The National Sports Law Institute, NSLI, at Marquette University Law School is one of the most established sports law academic centres in the United States. Located at 1215 West Michigan Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the institute supports the Sports Law Program at Marquette and provides research, publications, and continuing education for the broader sports law community. The institute has built a wide body of career resources for students and practitioners in the field.
The Sports and Sports Law Career Resources Website is a curated directory maintained by NSLI. It compiles internet sites relevant to sports law careers and is provided as a service primarily to students and alumni of the Sports Law Program at Marquette University Law School, although the directory is freely accessible to the wider sports law community. Resources are organised into three distinct areas, which are free sites, subscription based sites, and executive training sites.
The free sites section includes job boards, federation career pages, and publicly accessible resources that candidates can use without charge. The subscription based sites section lists premium databases and career platforms that require a paid subscription to access full content. The executive training sites section lists academic and professional development programmes designed for mid career professionals seeking to deepen their expertise in sports law or transition into the field from another practice area.
The directory is particularly useful for candidates at the start of their career because it consolidates resources that are otherwise scattered across the web. By categorising resources by access model, NSLI helps candidates identify which opportunities fit their budget and stage of career. The directory is maintained as a living document and is updated periodically as new resources become available and as older ones are retired. The institute also publishes the Marquette Sports Law Review and hosts the Sports Law Conference, which are additional resources for students building a career in the field.
Marquette University Law School offers a Sports Law Certificate to students who meet certain academic and experiential requirements, including completion of a sports law internship of at least one semester in length. The career resources directory supports this broader academic mission by helping students identify suitable internship and training opportunities. The FISLA directory entry for Marquette NSLI is maintained as a reference. Candidates should always consult the official Marquette NSLI career resources page for the most current list of resources and any updates to the categorisation, because the directory is reviewed and revised on a periodic basis by the institute.