the business on a wide range of commercial issues.
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating of a variety of commercial contracts including supply of service agreements, event agreements, consultancy agreements, grant agreements, licensing agreements and other commercial contracts.
- Develop and update precedents and standard form legal documentation (including legal policies, standard terms and conditions and tender documentation) wherever possible.
- Liaise with external counsel on legal matters as required.
- Implement and refine policies and procedures to ensure efficient and effective contract administration and document management processes.
- Keep abreast of commercial legal developments relevant to the business.
Compliance- Provide data protection advice to the business including the drafting and advising on data protection-related documentation such as data processing agreements, data sharing agreements and privacy impact assessments.
- Provide legal and compliance advice to the wider business (including its international offices) in relation to anti-corruption and bribery, modern slavery and tax evasion.
- Assist the Head of Legal – Commercial and Compliance in maintaining a robust system of policies and procedures.
- Keep abreast of compliance legal developments relevant to the business.
Requirements for the role
- Qualified solicitor of approximately 0-1 year’s post qualification experience (candidates outside this range with the required skills to be considered).
- Robust legal training from a reputable law firm or recognised in-house legal department.
- Confident, articulate and personable with the ability to communicate complex legal concepts into a clear and understandable format both orally and in writing to individuals from all levels of the business.
- Sound commercial knowledge, ideally with some experience working in or with the sports industry
- Experience drafting and negotiating a range of commercial agreements.
- Experience of data protection matters.
- Team player, highly organised, solution oriented and a keen attention to detail.
- Able to cope with pressurised situations and tight timeframes whilst maintaining a professional approach.
Our commitment to safeguarding includes implementing robust safer recruitment procedures to assess the suitability of individuals applying for roles that involve work with children and adults who are or may be at risk of harm. For further information, please see our Safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Guidance.
To apply please visit our careers page and apply with your CV and a cover letter. The closing date for applications is Monday 16 June 2025.
We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact [email protected]
