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As a Sports Attorney is it similar to other attorneys where you can only practice where you have taken the Bar exam? and can I represent people from other areas of the world?

I am curious to know how this the sports law arena operates #law #sports-law

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With respect to your question, you have to meet the legal requirements of the State and/or country of which you would like to work. To work in the courts of any US State you have to either be bar qualified in that state or the state has to have reciprocity with the state of which you are admitted to the bar (additionally, you usually have to practice a number of years in the state of which you are admitted to the bar before reciprocity is applicable). However, to work as in-house counsel for a league or other sports organizations, as long as it is ok with the respective organization, then you usually just need to apply to be in-house counsel (work exclusively in-side the organization) in accordance with the rules of the particular state where the organization is located. To work internationally, you will need to meet the requirements of the country in which you would like to work. For example, I am a US (Florida Barred) attorney working as Legal Counsel for the International Ice Hockey Federation which is located in Switzerland. According to Swiss Law, I can perform such job, but cannot work in the Swiss courts. Further, if you would like to represent players, you will have to meet the requirements of the various organizations of which you would like to represent players, i.e. National Hockey League Players Association has rules regulating NHL agents including a certification. FIFA has rules on intermediaries (agents) that must be followed. Further, many US states of rules regulating agents. Hopefully this answers your question.
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