Senior Legal Counsel

Overview

In this role you will lead complex IP matters, shaping patent strategy, anti-piracy enforcement and licensing to protect DAZN’s rights. You’ll advise senior management and cross-functional teams, balancing protection with business needs. You’ll manage external counsel and contribute to the wider Legal Team, with opportunities to broaden into other group legal functions. You will drive governance and practical strategies across jurisdictions, delivering pragmatic, high-quality advice with impact.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 days’ annual leave
• private medical insurance
• life assurance
• pension contributions up to 5%
• enhanced parental leave
• flexible working

Responsibilities

• Lead on complex IP matters including patent drafting, prosecution strategy, and portfolio management across jurisdictions
• Oversee anti-piracy enforcement, content protection and trademark oversight; manage high-value matters with minimal supervision
• Mentor junior lawyers and paralegals; promote knowledge sharing across patents, licensing, litigation, and content protection
• Coordinate external patent, litigation, trademark and anti-piracy counsel; manage strategy, scope, costs and relationships with industry bodies
• Develop and apply governance for anti-piracy/content protection; maintain evidence-gathering frameworks and domain-blocking processes across jurisdictions
• Provide strategic legal advice on patent licensing, licensing models, content rights structures, DRM and streaming constraints; partner with tech/product/rights teams to balance protection and business delivery
• Support cross-departmental projects and workstreams to ensure timely, compliant outcomes
• Lead and contribute to policy development and enforcement practices across jurisdictions, including specific regional proceedings (e.g., German CUII, Indian blocking)

Key requirements

• Significant experience in intellectual property law (patents, trademarks) with anti-piracy and content protection focus
• Experience with patent prosecution and litigation; multi-jurisdictional IP matters
• Experience with SEP licensors and patent pools; familiarity with DRM, watermarking, authentication, access controls, OTT/streaming tech
• 5+ years PQE (not strictly required)
• Professionally qualified solicitor (England & Wales) or equivalent

• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Problem-solving with a balance of legal precision and commercial pragmatism
• Ability to articulate complex IP risks and defend IP strategies
• Patent drafting, prosecution, and portfolio management
• Anti-piracy enforcement and content protection
• IP licensing and commercialization

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