Legal Advisor - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Everton Football Club

Everton Football Club

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are a football club with a desire to be the best and are always looking for talented people to join our Everton Family.

Everton is a workplace people crave to join, where extraordinary talented people belong, thrive and deliver the remarkable.

Legal Advisor

Who are we: Everton Football Club is one of world sport's most respected and revered names a byword for innovation and professionalism during the course of a glittering history that spans three centuries.
One of the 12 founder members of the Football League, Everton has played more games in English football's top flight than any other club.
While rightly proud of our rich past, and Goodison Park, our home of more than 130 years, we are now setting our sights on an exciting future at a stateoftheart new stadium currently being constructed on the banks of the iconic River Mersey.
In doing so, we remain committed to developing and supporting teams across our men's, women's and Academy setups that inspire and compete at the highest level of the game.

Our values underpin how we behave, how we represent our club in our city and across the world of football, and how we look after one another and our community.

They provide a framework for how we work and engage with partners, suppliers and, most importantly, our fans.

Corporate and Charity Governance Company Compliance Football Governance (First Team, Women and Academy) Commercial Dispute Resolution Procurement New Stadium Project Everton in the Community Everton Free School and Football CollegeYou will work proactively and develop effective working relationships with key Club stakeholders, both internally and externally, with a focus upon providing high quality, strategic and proactive legal advice and be a key part in the development and implementation of the Legal Teams strategy.

Who are we looking for:

We are looking for someone who has no less than 2 years PQE, gained from working within a leading national or international law firm, or equivalent in-house department.

You must be qualified to practice law in England and Wales.

The team is based at the iconic Royal Liver Building, and we are currently working on a hybrid approach (three days in the office, two days working from home).

The closing date of this advert is Wednesday 7th February 2024.

Everton Family Safer Recruitment Practices

The Everton Family is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

As a requirement of our safer recruitment practices, this role will require an Enhanced DBS check or evidence that you are subscribed to the DBS Update Service information of which can be found
- here
- proof of eligibility

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