Senior Legal Counsel Litigation

Overview

We govern the beautiful game and ensure it's run with transparency and integrity. Join our team in Miami and support us on our mission.

Responsibilities

• Handling procedures before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), including drafting legal briefs, letters and other communications.
• Representing FIFA at CAS hearings.
• Providing the Head and Director of Litigation with necessary support for the daily operations of the department.
• Researching and analysing relevant developments in the arbitration scene and identifying and suggesting necessary amendments to current practices or to FIFA regulations.
• Lecturing in courses and other education programmes organized by the FIFA Legal & Compliance Division.

Qualifications

• Good planning and organisational skills.
• Ability to work unsupervised and with precision.
• Ability to work well under pressure and to respect deadlines.
• Good analytical skills.
• Conscientiousness, accuracy and quality.
• Punctuality.
• Proactive.
• Good communication skills.
• Rigorous and consistent, particularly when handling large amounts of documents.
• Team player with good interpersonal relations.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Openness in passing information.
• Motivated, autodidact, dynamic and proactive personality.
• Cooperativeness.
• Flexibility.
• BSc degree in Law or J.D. degree.
• Master’s Degree in International Sports Law is an asset.
• Admission to practice law (Bar) for at least 5 years.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in international sports arbitration.
• Fluent in English and either Spanish or French.
• Proficient in Word / PowerPoint / Excel.
• If instructed to do so by his/her superior, the employee shall undertake reasonable additional tasks and individual requests, when necessary, either for operational reasons or as part of the employee’s position.
• The duties contained in the job description may be supplemented, amended or further specified by mutual agreement between the employee and employer, provided this may significantly contribute to the employee’s fulfilment of his/her objectives.

Benefits

• Health insurance: generous medical, vision, and dental insurance coverage.
• Continuous learning: internal mobility, training and education opportunities.
• Retirement: generous 401(k) employer contributions.
• Vacation: generous vacation allowance for work/life balance.