Legal Counsel - Sport/Leisure/Entertainment industry

Do you want to work for a leading global name in the sport, leisure and entertainment sector?

Legal Counsel

Client

You will be working for a hugely exciting name within the sport, leisure and entertainment industry.

Role

This is a brand newly created position and is to be based at the organisation's London global HQ.

You will report directly into the General Counsel and will be fully exposed to all internal stakeholders.  You will forge close relationships with extremely high-profile figures within the sport, leisure and entertainment industry.

You will undertake an extremely diverse in-house role, getting involved in a wide range of commercial contracts such as sponsorship and marketing agreements, licensing deals and IP issues.  You will work internationally, on legal issues both in the UK and also across Europe and the USA.

You will be rewarded with a highly attractive remuneration package including significant bonus component.

You

You will be a UK qualified lawyer with approximately 1-5 years' PQE.  You will have trained and qualified at a leading UK, US or international law firm.  You will have some prior experience of the sport, media or leisure sector and have previously worked on a range of commercial contracts and issues.  Prior in-house experience is not a pre-requisite.

To find out more details about this role, please email a copy of your CV in the first instance to jonathan@jmatthewslegal.co.uk.