Associate Legal Counsel

Our Business The Associate Counsel, Business & Legal Affairs is part of the Global Distribution business & legal affairs team responsible for providing support to both Universal Pictures Home Entertainment’s (UPHE) global home entertainment business, covering digital and physical transactional distribution, and to NBCUniversal Global Distribution’s television and new media distribution business. This will include working with UPHE’s licensing and marketing teams, and with Global Distribution’s sales, digital, and administrative teams. This global and client-facing role will provide the Associate Counsel with broad experience and great variety of work. This role will be an integral member of the Business & Legal Affairs team, providing legal support to both UPHE and the Global Distribution businesses as required, and reports into the Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs NBCUniversal Global Distribution in London. As a member of the Business & Legal Affairs team your responsibilities would include: Negotiating, drafting and reviewing licensing and other content distribution agreements. Managing the third-party intermediary process for UPHE’s licensees, including being the primary point of contact for the NBCUniversal Compliance team. Negotiating, drafting and reviewing services agreements, including PR, digital services and other marketing related services agreements, content creator/influencer agreements, promotional agreements, and sweepstake terms & conditions. Providing legal advice and related support to UPHE’s marketing and licensing teams, and on wider UPHE and Global Distribution business affairs matters as required. Negotiating, drafting and reviewing other ad hoc commercial agreements as required. Liaising with the applicable NBCUniversal Corporate Legal teams and advising the business on competition law, anti-corruption, data privacy, content protection and IP matters as necessary. Advising and collaborating with commercial colleagues responsible for structuring and negotiation of key deal terms to maximise revenue opportunities. Managing disputes and litigation, including management of outside counsel where necessary. Liaising and maintaining strong working relationships with other functions including the Finance and Tax teams.