Independent Football Regulator – Legal Adviser

Independent Football Regulator

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Requirements of the role

The IFR’s legal team plays a core role in advising and supporting all areas of our functions. ​

This work will include advising, amongst other issues, on the IFR’s powers and obligations, current and future consultation exercises, the legal risks attaching to different regulatory strategies and approaches, regulatory investigations and enforcement, litigation and appeals, the IFR’s decision-making obligations, corporate governance and wider public law issues.​

The Role

The IFR is looking to add an additional lawyer with significant corporate law experience to add to/compliment the existing expertise within the IFR’s legal function which currently comprises 8 lawyers with a range of public, regulatory, commercial and litigation skills/backgrounds. The role will be b based in our Manchester office.


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 Location

Manchester

 Contract type

Full time, Permanent

 Profession

Communications, Corporate, Corporate Governance, Enforcement, Investigator, Investment, Legal, Litigation, Regulation, Risk, Strategy


 Working pattern

Flexible working, Hybrid, Office based

 Closing Date

10/07/2026