Commercial Lawyer

• Application Deadline: Jan. 4, 2026
• On-site

Job information
Division/Unit: Legal Affairs/Commercial Legal Services (LCOM)
Contract type: open-ended
Start date: 01/03/2026 (negotiable)

Main goal

Are you a qualified lawyer with a passion for sport and commercial law? This is your chance to work at the heart of European football, advising on media rights, sponsorship, licensing and marketing for some of the world’s biggest competitions. If you’re ready to navigate complex matters in a truly global arena, apply now and bring your expertise to UEFA’s Commercial Legal Services team!

Key responsibilities

• Support on media rights matters for Men's National Team Football, Women's Football, Youth Competitions and Futsal as well as archive footage licensing. This will include liaising with, and monitoring the output of, appointed media rights agencies in respect of sales processes for the award of media rights worldwide. Activities include review of tender/contractual documentation and advising UEFA stakeholders on legal matters (primarily, contract, IP and competition law). In certain cases (for example, archive licensing), the candidate will also be required to draft and negotiate appropriate content licensing agreements.
• Support on sponsorship and licensing matters for Men's National Team Football, Women's Football, Youth Competitions, Futsal, cross-competition corporate packages (e.g. medical partner, referee partner, sustainability partner, Ballon d'Or sponsorships). This will involve reviewing and, in some cases, drafting and negotiating contractual documentation and advising UEFA Marketing on any specificities or risks related to particular deals.
• Be the main legal point of contact for the marketing activities team. This will involve providing legal assistance on a wide range of marketing matters including RFIs, RFPs, high-value agency agreements, prize draws and competitions, talent procurement, social media campaigns, image rights, onsite and online marketing activations and media buying arrangements.
• Assist on other miscellaneous matters including in respect of UEFA’s anti-piracy programme, media research & monitoring arrangements, media-related corporate matters (e.g. Article 48) and commercial regulation changes etc. There is also an opportunity to support UEFA’s onsite rights protection programme during Club Finals and major tournaments.
• Protect UEFA's overall interests from a legal and business affairs perspective.
• Cooperate and communicate with other lawyers in the Commercial Legal Services Unit (and the rest of the Legal Affairs division) to ensure the coordination and consistency of UEFA’s policies and compliance with UEFA’s commercial programmes and projects.
• Cooperate with the Procurement unit, which oversees the application of UEFA’s procurement-related governance regulations and framework.