Senior Counsel - Commercial (Media and Entertainment)

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global media and entertainment company is seeking a Senior Counsel in London to manage a variety of commercial and corporate agreements. The role demands extensive legal experience and strong interpersonal skills for interaction with stakeholders. Candidates should be autonomous, team-oriented, and commercially aware. This opportunity promises a dynamic role within a top-tier organization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience at a major law firm or in-house legal department.
• Ability to interact well with internal and external stakeholders.
• Willingness to provide considered, practical, and calibrated advice.

Responsibilities

• Work with commercial stakeholders on growth strategy.
• Support strategic commercial and corporate agreements.
• Handle creative contracts, rights, IP, and production agreements.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Commercial awareness

Ability to work autonomously

Team player

Education

Strong academic background

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Client:

Simmons & Hanbury

Location:

london, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

22.08.2025

Expiry Date:

06.10.2025

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Job Description:

Our client

A top tier global media and entertainment business is seeking a Senior Counsel to report to the GC.

The position

An exciting role with a great deal of variety and breadth across the business both domestically and internationally.

Key responsibilities

• Working with commercial stakeholders on growth strategy and opportunities.
• Supporting a variety of strategic commercial and corporate agreements.
• Working with creative contracts and looking at rights and IP, as well as production agreements.

Experience requirements

• 5 years or more experience at a major law firm or an in-house legal department is required.
• Strong academic background
• Able to work with good degree of autonomy
• Consummate team player with excellent interpersonal skills and professionalism to interact well with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong commercial awareness, conviction, and willingness to provide considered, practical and calibrated advice.

Due to the high volume of applications, if you haven’t heard back from the team on this role, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. If your profile matches any of our other opportunities, one of our consultants will be in touch.

About Simmons & Hanbury

Simmons & Hanbury is a specialist executive search firm that sources and secures the best human capital and future leaders for our clients. We provide an integrated international service to support our clients across the globe, from our group headquarters based in the heart of the City of London. We support some of the most prestigious organisations in the world, across financial services, commerce & industry, and professional services. Our services include executive search and market intelligence within the Legal, Compliance and Corporate Governance practice areas, while our Legal Services division Hanbury Partners provides flexible consultancy arrangements. We facilitate secondments for senior lawyers into in-house legal departments and law firms, and source specialist lawyers for bespoke projects.