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Sports Lawyer

Employer
QED Legal
Location
Newcastle upon Tyne
Salary
£££Competitive£££
Closing date
28 Oct 2021

Job Details

Sports Lawyer
Newcastle 


QED Legal have been instructed to find an experienced commercial sports solicitor to join this this top tier Sports team based in Newcastle .  Salary will be dependent upon experience and will be very competitive.

The team advise national governing and funding bodies, professional leagues and clubs, elite athletes, intermediaries, semi-pro and amateur associations and suppliers to the sector.  The work undertaken is extremely high quality, diverse and offers real progression opportunities within this particular niche.

We are keen to speak to Solicitors of around 4 years PQE who have experience working in commercial sports law.  Your experience should include  - 
  • Licensing
  • outsourcing
  • sponsorship
  • standard terms of trading
  • sale and purchase of goods/services
 You should have impeccable technical ability within this area of law.  You should be willing to be heavily involved in business development and you should be an all round team player.

This is a rare opportunity to join Newcastle's preeminent sports teams where you will be involved with sportspeople from both the top of the professional game to those at grass roots level.

For further information please contact Claire Black at QED Legal.

Company

As a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your career.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• Partner moves – both full equity and fixed share equity
• Team moves
• Firm Mergers / Bolt-on’s
• Succession / retirement planning
• In House Counsel
• Patent / Trademark Attorneys
• Other jurisdictions – placing lawyers into and from other countries
• Professional Support Lawyers
• Associate moves – focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
• Assistant moves – lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
• Legal professionals – FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
• Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA – regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers

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