The Role
Provide commercial and media legal advice for FIFA globally: draft and negotiate partnership, media, IP, licensing and technology agreements; support Web3, digital platforms, gaming, e-sports, music and tournament-related matters; maintain templates; liaise with external counsel; support subsidiaries and FIFA technology/innovation teams on commercial opportunities.
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We govern the beautiful game and ensure it's run with transparency and integrity.
Join our team in Miami and support us on our mission.
Join our team in Miami and support us on our mission.
THE POSITION
The Legal Counsel will be an active member of the Commercial Legal Team working with various Senior Legal Counsels, the Head of Content & Media and the Director of Commercial Legal to
support the delivery of legal services relating to FIFA’s global operations.
The role of Legal Counsel will support some, or all, of the business functions within FIFA’s global operations, such as the following:
support the delivery of legal services relating to FIFA’s global operations.
The role of Legal Counsel will support some, or all, of the business functions within FIFA’s global operations, such as the following:
- 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’s 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
YOUR PROFILE
We work hard at FIFA.
We are dedicated, ambitious and innovative.
And we respect our values. Always.
For all roles, we seek talented people with an entrepreneurial spirit and a global mindset.
This role would suit someone with great communication skills who is a dedicated team player and excels in being professional with excellent legal skills.
The specific competencies we require for this position are:
We are dedicated, ambitious and innovative.
And we respect our values. Always.
For all roles, we seek talented people with an entrepreneurial spirit and a global mindset.
This role would suit someone with great communication skills who is a dedicated team player and excels in being professional with excellent legal skills.
The specific competencies we require for this position are:
- Ability to participate and be part of a high-performing team, fostering collaboration, driving results, and ensuring the successful achievement of organizational goals
- 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, 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 confidence
- 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 internal clients
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school
- Active bar membership is required
- 4-6 years expertise in an in-house legal department or a top-tier law firm focusing on technology, media, sports or IP matters
- Native level English (or equivalent), consistent with requirement to draft and negotiate complex and nuanced English language agreements and advice
- Proficiency in any other FIFA language (French/Spanish/Portuguese) is an asset but not required
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook / Word / PowerPoint / Excel / Teams
- Comfortable with international travel
PERKS & BENEFITS
The biggest benefit of a career at FIFA is the privilege to work for the beautiful game and create something that matters.
Alongside that privilege, we also offer some extra perks and benefits:
Health insurance: We offer generous medical, vision, and dental insurance coverage.
Continuous learning: We care about your development and encourage internal mobility, offering a variety of training and education to help achieve it.
Retirement: We offer generous 401(k) employer contributions.
Vacation: Maintain a healthy work/life balance with a generous vacation allowance.
About
We are FIFA, the global governing body for football.Our vision is to make football truly global, diverse and inclusive, for the benefit of the entire world. The last FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022 attracted more than 5 billion viewers and the last FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2023 was the greatest-ever FIFA Women's World Cup that inspired millions of girls and women around the globe. The opportunities for growth are exciting.We are a modern organisation with over 800 passionate employees who are Living Football every day. Our headquarters are based in Zurich, Switzerland, and we have offices in Miami, Paris and Rabat, plus eleven regional offices from New Zealand to India, South Africa, Panama and Paraguay.
Skills Required
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school
- Active bar membership
- 4-6 years' experience in an in-house legal department or top-tier law firm focusing on technology, media, sports or IP matters
- First-class written and spoken English, capable of drafting and negotiating complex English language agreements
- Experience drafting, negotiating and advising on commercial, media, rights, licensing, retail and sponsorship agreements
- Excellent negotiation, drafting, problem solving and analytical skills
- Strong commercial acumen and ability to provide practical, solutions-based legal advice
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook / Word / PowerPoint / Excel / Teams)
- Comfortable with international travel
- Proficiency in French, Spanish or Portuguese
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The Company
What We Do
FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) is the international governing body for association football, futsal, and beach soccer. It is responsible for organizing major international tournaments, such as the World Cup, and works to grow the game globally, promote inclusivity, and advocate for integrity and fair play. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, it oversees 211 national associations and invests in football development worldwide to ensure the sport remains accessible and beneficial to all.
