About us

Wiggin is a law firm that specialises in media, technology and intellectual property. We advise clients on the financing, exploitation and protection of their creative and commercial assets. Our mission is to help clients to realise the value of their ideas in a digital age. For more information, see www.wiggin.co.uk.

Our firm is on a sustained upwards trajectory and has doubled in size, both in revenue terms and lawyer numbers since 2015. Recent milestones on our path to becoming the destination law firm for a digital world includes the combination with computer games law firm, Purewal & Partners, and the launch of a new telecoms team, and expanding our Brussels office with local experts.

Our culture is unique among law firms - both in what we expect from our people and the way we create value in the industries we serve. We empower people, expect commitment and excellence, and celebrate when we achieve it.

Our values are at the heart of everything that we do and define Wiggin as a workplace: being visionary, authentic, unified, responsible and excellent across-the-board.

There isn't a typical Wiggin person. We aim to build teams that are diverse in thought, perspective and experience to provide a more rounded service to our internal and external clients.

The team

Wiggin has the largest dedicated online gambling team of any UK law firm and our gambling lawyers have many collective years of experience in representing the largest and most successful business-to-business and business-to-consumer companies in the industry. We also advise media businesses, brand owners, payment processors and other service suppliers that are today connected with the sector.

We have unrivalled gambling regulatory, commercial and M&A expertise - many of our experts are ranked as leading individuals in the UK and global legal directories.

The team assists stakeholders across the gambling ecosystem on all their day-to-day legal, regulatory and compliance requirements as well as working on complex projects and strategic advisory matters. Outside our core gambling team, our tax, technology, advertising, brand protection, litigation, data protection, employment and property specialists regularly advise gambling businesses.

Much of the work is cross-border in nature. The team has a comprehensive international network of best of breed gambling firms and deep and long-established relationships with the regulators in all the major European licensing hubs.

Our regulatory work involves: helping clients remain up-to-date and compliant in the face of evolving regulatory changes in the UK market; handling regulatory enforcement actions; and advising major industry players on their risk strategy in respect of unregulated markets, helping them to navigate the complexity of international legislation and conflicts of law on a global basis.

Our commercial work involves advising on a wide variety of contractual arrangements, including: software licensing; content/game development and supply contracts; cutting-edge technology projects in new areas such as AI, VR and blockchain; white label arrangements between media or marketing businesses with gambling operators; preparing bespoke terms and conditions for suppliers and operators; customer promotions and related advertising advice; merchandising, sponsorships and endorsement deals and payment processing agreements.

The team works closely with our corporate lawyers on commercial and regulatory aspects of deals (including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and investments). The team has been involved with many of the most significant transactions in the sector in recent years.

The role

You can expect to work with many of the biggest names in in the sector and become a core member of what the Legal 500 calls "thebest all-round gambling and betting practice in the UK".

You will work on the full range of commercial and regulatory projects and play a role on corporate transactions in the sector. Whilst some projects will involve larger teams, most assignments will involve you working directly with partners.

You can expect a high level of responsibility and will build solid client relationships, while contributing to business development and supporting the continued growth of the practice.

Role requirements

• This role would suit an ambitious lawyer who has gained between 0-2 years' experience within a Regulatory and/or Commercial practice with a leading firm or gained experience in-house within the gambling industry
• Experience within the gambling sector is useful but by no means essential, an interest in the sector is a must
• Proactive and able to work autonomously
• Dedicated to exceptional client service
• Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrates good judgement and shows strong initiative and drive

Wiggin prides itself on acting for industry leaders across its sectors of focus while maintaining a unique culture which seeks to provide its employees with a truly enjoyable and rewarding working environment.

Wiggin provides a fantastic opportunity for individuals to progress their career within a collaborative team, and we are looking for people who are excited by the opportunity to contribute to that growth, whilst developing their own expertise.

Don't meet every single requirement?

Studies have shown that women and people from more diverse ethnic backgrounds are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Wiggin we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.