Senior Legal Counsel, Disputes & Litigation
On-siteMiami, Florida, United States
Miami, Florida, United StatesOn-siteFull TimeSenior LevelMedium
Full TimeSenior LevelMedium
Job Summary
Conduct all external disputes and contentious matters involving FIFA, including civil, criminal, and arbitration cases. Provide legal advice across functional areas regarding litigation risks and outcomes, while managing settlement negotiations and multiple cases in Switzerland and internationally. Engage external counsel, manage budgets for legal spend, and attend court hearings to review, draft, and comment on documents. Requires full qualification to practice law in Florida with 8+ years of experience, strong negotiation and drafting skills, and native-level English proficiency. Based in Miami with willingness to travel.
Required Qualifications
- Fully qualified to practise law (admitted to the Florida bar or eligible to register as Florida Authorized House Counsel) having completed academic and practical training
- 8+ years of legal practice PQE
- Substantial professional experience of working with and drafting legal documents in English
- Excellent negotiation, drafting, problem solving and analytical skills
- Enhanced expertise: 8 years expertise "on the job" in a recognised firm or in a similar role in an in-house legal department
- Demonstrable interest in or experience of sports, media, sponsorship and regulatory matters, including and interest in the interplay between sports and competition law
- First class written and spoken English language skills, consistent with drafting and negotiating complex, high value and nuanced English language agreements
- Comfortable providing advice and recommendations to senior leadership
- Ability to provide and communicate effectively practical and solutions-based legal advice
- Structured, reliable, highly organised with a strong eye for detail
- Ability to work as part of a high-performing team, fostering collaboration, driving results, and ensuring the successful achievement of organizational goals
- Proactive, with a strong sense of personal responsibility with an ability to work autonomously on a wide variety of projects
- Resilient, with a 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 confident demeanour
- Ability to be a good ambassador for FIFA in all manner of external facing situations, including during court hearings, mediations and 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 the organisation and internal clients
- Native level English (or equivalent), consistent with requirement to draft and negotiate complex and nuanced English language agreements and advice
- Proficient in Word / PowerPoint / Excel
- Willingness to travel
Desired Qualifications
- Proficiency in any other FIFA language (French/Spanish/German) is an asset but not necessary
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