Employment Solicitor

• Opportunity join boutique sports law firm
• Competitive salary and package

The organisation is a well established boutique sports law firm who specialise in working with premier league football clubs on a range of matters including employment matters.

As an Employment Solicitor your duties will include:

• Working in an exciting employment law practice in the market leading firm in the football industry, with a client base covering the significant majority of Premier League football clubs, a large number of English Football League clubs and other key stakeholders in football, both domestically and internationally;
• High quality, varied and interesting employment work across the sports and media sectors, advising on contentious and non contentious matters spanning the spectrum of employment law;
• Football transfers and transactional documentation and associated regulatory work;
• Drafting and negotiating service agreements for high profile senior executives and employees within football and other sports, including managers, coaches, players and sporting directors;
• Advising on employment issues across a number of sports, including the provision of support to other parts of the team including corporate, commercial, regulatory/litigation and immigration;
• Advising federations, leagues, clubs, players, athletes, agents and other stakeholders in employment related disputes before a variety of dispute resolution forums, including the Employment Tribunal and appellate tribunals and courts, Premier League's Managers' Arbitration Tribunal, Player Related Dispute Commission proceedings and FA Rule K arbitration;
• Opportunity to develop your skills through a rare opportunity to have day to day involvement at the highest level in a sought after sector, with client facing work and responsibilities; and
• Helping to grow and shape the firm's employment legal work with the existing team.

A successful Employment Solicitor should be between 1 4 PQE. Please note the level of experience identified in this advert is a guide only and does not preclude candidates with more or less experience from applying.

• Competitive salary ranging from £53,000 to £63,500 per annum.
• Hybrid working arrangements for flexibility and work life balance.
• Access to a bonus scheme rewarding exceptional performance.
• Opportunity to work within a supportive and professional environment in Manchester.

If you are an Employment Solicitor looking to advance your career in the professional services industry, we encourage you to apply today.