This AMA (Ask Me Anything) is designed to help people develop the human skills (Simon Sinek), which are often mistakenly referred to as "soft skills". This event is tailored for those working in sport and/or the legal sectors, or who aspire to do so, and want to know how to connect with people, build meaningful relationships remotely and in-person.

Starting your career as a lawyer working within the sports sector can be exciting and equally daunting at times. In this interactive webinar our expert panel will share their insights and experience on how they have successfully navigated their careers and give advice on how others can learn from their experiences.

With over 10 years experience advising and supporting thousands of lawyers and sports executives around the world to help them develop their careers and client base this AMA (Ask Me Anything) with LawInSport's CEO Sean Cottrell and Editorial Director, Chris Bond is designed to help aspiring sports lawyers plan for the future and provide answers to remove barriers to their careers development. 

Our expert panel will be discussing how to protect against exploitation in women's sport drawing on the experience and lessons from the fight for justice following the abuse done by officials of the Afghanistan Football Federation against female athletes in Afghanistan.

Our expert panel will be discussing new approaches to safeguarding in sport. 

We are hosting this important open access webinar following the horrific execution of Iranian wrestler, Navid Afkari. This tragic event pulls into sharp focus the role of sport in promoting peace and protecting athletes around the world. Our speakers will discuss: 

• What action should sports governing bodies take when an athlete's safety is threatened?
• How can governing bodies of sport and athletes work together to help support and liberate athletes in oppressive regimes?
• What is the call to action that can be made now? 

This webinar will discuss and explore:

• the benefits of a formal sports law education;
• things to consider when choosing a program;
• career prospects; and, 
• access to financial support.

Following the publication of the First Report on the The impact of COVID-19 on procedures in Sport Disputes Resolution we invite you to attend the second open consultation.

Opening Speech

Lord John Dyson, former Master of the Rolls (President of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and Head of Civil Justice), 39 Essex Chambers

One of the fundamental pillars of FIFA 2.0 is the transparency of the organisation, its governance and the decision-making process. In recent years, the development of regulations and legal decisions in various areas of FIFA’s work has become very relevant for professionals, national associations, leagues, clubs and players’ unions.

Do you have an interest in sports law, but not sure what careers there are or how to start working towards a career as a sports lawyer? If so, our speakers who are at the early stages of their careers in sports law will share their experience and offer advice on how to start out in sports lawyer.

LawInSport's Football Law Digital conference brought together 85+ leading lawyers and executives, from 20+ countries to discuss and debate 22 of the most important legal developments in the football industry from the 21st May to 5 June 2020 with over 470 registered attendees from 40+ countries. 

We hope that those working in, or aspiring to work in, the sector will be able to use and apply this knowledge to help the sport navigate through this difficult period and be stronger for it in the long term. 

This is the second part of an interactive 90 minute Masterclass will help you improve your negotiation skills.

This interactive 90 minute Masterclass will help you improve your negotiation skills and will focus on:Understanding Value

• The Power of Relationships
• Conflict Resolution
• Negotiating in a Virtual World
• Q&A

Following last week's webinar on 'COVID-19 & Its impact on football player contracts' we received a significant number of questions relating to UK players & clubs position relating to:

1. Current contractual options
2. Contractual impact of extended season
3. Implications of cancellations/postponements of fixtures/events

This interactive webinar will address these points and allow for further Q&A and discussion to help people working in the sector better understand how to approach this difficult issue.

This webinar is the first in a series of initiates by LawInSport to help the sports sector and the lawyers that work and support it address the challenges represented by the impact of COVID-19.

This interactive webinar will discuss the current state of the sports betting integrity framework in the USA and contrast this with markets such as the UK, Europe and Australia. With the American sports gambling market opening up it presents new opportunities for sports organisations to increase their commercial revenue. However, with this new opportunity comes the increased integrity threat to sports organisations as well as their player, coaches and staff.

This event is free for LawInSport Plus members (you must be logged in to register) and £27 for non-members (inclusive of VAT). 

In this interactive webinar are speaker will discuss and debate 'Athletes commercial rights during the Olympic  Games: Is Rule 40 for athletes justified and proportionate?' This webinar is free for LawInSport Plus members and is part of our 'Learn with LawInSport' series for 2020.

In this interactive webinar our speakers will discuss and explain the key tax issues to consider when moving football players to the UK, Belgium, Italy & Spain.

This webinar is free for LawInSport Plus members and is part of our 'Learn with LawInSport' series for 2020.

In this webinar, Brendan Schwab and Gigi Alford (of the World Players Association and Sport & Rights Alliance) and Craig Foster, former international footballer & broadcaster & social justice & human rights campaigner will look back on 2019, including: