Associate Legal Counsel

ROLE OVERVIEW We are seeking a commercially minded solicitor for a permanent full-time Associate Legal Counsel role. This could be an exciting development opportunity for the right candidate, gaining exposure to the exciting world of film production, financing and acquisition. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES The role is broad in nature and requires a reliable and pro-active team member. Experience in commercial environments, with a natural aptitude for the interactivity between the creative, commercial, production and corporate worlds would be advantageous. Responsibilities will include assisting with the Business and Legal Affairs work across a wide variety of matters and projects on a day-to-day basis, including: assisting in structuring, negotiating and drafting film and television commissioning, financing and co-production agreements; negotiating and drafting film and television development and production agreements with on- and off- screen talent and crew; assisting in structuring, negotiating and drafting content acquisition agreements in relation to finished films/documentaries, and titles going into production; advising on rights issues and rights distribution agreements; advising on all aspects of film and television developments and productions including providing copyright, IP and compliance advice; liaising internally at NBCUniversal with cross disciplinary teams and externally with other studios, distributors, platforms, talent, creative and production personnel; and working collaboratively across the team to share and improve knowledge, through know-how research/presentations, the development of templates etc. ABOUT YOU   The role requires someone who: is passionate about working on the creation and distribution of exciting content and seeking to learn as much as possible about all aspects of the media industry; has a positive can do attitude; has good drafting skills and attention to detail; is adept at multi-tasking, often switching between tasks on a day-to-day basis; is self-motivated and seeks personal development through working with, learning from and observing experienced media lawyers; is consistently reliable and works to build trust with their manager and business stakeholders; is commercially minded and solutions-orientated and genuinely enjoys solving commercial problems; and is able to operate in a supportive team environment, instinctively feeding into the improvement of the team’s systems, templates and processes where applicable.