Corporate Commercial Solicitor - Sports & Media

An unusual job title to say the least but at its most base level, an accurate overview of things.

First and foremost this is a corporate focussed role but with a broader blend of sports specific commercial work - On the corporate side M&A, Re-organisations and general corporate advice. The sports and media element is driven principally by the firm's particular focus in these sectors. On the commercial side this could be player transfer funding/finance transactions, football transactional documents, commercial rights agreements (sponsorship, licensing and branding) alongside more general commercial contractual documentation for more traditional commercial clients.

The background to the role may help with understanding both the needs of the firm as well as the kind of individual it might suit. The firm is one of the leading Sports Law practices in the U.K. and has an international standing with clients all over the world. It is highly regarded in the fields of commercial, regulatory, employment, immigration and litigation with a sports and media specific focus. They are a top tier ranked firm and unquestionably, the most prolific team in the country for football player transfers.

The boutique firm was founded in 2015 and has a creative approach which is different to that of more traditional firms with a strong ‘entrepreneurial’ culture and the promotion of growth and business development at all levels.

Their clients include athletes, players, agencies, clubs and other high net worth individuals that have broader investment requirements which fuels corporate activity. As part of its continued strategic growth, the firm is developing its corporate service offering and thus there is a unique opportunity for a high calibre corporate lawyer to help drive the firm’s expansion.

That last part is what it is all about - they are looking for an individual who has the appetite and aptitude to work closely with the Partners to develop the corporate & commercial side of the business, someone who has the capacity to either bring work or is confident in their capacity to develop their network and also win work from the firm’s existing client base. That might sound overwhelming and sit into the camp of "bring clients" - whilst that is a nice to have the aptitude and desire is a more stronger pull for the firm so if you feel you have the right technical skill set and the aptitude then we are interested to explore things with you.

As well as being afforded a very unique proposition from a personal development perspective it is also a chance to combine one passion (corporate/commercial) with another (sport) via a sporting centric clientele.

It is the nature of the firm that there is genuinely nothing quite like this out there. There is a genuine openness to try and think beyond the norm and the firm is open to anyone from NQ-7 years PQE (or above). In either respect it is still essential that you have had some experience in genuine corporate and commercial transactional work.

If you are a corporate or commercial lawyer considering the meaning of life and whether anything else could be out there, drop us a line for a confidential discussion.