Senior Legal Counsel

Job Description

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Job Description
OVERVIEW
Versant International requires an experienced mid level lawyer to provide legal support for the EMEA regions for the CNBC International advertising team, the commercial content production business, and the CNBC International EMEA channel distribution team. The candidate would have experience within TMT practice groups and have excellent drafting skills and a commercial outlook.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The candidate would work closely with the commercial teams in London to maximise revenue and reach for Versant International news brands with a particular focus on CNBC International which is the number one business and financial news channel. Specific responsibilities are:
• Legal support to CNBC International in-house sales function. Drafting, reviewing and negotiating advertising terms and conditions with agencies and advertisers, including, insertion orders, advertising terms (with special focus on data security, usage, and measurement), custom advertising, and sponsorship, custom content, brand consultation, data and events agreements
• Counsel about risks associated with engaging in a variety of digital and marketing activities and the collection and use of data
• Preparation of agreements with vendors and production companies involved in creation of commercial content for advertisers including VOD and events
• Negotiation of channel distribution agreements for the CNBC Europe and UK channel feeds with a range of MVPDs across broadcast, cable and IP delivery
• Provision of legal and strategic advice to the distribution team
• Advice to the business on regulatory changes affecting content distribution across the UK and EMEA region
• Engaging and drafting third-party rep agreements for sales and channel work in EMEA
• Develop best legal and contractual practices in connection with a rapidly changing and expanding business – suggest ways to use technology to make contracting more efficient
Qualifications
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE AND REQUIREMENTS
• Strong legal experience in media distribution and advertising regulation
• Ideally private practice or strong in-house team within news or broadcasting sector
• Experience advising on digital advertising and/or working with new media platforms
• Specialized in UK and/or EU sales and commercial law
• Significant experience in negotiating and drafting contracts and a variety of terms and conditions
• Capable of providing practical legal advice to members of business team at all levels and working with legal teams across functions (data privacy, employment, IP, compliance, etc.)
• Strong work ethic
• Good natured, team player
• Strong academic record from top tier law school
• Strong written and oral presentation skills
• Ability to multi-task successfully, and to work both independently and collegially as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
• Qualified lawyer in good standing
• Extensive experience in advertising, IP, entertainment, corporate transactional or relevant litigation experience at a law firm and/or corporate law department
• Experience with data privacy, media regulation and ad tech is also required
• Must be willing to work in London, United Kingdom
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United Kingdom
The responsibilities associated with this position are not limited to the above description and may be modified at any time by the Company.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-wpx57k-216-73-216-5-42 in your application.