Shadow Football Regulator - Senior Lawyer

We are recruiting 3 x Senior Lawyers to join the Shadow Football Regulator (SFR) to help advise and shape the organisation in parallel with Parliamentary passage of the associated legal framework. At present, the SFR comprises over 30 members of staff, led by an interim Chief Operating Officer, undertaking a range of activities in preparation for passage of the Football Governance Bill. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in developing the legal function within the new organisation, determining the right balance between in-house and outsourced provision, and work collaboratively with others in considering how best to operationalise the provisions of the Bill. They will also support the Chair (designate) when they are appointed and advise on on a wide range of legal issues. The successful candidate will work with the legal team and wider organisation to identify, monitor and manage legal risks attaching to the IFRs activities.This work will include advising, amongst other issues, on the IFRs powers and obligations, regulatory investigations and enforcement, litigation and appeals, the IFRs decision-making obligations, corporate governance and wider public law issues.The candidate will be required to provide practical legal advice to IFR teams within a nascent legal framework, and to ground this advice in the relevant statutory, public law and industry context. They will also be required to instruct and oversee the work of external counsel.The legal team will also be expected to work collaboratively with the sponsor department, DCMS, as well as with a variety of other bodies, including within the football industry.