Enforcement Paralegal bei The Premier League
The Premier League · London, Vereinigtes Königreich · Hybrid
- Junior
- Optionales Büro in London
The Premier League’s Legal Department is looking for a paralegal to join its in-house Enforcement team. The Enforcement team’s core function is protecting and enforcing the Premier League’s global intellectual property rights, particularly in the exclusive audio-visual rights licensed to broadcasters around the world. This includes pursuing civil and criminal litigation against those involved in infringing the Premier League’s intellectual property, policy initiatives to ensure that adequate legislation and tools are available to enable such litigation and educational campaigns to raise awareness of the risks and harms associated with intellectual property theft.
The Enforcement team also manages the Premier League’s trademark portfolio and central anti-counterfeiting programme, as well as advising the business on various IP-related issues that arise from time to time. In addition, the Enforcement team works to combat discriminatory and threatening online abuse aimed at Premier League players, managers and others within the game. This includes legal actions against those identified as responsible for such abuse.
Who we are
The Premier League is home to some of the most competitive and compelling football in the world. The League and its Clubs use the power and popularity of the competition to inspire fans, communities and partners in the UK and across the world. The Premier League brings people together from all backgrounds. It is a competition for everyone, everywhere and is available to watch in over 900 million homes in 189 countries.
We have a wide variety of responsibilities. These include organising the competition and its Handbook as well as managing the centralised broadcast and commercial rights. The work we do in conjunction with the Clubs also goes far beyond the 90 minutes. We support and provide a framework for youth development, we protect the organisation’s intellectual property, support the wider game and community programmes, undertake international development work and liaise with governing bodies and other leagues.
The Premier League is an equal opportunities employer and strives to create an inclusive culture where talent can flourish. We believe in the potential of everyone and open our doors to those who share those values. All appointments will be made based on merit; however, we particularly encourage applications from women, people from minority ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ people and disabled people.
Our hybrid-working model also allows you some variety on your place of work, offering you the chance to work from home on some days each week. Where possible, you will attend the office or site visits in line with our company policy. All staff liaise closely with their line manager to manage their time appropriately and according to their work and team requirements.
The Role
In your role, you will provide general legal and administrative support to the Premier League’s Enforcement team in its work protecting the Premier League’s intellectual property rights domestically and internationally. The support will be wide-ranging, reflecting the breadth of the work undertaken by the team.
The role will involve working closely with the team’s Commercial Solicitor and wider Enforcement team on our civil and criminal litigation with a particular focus on the following:
The role will involve working closely with the team’s Commercial Solicitor and wider Enforcement team on our civil and criminal litigation with a particular focus on the following:
- Assisting with the Premier League’s enforcement against commercial premises showing unauthorised broadcasts of Premier League matches in the UK. This will involve all aspects of civil litigation management and strategy
- Maintaining and managing key internal records to support ongoing legal cases around the world
- Helping to identify and prioritise key targets for our enforcement actions
- Drafting legal documentation to support the Premier League’s enforcement efforts worldwide, including the drafting of Powers of Attorney and cease and desist letters
- Contributing to the management of the Premier League’s anti-counterfeiting programme. This will involve organising key industry events, along with regular reviews of the Premier League’s monitoring and enforcement activities relating to the sale of infringing goods on online marketplaces
Role Requirement
- Legal training, acquired either in-house or working in a similar role in a law firm
- Experience of working with or knowledge of intellectual property rights
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tackle multiple tasks diligently and methodically
- Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and an ability to learn quickly
- Strong analytical and research skills
Our commitment to safeguarding includes implementing robust safer recruitment procedures to assess the suitability of individuals applying for roles that involve work with children and adults who are or may be at risk of harm. For further information, please see our Safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Guidance.
To apply please visit our careers page and apply with your CV and a cover letter. The closing date for applications is 28 September 2025.
We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact [email protected]
