Law Clerk Commercial Legal

Department: Legal & Compliance

Location: Miami

About the role

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

• A role within the commercial legal team, which supports the delivery of legal services relating to FIFA’s global commercial operations.
• Assist the commercial legal team in advising the various FIFA business functions in their everyday operations.
• Assist in drafting, negotiating and advising on a broad range of commercial media partnerships matters connected with FIFA’s revenue‑generating activities, including FIFA’s sports marketing, licensing, agency appointments and media promotions.
• Provide support regarding the interpretation of a range of media, rights, marketing, IP and technology agreements.
• Assist in providing legal support related to social media and digital content matters.
• Provide legal and contractual support to FIFA’s strategic and corporate development activities.
• Support the exploitation of commercial opportunities on FIFA+ and FIFA’s other digital channels.
• Assist in providing advice, guidance and support for all legal, regulatory and governance matters relating to FIFA’s commercial media activities.
• Develop and maintain FIFA’s template agreements.

Requirements

• First‑class written and spoken English language skills, consistent with drafting and negotiating complex, high‑value and nuanced English language agreements.
• Ability to provide and communicate practical, solutions‑based legal advice effectively.
• Excellent understanding of the sports marketing, sports merchandising, licensing, retail, digital marketing, sponsorship, e‑commerce and business intelligence industry landscapes.
• Excellent negotiation, drafting, problem‑solving and analytical skills.
• Structured, reliable, well‑organized with a strong eye for detail.
• Ability to perform consistently within a high‑performing team, fostering collaboration, driving results, and ensuring successful achievement of organizational goals.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate legal knowledge into commercially and operationally oriented solutions.
• Proactive, with a strong sense of personal responsibility and the ability to work autonomously on a wide variety of projects.
• Resilient, able to handle a large workload amid rapidly shifting priorities.
• Open‑minded team player with an affinity for working across diverse cultures and excellent communication skills.
• High degree of professionalism and confident demeanor.
• Ability to serve as a good ambassador for FIFA in external‑facing situations, including contractual negotiations, workshops and competition‑related assignments.
• Ability to create, develop and maintain strong, reliable relationships with FIFA senior legal counsels as well as external legal and commercial counterparts.
• Willingness to operate outside of your comfort zone.
• Initiative to reflect on and improve working styles and methods to assist the organization and internal clients.
• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from a top‑tier accredited US law school.
• Active US bar membership is required.
• 2‑3 years of experience in an in‑house legal department or a top‑tier law firm focusing on media, rights, sports or IP matters.
• Native‑level English (or equivalent), consistent with the requirement to draft and negotiate complex, nuanced agreements and advice.
• Proficiency in any other FIFA language (French/Spanish) is an asset but not required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Comfortable with international travel.

Benefits

• Generous medical, vision, and dental insurance coverage.
• Continuous learning opportunities, internal mobility, and a variety of training and education programs.
• Generous 401(k) employer contributions.
• Generous vacation allowance to maintain a healthy work/life balance.