Commercial Contracts Lawyer

3 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Footballco Full time
Job Title: Commercial Contracts Lawyer

About Us: Footballco is the world's largest football content and media business, with a mission to give fans more of the game by building football communities that entertain, inform, and inspire action.

Salary: £60,000 - £80,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

Job Description: We are seeking an experienced Commercial Contracts Lawyer to join our small but dedicated in-house legal team. As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for providing practical legal advice on commercial contracts across the Football Group of companies around the world. Your duties will include drafting and preparing documents, undertaking contract reviews and contract management, managing documents, and managing the legal team's reporting systems. You will also support our group Legal Counsel with a wider range of matters, with a particular focus on commercial contracts but may also assist with intellectual property cases, company secretarial matters, employment, and a wide range of legal issues across the group practice.

Required Skills and Qualifications: To be successful in this role, you will have a solid foundation in contract law, with 2-3 years post-qualification experience, preferably in commercial contracts. You will have good technical and drafting skills, sound knowledge of law and the legal system, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and experience using Microsoft packages including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. You will also have excellent organisational skills, be a motivated self-starter, and be a good team player. Commercially aware, you will be willing to participate in group training and know-how.

Benefits: As a member of our team, you will receive a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities for career growth and development. You will work in a dynamic and supportive environment, with a chance to make a real difference in the football industry.

What You'll Be Doing:
  • Reviewing and managing contract and commercial agreement reviews on a wide range of matters from high-value, long-term strategic arrangements to more day-to-day operational agreements and standard form contracts.
  • Undertaking legal research on applicable regulations, laws, and legal requirements.
  • Preparing legal documents, such as contracts, correspondence with other parties, and when necessary, legal pleadings.
  • Handling confidential client or case information.
  • Preparing reports for the group Legal Counsel and/or other employees of FootballCo.
  • Conducting meetings with internal clients and providing them with legal information and taking instructions.
  • Monitoring changes to government guidelines or regulations and submitting reports on pertinent changes.
  • Organising legal files and administration of work flow and case management systems.
  • Maintaining contracts databases.
  • Arranging meetings and with clients and other lawyers.
  • Attending to general administrative duties and basic clerical tasks.
  • Archiving and disposing of documents following department protocols.
  • Liaising with external agencies to organise translators, notaries, and transcribers.
  • Liaising with external legal and company secretarial services providers.
  • Providing support to the legal, Finance, and Human Resources teams in implementing training new policies and procedures and operational and organisational objectives.
  • Complying with all relevant internal rules, policies, and procedures.
  • Undertaking any other such duties or general tasks and hours of work as may reasonably be required and to work in other locations within the Company.

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