Senior Counsel

Job Description

The Senior Legal Counsel role will focus on supporting the production activities of WBTVPUK, working across non-scripted development and production. The Senior Counsel will work closely with the WBTVPUK Business Director, Managing Director and Creative Heads and Production teams, providing first-class legal and business affairs advice and support.

The Job

The Senior Counsel is responsible for delivering high-quality legal and business affairs advice, which is technically excellent, trusted and in accordance with the commercial imperatives of the business, to the WBTVPUK Production teams and management. As part of a small team of lawyers, reporting to the Head of Legal & Business Affairs, WBTVPUK, 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). You will also advise on general legal issues, as and when required. You may also be required to provide support to other areas of WBD (when additional support is required).

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 and 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 terms, SVOD terms and availability of rights

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 ownership of rights in content and underlying material
• Commercial negotiation and drafting experience
• Strong compliance experience

If you are interested in this position please apply by close of business – Friday 9th December.

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d99jk4-18-218-254-122-42 in your application.