Sports Business Affairs Executive

Location: Greater London

## Sports Business Affairs Executive Apply locations:
London, United Kingdom time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR8972##
** Job Description
**** THE AGENCY
** The six-time recipient of the award for “Best in Talent Representation and Management,” presented by the
* Sports Business Journal*, CAA Sports represents more than 3,000 of the world's best athletes in such sports as baseball, football, hockey, basketball, and soccer, in addition to coaches, on-air broadcasters, and sports personalities.  Beyond traditional athlete representation, CAA Sports provides unique opportunities for clients off the field, in areas including entertainment, licensing, endorsements, speaking, philanthropy, publishing, and video games. CAA Sports also works in the areas of media rights, property sales and sponsor ships, brand consulting, venue development and strategic advisory, and executive search, and received the award for “Best in Corporate Consulting” at the 2018 Sports Business Awards, and “Best in Property Consulting, Sales, and Client Service” in 2014, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2024, and 2025.CAA

Sports is a division of leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, brand management and consumer product licensing, executive search, and philanthropy.  Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organizations that shape culture and inspire the world.  

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** OVERVIEW
* * CAA Sports UK is currently seeking a full-time Sports Business Affairs Executive to support Football Agents and Executives across its global football business. The ideal candidate is a qualified Solicitor (England and Wales) with 7-10+ years’ PQE at a top law firm and/or at an in-house legal department in a football organisation, with expertise in advising on a wide range of football-related and commercial transactions, disputes and compliance matters across international jurisdictions.  

The ideal candidate will have experience and expertise in areas including: international and domestic football rules and regulations, general compliance issues, labour and employment matters and other general corporate matters, and litigation/disputes before a range of domestic and international courts/tribunals.  The ideal candidate must be thorough, thoughtful, detail-oriented, flexible, self-driven and collaborative. They should be able to prioritize and juggle multiple responsibilities and have a firm understanding of the international football and wider sports industry.
** PRIMARY RESPONSIBLITIES:
*** Provide advice on international and domestic rules and regulations and other on-field matters as well as legal and regulatory compliance across key football jurisdictions.
* Advise on contentious/litigious matters in a range of forums related to football.
* Prepare, review, negotiate, and advise on football transactional documents (agency agreements and player contracts), and a wide range of other football related and commercial agreements, such as representation agreements, subagent agreements, image rights agreements, consulting agreements, services agreements, vendor agreements, intellectual property license agreements, NDAs and releases.
* Support and increase organisational efficiency and achievement of business objectives in a manner that minimises legal risk.
* Assist in the further implementation of effective contract administration and document management processes.
* Advise Agents and Executives on business strategy for transactions of varying complexity and provide real-time and thoughtful advice to Agents and Executives on a variety of business and legal issues.
* Assist in the management of the broader football business affairs team, including supervision of other members of the team.
* Monitor legal developments…