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As one of the leading sports and media law practices, we welcome approaches from top level, highly skilled people who understand our values and feel that they’d bring something to our growing team. If you’d like to work with us, please contact us with your CV and we will be in touch.

 

Vacancies

Graduate Opportunities

As part of the ongoing growth of the firm and following our first trainee recruit in 2024, Centrefield is delighted to announce that applications for its graduate recruitment programme for aspiring solicitors will reopen on 1 August 2025. The successful applicant(s) will have the opportunity to work with and learn from some of the most experienced and well-respected sport and media lawyers in a collaborative environment and gain exposure to a range of practice areas, including player/athlete contracts and transfers, dispute resolution, commercial, regulatory and governance, disciplinary and integrity, employment and immigration work.

Centrefield is an Equal Opportunities organisation, and our focus is on finding the right candidates, who are highly motivated to progress their career in a market-leading sports and media firm. We will therefore welcome applications for our latest trainee solicitor position(s) from candidates at any stage of the academic/training process, including those who have partially or fully completed the SQE and those who have not yet undertaken the course. The successful applicant(s) will be available to join us in Autumn 2026 (or potentially earlier) and will fulfil the General Centrefield Requirements, which can be found below.

Working with us

General Centrefield Requirements Applicable to All Roles

For each role, we are looking for candidates who satisfy the following criteria:

  • Excellent academics;
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills;
  • Language skills desirable;
  • Entrepreneurial mind-set to business development;
  • Experience in working collaboratively with colleagues;
  • Ability to think and plan strategically;
  • Ability to work to tight deadlines and be able to work flexibly as some evening and weekend work may be required;
  • Excellent administrative and organisational skills;
  • Work with honesty, integrity and be culturally sensitive; and
  • Eligible to work in the UK.

Benefits:

  • Working with some of the highest profile clients in world sport;
  • Rare opportunity to work within a highly desired sector, with a top rated firm in Chambers and Legal 500;
  • Excellent opportunities for career growth;
  • Joining a friendly and supportive team; and
  • Flexible working opportunities.

Application process

Please send a detailed application, explaining which role you are applying for (please include the appropriate reference), why you would be suitable for the role and also include your CV by email to careers@centrefield.law or by post to Recruitment Partner, Centrefield LLP, 7 Constance Street, Knott Mill, Manchester M15 4JQ.

Centrefield is an Equal Opportunities organisation.