Application Deadline
24 April 2026
Department
Club - Legal
Location
Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth
AFC Bournemouth Performance Centre, Wimborne
Description
The Legal department is responsible for providing advice on legal, business and regulatory risks to all areas within the Club. The Club is now seeking a second solicitor to support the General Counsel in managing the Club’s risk and regulatory compliance. This is a hands‑on role offering deep integration with the Club’s daily operations.
The successful candidate will be expected to provide legal support to all departments within the Club on a range of matters including commercial, regulatory, property, data protection, and football.
Key Responsibilities
* Deliver practical legal advice across all departments of the Club.
* Assist and/or take responsibility for a broad range of commercial work, including drafting and negotiating sponsorship/partnership agreements; operational agreements; retail and licensing; hospitality contracts; marketing; IT and supplier contracts.
* Be responsible for creating template agreements and guidance notes for use by the business.
* Assist on matters relating to the Stadium redevelopment project.
* Advise on compliance matters across all aspects of data governance, including data protection matters arising out of the Stadium expansion, and assisting in the continued development and improvement of all aspects of the Club’s data governance.
* Assist in providing advice and guidance to the Head of Academy on all matters relating to players (including the drafting and legal negotiation of player transfers, player contracts and regulatory queries).
* Assist in providing advice to the Head of Women’s Football on women’s football matters or operational queries (including the drafting and legal negotiation of player transfers, player contracts and regulatory queries).
* Responsibility for managing (lower‑value) ad‑hoc disputes and litigation.
* Advise on football regulatory issues such as ensuring compliance with football regulatory bodies and assisting the Club’s safeguarding department.
* Assist in providing ad‑hoc legal support to the Human Resources department.
* As a member of staff, ensure in all matters you follow and actively promote the club’s mental health policies and practices to ensure an open, non‑judgmental and inclusive environment for everyone engaged with the club.
* As a member of staff, ensure that you adhere to the club’s safeguarding policies and procedures and are committed to our safeguarding values, creating a safe and positive environment for all those who interact with the club.
* Obligation to adhere to the club’s health and safety policy and procedures.
* As a member of staff, ensure in all matters you follow and actively promote the club’s equality policies and practices to ensure a welcoming, safe and inclusive environment for everyone engaged with the club.
The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
You will be an England and Wales qualified solicitor with 2-5 years’ PQE, trained and qualified at a leading law firm or in a reputable in‑house team.
Essential Expertise
* Significant experience in the drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts.
* Broad legal knowledge and clear experience in navigating across a broad range of issues and managing competing deadlines.
Desirable Experience
* Experience and knowledge of property matters.
Key Requirements
* Work both independently and as part of a team, providing technically sound and commercially focused legal advice.
* Be committed, service‑oriented and flexible, with the capability to manage multiple workstreams under tight deadlines.
* Communicate effectively across all areas of the business explaining legal principles in clear, straightforward terms.
* Be collaborative, enthusiastic and solution‑driven.
The Club’s values are at the core of its staff behaviour and how they approach everything they do, therefore we are looking for someone who is honest, inclusive, kind, hardworking and loyal.
Benefits
* Free onsite parking.
* Season ticket and allocation of complimentary/purchased tickets. (All tickets, including season tickets, are subject to availability)
* Subsidised lunches and complimentary healthy snacks throughout the day.
* Discounts at the club Superstore.
* Access to Health Cash Plan with Simplyhealth.
* Employee Assistance Programme.
* Contribution towards eye tests and glasses.
* Discounts and benefits from partners and local businesses.
* Club pension & Life Assurance Scheme.
* Paid parental leave (bank of five days per year).
* Club events or other social events throughout the year run by our club social team.
* Paid volunteer opportunities (2 days per year).
* Paid day’s leave on your birthday.
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