THE AGENCY
The six-time recipient of the award for “Best in Talent Representation and Management,” presented by the Sports Business Journal, CAA Sports represents more than 3,000 of the world's best athletes in such sports as baseball, football, hockey, basketball, and soccer, in addition to coaches, on-air broadcasters, and sports personalities.
Beyond traditional athlete representation, CAA Sports provides unique opportunities for clients off the field, in areas including entertainment, licensing, endorsements, speaking, philanthropy, publishing, and video games. CAA Sports also works in the areas of media rights, property sales and sponsorships, brand consulting, venue development and strategic advisory, and executive search, and received the award for “Best in Corporate Consulting” at the 2018 Sports Business Awards, and “Best in Property Consulting, Sales, and Client Service” in 2014, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2024, and 2025.
CAA Sports is a division of leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, brand management and consumer product licensing, executive search, and philanthropy. Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organizations that shape culture and inspire the world. For more information about CAA Sports, visit www.caa.com.
OVERVIEW
The Sports Business Affairs Executive’s role is to support CAA’s Sports Agents and Executives on business and legal issues arising from a wide array of commercial transactions including endorsement agreements, representation agreements, commission agreements, brand consulting, event production, services and contractor agreements and other general corporate matters. This role will primarily support our Munich, Germany office but will be based in London. The incumbent must therefore be business fluent in both German and English. They also need to be thorough, detail-oriented, flexible, self-driven and collaborative.
Although not an exhaustive list, responsibilities will include the following:
Prepare, review and negotiate a wide range of sports-related commercial agreements, such as endorsement agreements, consulting agreements, services agreements, representation agreements, event production agreements, vendor agreements, intellectual property license agreements, NDAs and releases.
Advise Agents and Executives on business and legal strategy for sports transactions of varying complexity and provide real-time and thoughtful advice to Agents and Executives on a variety of business and legal issues.
Anticipate and identify potential legal issues and assist internal stakeholders in developing strategies to avoid litigation and reduce potential areas of risk.
Monitor legal developments and update template documents to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and best practice.
Carry out legal research and assist in effective contract administration and document management processes.
Support the CAA Sports Business Affairs group’s overall goal of increasing organisational efficiency and achievement of business objectives in a manner that minimises legal risk.
Foster positive long-term relationships with CAA Sports’ colleagues and clients.
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS
UK Qualified lawyer, with at least 3 years PQE.
Background in commercial and/or sports law, either in-house or in private practice.
Must be business fluent, written and verbal, in both German and English.
Strong academic background: Undergraduate degree in Law 2:1 or above and if undergraduate degree is not in law, a Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PGDL) at a commendation level or higher.
Legal Practice Course (LPC) at commendation level or higher.
German legal qualification would also be beneficial, but not essential.
Strong organisational skills and attention to detail/accuracy.
Ability to manage time effectively, working independently and as a team to meet demands of the organisation.
Must be self-motivated, enthusiastic and enjoy a team-oriented approach to work.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel), and Adobe Acrobat.
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Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, trademark licensing, and philanthropy. Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organizations that shape culture and inspire the world. The trailblazer of the agency business, CAA was the first to build a sports business, create an investment bank, launch a venture fund, found technology start-up companies, establish a philanthropic arm, build a business in China, and form a brand marketing services division, among other innovations. Named Most Valuable Sports Agency by Forbes for eight consecutive years, CAA represents more than 2,000 of the world’s top athletes in football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, in addition to coaches, on-air broadcasters, and sports personalities and works in the areas of broadcast rights, corporate marketing initiatives, social impact, and sports properties for sales and sponsorship opportunities. Founded in 1975, CAA is headquartered in Los Angeles, and has offices in New York, Nashville, Memphis, Chicago, Miami, London, Munich, Geneva, Stockholm, Shanghai, and Beijing, among other locations globally. For more information, please visit www.caa.com.
