Counsel, Legal Affairs

Job Description

Responsibilities
Role Purpose:
The Counsel, Legal Affairs will be part of a team responsible for negotiating and drafting acquisition, development and production agreements, which includes agreements for talent, on behalf of Universal Pictures.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Draft, review, analyze and interpret a variety of contracts in an accurate and timely manner and provide timely and thoughtful legal advice on potential risks and issues.
• Responsible for all legal matters during production, including but not limited to evaluating rights/chain of title issues, clearance matters, guild issues, advertising, promotion and publicity issues.
• Advise and interface with a broad range of departments to implement production legal policies and procedures, including creative, business, production, finance, labor and employment, marketing, promotions, insurance and tax.
• Advise on questions that arise under applicable union and guild collective bargaining agreements.

Qualifications/Requirements
Basic Qualifications:
• Minimum 5 years of production legal experience at a motion picture or television company or major entertainment law firm.
• JD degree from an accredited law school.
• Member of the California State Bar or Registered with the California Bar as in-house counsel.
• A strong background in copyright law (both US and foreign) and intellectual property matters is required.

Job Requirements:
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• Must be willing to work in Universal City, CA
• Willingness to travel and work overtime, and on weekends with short notice (if applicable)
• 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 adhere to enhanced protocols 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
• Outstanding negotiation, drafting and analytical skills.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills which will enable him/her to interact with a range of personalities and styles and be able to establish effective relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Have a problem-solving approach.
• Be self-motivated and have a very strong work ethic.
• Excellent communication skills, computer literacy and the ability to work independently and as part of a team are all essential in this fast-paced environment.
• Superior organizational skills and ability to handle and track a high-volume workload.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gqve79-3-129-249-105-42 in your application.