Legal Administrator

Organisation: The Football Association
Salary: Competitive
Location: Wembley Stadium, London
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 12 May 2026
Job Description: The FA has an exciting opportunity for a Legal Administrator to join our Legal & Governance department, based at the iconic Wembley Stadium. Working as part of a highly respected, collaborative, and expert legal team, this role plays a vital part in providing administrative support to The FA's Regulatory Advocates across a wide range of regulatory and governance matters.

What will you be doing?

Supporting The FA's Regulatory Advocates on a range of matters including:
Monitoring the Regulatory Legal inbox/updating Regulatory Legal and Advocate diaries.
Compiling Charge Letters and organising exhibits.
Issuing Charge Letters/Updating systems such as Clue, PFF and Pro Club Portal.
Updating case management systems.
Monitoring Replies to Charges/Preparing Hearing bundles for Regulatory Commission Hearings.
Witness Liaison.
Diarising deadlines and/or hearing dates.
Updating case spreadsheets and handling 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 published Written Reasons.
Collating responses to Data Subject Access Requests and ensuring data protection compliance.
Document review and other support for regulatory and litigation matters.
Execute additional tasks as required to meet the FA's changing priorities.
Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure that the highest standards of health, safety, and well-being 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:

Previous relevant administrative experience in a fast-paced legal environment.
Excellent communicator (written & verbal).
High attention to detail.
Ability to work collaboratively with other members of Legal and Governance.
Excellent academic record.
Ability to manage a busy caseload.
Strong organisational skills.
Ability to meet short deadlines.
Proficient in Microsoft Word/Outlook/Excel/Adobe.

Beneficial to have:

Case Management capability.
A good understanding of Sports Law and litigation.
Experience in dealing with high volume and busy caseloads.
Experience in 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 on 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, encourages you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and well-being.
Free, nutritious lunches at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.
Free private medical cover.
A contributory pension scheme.
An additional 'Thank You' day's leave, volunteering days, as well as 25 days of annual leave (based on a full-time, permanent contract)
A hybrid working model which offers 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

Currently, we are working 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. The contractual location of this role can be found on the FA Careers page.

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.
How to apply: https://careers.thefa.com/jobs/vacancy/legal-administrator-wnsl1087-wembley-stadium/3057/description/