Commercial Legal Clerk

Overview

FIFA’s Commercial Legal team, located in Coral Gables, Miami, is seeking a Legal Administrative Clerk to support the Legal & Compliance administrative team in delivering legal services related to football development ranging from grassroots initiatives to elite international competitions. The role supports a growing team and director, providing both administrative and operational assistance.

Miami, Coral Gables.

Legal & Compliance

• Deliver support to a very active and growing team and director.
• Assist with day‑to‑day administrative activities such as calendar management, meeting scheduling, coordination of travel, and expense requests.
• Assist with day‑to‑day operational functions such as organizing and coordinating events, trainings, programs, and meetings with domestic and international visitors, participants, and associations.
• Support preparation of legal correspondence, PowerPoint presentations, templates, trackers, and reports.
• Assist in special projects as needed.
• Assist in supporting the team’s strategic priorities and development activities.
• Ensure internal processes are adhered to and complied with from an administrative perspective.
• Complete assigned projects and tasks within given deadlines despite competing priorities.
• Act as a dedicated, supportive, and helpful team member of the lead administrative team of the Legal and Compliance Division.

• A “team first” approach and key contributor to this strategic priority.
• First‑class written and spoken English language skills.
• Effective communication skills.
• Client‑oriented, efficient, and solution‑oriented.
• Ability to set priorities, keep deadlines, and achieve organisational goals.
• Enjoy interaction and coordination with internal and external stakeholders.
• Enjoy working in a team of busy professionals.
• Understanding of contracts management and rights management for a legal department.
• Structured, reliable, well‑organised with a strong eye for detail.
• Proactive with a strong sense of personal responsibility and ability to work autonomously.
• Resilient and able to handle a large workload amid rapidly shifting priorities.
• Open‑minded team player with an affinity for working within diverse cultures and excellent communication skills.
• High degree of professionalism and confident demeanour.
• Capability to be a good ambassador for FIFA in all external facing situations, including during contract execution and with external clients.
• Willingness to operate outside of comfort zone.
• College or bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum of two years administrative assistant experience or prior legal office experience.
• Native level English (or equivalent).
• Proficiency in any other FIFA language (French/Spanish) is an asset but not required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Proficiency in creating presentations.
• Readiness for stand‑by duties and special projects.

• Health insurance: generous medical, vision, and dental coverage.