Legal Assistant (Freelancer)
FIFA World Cup 2026™ - Canada, Mexico and the United States · 23 hours ago
We govern the beautiful game and ensure it's run with transparency and integrity. ** Join our team and support us on our mission.**
THE POSITION
These are your key tasks:As part of the Disputes team, the role supports team members in administrative and procedural aspects of the contractual disputes before the FIFA Football Tribunal by:
- Carrying out the initial analysis of claims received by FIFA via the Legal Portal and ensuring the completeness of case files.
- Supporting other members of the Disputes team in the preparation of case files for decision by the FIFA Football Tribunal.
- Assisting the Disputes team in their daily administrative and business activities.
- Handling of administrative matters, such as drafting communications based on pre-existing templates, ensuring deadlines are met, and addressing queries from interested parties.
YOUR PROFILE
**We work hard at FIFA. We are dedicated, ambitious and innovative.
And we respect our values. Always.
For all roles, we seek talented people with an entrepreneurial spirit and a global mindset.
The specific requirements/competencies we require for this position are:**
- University degree; degree in law, legal studies or related field an asset
- Good planning and organizational skills
- Knowledge of basic principles of law
- Knowledge of sports law and, specifically, football law
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience with good administrative background
- Fluent in English
- Proficiency in Spanish and/or French
- Proficient in MS Office
- Experience with the Transfer Matching System (TMS), FIFA Legal Portal and/or JIRA an asset
- Detail-oriented
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
- Autonomy and excellence, positively impacting the efficiency and quality of work, resulting in an optimal service to stakeholders
- Self-confidence and diplomacy
- Proactive and solution-driven
- Innovation skills, with a great ability to embrace change and new technologies/processes
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Ability to set priorities effectively
- Ability to work under pressure
- Team player
- Professional, approachable, and empathic
- Cooperative
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