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FIFA · 4 weeks ago

Legal Counsel Commercial Legal

Miami

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

4+ years exp

FIFA is the global governing body for football, dedicated to ensuring the sport is run with transparency and integrity. The Legal Counsel will support the Commercial Legal Team by providing legal services related to FIFA's global operations, including advising on commercial partnerships, media rights, and digital content matters.

SoccerSports

Responsibilities

Assisting the commercial teams by advising on their everyday operations

Assisting in drafting, negotiating and advising on a broad range of commercial and media partnerships matters connected with FIFA’s revenue generating activities

Providing support regarding the interpretation of a range of media, rights, marketing, IP, retail and licensing, agency appointments, consumer promotions and technology agreements

Assisting in providing legal support related to Web3 activities, social media, digital content, gaming and e-sports related matters

Providing legal and contractual support to FIFA’s strategic and corporate development activities

Providing legal and contractual support on the exploitation of commercial opportunities on FIFA+ and FIFA’s other digital platforms

Supporting FIFA’s subsidiaries, including the FIFA Museum and the FIFA Foundation regarding the exploitation of commercial opportunities within FIFA’s commercial framework

Providing advice, guidance and support for all legal, regulatory and governance matters relating to FIFA’s commercial media activities

Providing legal support and counsel on development and production deal structures and documentation for internal and third-party projects, including advising on pre-production and coproduction deals

Assisting in managing, developing and maintaining FIFA's portfolio of non-live content related templates

Assisting and providing support for the FIFA Technology team in support of the upcoming major FIFA tournaments worldwide

Assisting and providing support for the FIFA Innovation team in support of the upcoming major FIFA tournaments worldwide

Providing legal support for music related matters (both live and recorded music)

Instructing and liaising with external counsel in connection with local law matters in various jurisdictions

Developing and maintaining FIFA’s template agreements

First class written and spoken English language skills, consistent with drafting and negotiating complex, high value and nuanced English language agreements

Ability to provide and communicate effectively practical and solutions-based legal advice

Excellent understanding of the sports marketing, sports merchandising, licensing, retail, digital marketing, sponsorship, licensing, e-commerce and business intelligence industry landscapes

Excellent negotiation, drafting, problem solving and analytical skills

Structured, reliable, well-organised with a strong eye for detail

Ability to perform consistently within a high-performing team, fostering collaboration, driving results, and ensuring the successful achievement of organizational goals

Strong commercial acumen with an ability to transfer legal knowledge into commercially and operationally oriented solutions

Proactive, with a strong sense of personal responsibility and an ability to work autonomously on a wide variety of projects

Resilient with an ability to competently handle a large workload amid rapidly shifting priorities

Open-minded team player with an affinity for working within a variety of cultures and excellent communication skills

High degree of professionalism and confident demeanour

Ability to be a good ambassador for FIFA in all manner of external facing situations, including during contractual negotiations, external workshops and during FIFA competition-related assignments

Ability to create, develop and maintain strong and reliable relationships with FIFA senior management as well as external legal and commercial counterparts

Willingness to operate outside of comfort zone

Takes initiative to reflect on how to improve and develop working styles and methods to assist the organisation and internal clients

Qualification

Juris Doctor (JD)Active bar membershipIn-house legal experienceMediaIP lawDrafting agreementsMicrosoft Office proficiencyEnglish language proficiencyNegotiation skillsAnalytical skillsCommercial acumenProblem solvingTeam playerCommunicationAttention to detail

Required

Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school

Active bar membership is required

Fully qualified to practice law (registered on the roll / admitted to the bar in the US) having completed all necessary academic and practical training

4-6 years expertise in an in-house legal department or a top-tier law firm focusing on media, rights, sports or IP matters

Native level English (or equivalent), consistent with requirement to draft and negotiate complex and nuanced English language agreements and advice

Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook / Word / PowerPoint / Excel / Teams

Comfortable with international travel