Senior Legal Counsel

Job Description

Ubisoft's 20,000 team members, working across more than 30 countries around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players' lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their commitment and talent have brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game-changing challenges, cutting edge technologies and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us create the unknown.

Job Description

Come join the Legal Team charged with handling a wide variety of legal matters for Ubisoft's operational teams. You will work closely with numerous cross-functional teams at a worldwide level, helping them with both their transactional and litigation needs. You will also work with the rest of the Legal group helping with any specific US law related issues.

What You will do:

Under the responsibility of our Legal Director, you will:
• Analyze, review, draft and negotiate agreements for a wide variety of third-party contractual relationships with our partners, including services, sales, advertising, licensing, distribution and manufacturing agreements.
• Advise and help prepare Ubisoft's answers to investigations & inquiries from any government and/or regulatory authority and any US litigation.
• Advise local teams on a wide range of US legal issues, with a focus on business and operational topics.
• Act as a business partner for all internal stakeholders in order to anticipate and address all legal and business issues.
• Be involved at the inception of the various projects and contribute to defining the negotiation strategy in collaboration with the business and operational teams.
• Collaborate with other legal team members, and cross functional stakeholders, to support the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes.

Qualifications

What you'll bring:
• You have a Law degree (J.D.) from an ABA-accredited law school.
• You are admitted to the bar of California and in good standing or are otherwise authorized to practice law in California.
• You have 5 to 10 years of related legal experience.
• You have proven drafting and negotiation skills, coupled with a sound and practical business judgement.
• You have intellectual creativity, adaptability and problem-solving skills to assess and mitigate risks and provide practical & innovative solutions. You are able to think outside the box, there is no box!
• You are agile & proactive, and able to handle different projects concurrently, to prioritize and deliver in a fast and demanding context.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r0jqo6-18-220-178-207-42 in your application.