Pilgrim teaching at University of Miami

MIAMI, Jan. 26, 2012 – Jill Pilgrim, a prominent sports lawyer and a Precise Advisory Group co-founder, has joined the teaching staff of the University of Miami School of Law.  She serves as an adjunct professor for The Olympic Games & the Law course, which she created for the Law School.  Claire Zovko, a consultant to Precise Advisory Group, serves as Pilgrim’s teaching assistant.

The course is designed to provide law students with an in depth understanding of the Olympic sports framework, the myriad of parties involved, as well as the legal and political issues that arise in this context.  The powers and authority of the International Olympic Committee vis-à-vis National Olympic Committees, International Federations, National Sports Federations and athletes are being explored and explained.  Legal issues related to managing Olympic sport organizations are being explored, as well as the influence on, and role of governments and politicians in, Olympic sport.

“With the Olympics just a few months away, I am thrilled to share my experiences in the Olympic sports world as well as sports law learning with the students,” said Pilgrim.

In addition to serving as a co-founder, principal and business counsel of Precise Advisory Group, Pilgrim is owner of Pilgrim & Associates Law Office in New York and North Miami.  She is a member of the American Bar Association, Sports Lawyers Association and Women in Sports & Events, and is a member and former Board member of the Association of Black Women Attorneys.

Note: Pilgrim has decades of experience in the Olympic sports world:  eight-and-a-half years as general counsel and director of business affairs for USA Track & Field (USATF), the national governing body for track and field; 10 years as a volunteer for USATF; and more than 15 years as an athlete.