Business & Legal Affairs Counsel

Job Description

Responsibilities
The Counsel of Business & Legal Affairs position is an attorney position and will be responsible for supporting the VP – Business & Legal Affairs of Telemundo Network and other attorneys in the department.

Job Duties
• Under supervision of a senior attorney, draft, review, negotiate, and interpret an extensive range of agreements, including, but not limited to, development, acquisition, licensing agreements, production, and talent agreements.
• Clear intellectual property rights.
• Manage production legal issues for unscripted (reality) entertainment programs, including but not limited to drafting series rules, conducting necessary presentations and trainings, and managing fairness concerns.
• Create deal summaries, maintain and administer day-to-day contractual and operational matters including preparation letters and memoranda to internal and external clients and presentations to senior-level management, etc.
• Provide general advice and support to the business.
• Updating form contracts to reflect current practices and policies.
• Generally support the other attorneys in the department.

Qualifications/Requirements
Basic Qualifications
• JD degree and US bar membership.
• Min of 3-6 years of experience as a lawyer in a law firm specializing in entertainment law or a business/legal affairs position at a television network or media company strongly preferred.
• Superior communication, interpersonal, drafting, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal skills. Fully bilingual and able to conduct business and analyze legal matters in Spanish and English.
• Proficient in Outlook including Calendar, Contacts.
• Proficient in Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

Additional Job Requirements
• Willingness to travel with short notice and on weekends
• Willingness to work flexible hours including late and/or last-minute scheduling changes in a 24/7 production work environment
• Must be willing to work in the greater Miami, Florida area
• Must be 18 years or older
• Must have a valid driver's license
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Must be covered by Solutions, NBCU's Alternative Dispute Resolution Program
• Must submit an attestation disclosing your COVID_19 vaccination status and, if partially or fully vaccinated, submitting your vaccination record no later than 7 days following commencement of employment.
• Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at the commencement of employment or must undergo regular COVD-19 testing if Company determines your job position requires accessing an NBCUniversal worksite.
• Must be willing to adhere to all Company COVID-19 workplace safety policies and protocols.

Desired Characteristics

Desired Qualifications
• Ability to respond quickly and effectively to client concerns, questions, and issues.
• High level of integrity and discretion.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and tasks at the same time.
• Ability to work with a large and diverse team.
• Excellent client service and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to exercise proper judgment to assess priorities.
• Resourceful, proactive, assertive, detail-oriented, organized, and energetic.
• Self-starter, high level of motivation, ability to work independently.
• Ability to adapt to changing responsibilities and motivated to learn new skills.
• Excellent time management and follow up skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure and with tight time constraints.
• Proven ability to make effective and proper decisions and solve problems.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gwy13k-3-128-199-162-42 in your application.