The FA are looking for a highly organised, proactive Paralegal with an excellent eye for detail to support the FA Group Legal & Governance Division, predominately The FA's Regulatory Advocates team.
Please provide a cover letter clearly outlining why you feel you are suitable for this role. Please keep as concise as possible.
Please note that if you applied for this role when it was advertised earlier this year, you do not need to apply again.
What will you be doing?
- Supporting The FA's Regulatory Advocates team on a range of matters including:
- Monitoring the Regulatory Legal inbox
- Issuing Misconduct charges
- Managing replies to Misconduct charges
- Putting Hearing bundles together
- Facilitating Misconduct hearings
- Providing witness support and/or liaising with witnesses
- Diarising deadlines and/or hearing dates
- Case management and case allocation
- Record keeping
- Liaising with external stakeholders
- Working collaboratively with all relevant internal stakeholders
- Carrying out conflict of interest checks
- Ensuring data protection compliance across publishes Written Reasons
- Collating responses to Data Subject Access Requests and ensuring data protection compliance;
- Document review and other support for regulatory and litigation matters;
- Legal research;
- Providing ad hoc support in relation to the FA Group Legal & Governance other responsibilities; and
- Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities.
- Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.
- As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.
What are we looking for?
Essential for the role:
- Law degree (or non-legal degree plus law conversion qualification)
- Previous Paralegal and/or administrative experience in a legal setting
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work collaboratively with other members of the legal team
- Excellent academic record
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to manage a busy caseload
- Strong organisational skills
- Ability to meet short deadlines
- Proficient in Microsoft Word/Outlook/Excel/Adobe
Beneficial to have:
- LPC or BPTC qualification (or equivalent)
- Good understanding of Sports Law and litigation
- Experience of managing stakeholders
What's in it for you?
We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, to achieve this we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world-class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.
We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:
- Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.
- Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.
- Free private medical cover.
- A contributory pension scheme.
- An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.
- A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.
For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers
Our Organisation
The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.
The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup and Women's Adobe FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.
We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.
Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of Wembley Stadium or St. George's Park unless the role is advertised as a home-based contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.
The FA, For All, For You
Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.
https://www.thefa.com/-/media/thefacom-new/files/about-the-fa/2021/fa_a-game-for-all-strategy.ashx
A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments – Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change – which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.
We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.
We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.
As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.
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