Senior Counsel - Wbtvpuk - 1 Year

Job Description

Senior Counsel - WBTVPUK (Wall to Wall Media) - 1 year FTC

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The Job

The Senior Legal & Business Affairs Counsel is responsible for delivering high quality legal and business affairs advice to production teams and management which is technically excellent, trusted and in accordance with the commercial imperatives of the business. As part of a small team of lawyers, you will be responsible for dealing with legal matters arising throughout programme production (from development through to broadcast and beyond) across the spectrum of non-scripted programming (including living history, entertainment, specialist factual and factual entertainment) and scripted programming (when additional support is required). You will also advise on general legal issues as and when required and be responsible for WBTVPUK and Wall to Wall/Twenty Twenty .

The Daily
• Drafting and advising on agreements for the development of programming, including development, talent and format agreements
• Drafting and advising on agreements for the production of programming, including commissioning, production and co-production agreements, contributor agreements, presenter agreements, access agreements, location, studio and production services agreements
• Advising productions on rights issues, clearance issues and compliance and libel matters, including advising on compliance with the OFCOM Broadcasting Code and broadcaster policies
• Conducting production 'set up' meetings to advise teams on legal and compliance issues that may be relevant during production
• Managing disputes, claims and complaints from contributors, broadcasters, viewers or other parties
• Negotiating distribution agreements for the exploitation of ancillary rights
• Advising on UK and international broadcaster's and SVOD's terms and availability of rights
• Negotiating and advising on production financing arrangements
• Preparing production protocols and guidance notes for production teams in relation to key areas, such as duty of care, child protection, data protection and editorial compliance
• Advising on copyright and trademark matters

The Essentials
• Versatile, hardworking and technically excellent lawyer with 5-10+ years post qualification experience at a leading law firm, broadcaster or production company.
• Experience of non-scripted television work
• A solid understanding of copyright law and of the ownership of rights in content and underlying material
• Commercial negotiation and drafting experience
• Strong compliance experience
• The ability to apply the law and negotiate agreements by reference to the commercial and creative imperatives of the business

The Nice-to-Haves
• Excellent attention to detail
• Passion for delivering excellence
• The ability to manage a demanding workload and the expectations of multiple internal clients
• Excellent communications skills including the ability to distil legal principles into a sensible form for non-legal persons and to interact at all levels
• The ability to hit the ground running and work to tight deadlines
• A team player attitude but comfortable working independently
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