Senior Legal Counsel

Taylor Root; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading gaming company as an in-house lawyer, collaborating closely within a dynamic legal team. This role entails negotiating agreements and advising on regulatory compliance, vital for the company's operations in the video games industry. Ideal candidates will have commercial experience in gaming and strong leadership abilities, fostering the development of junior team members while managing a varied workload effectively.

Qualifications

• Qualified and experienced in-house lawyer.
• Ability to manage a varied workload independently.
• Proactive mindset towards improving legal operations.

Responsibilities

• Negotiating and drafting agreements for third-party vendors.
• Advising on EMEA regulations and compliance requirements.
• Leading business development opportunities including studio acquisitions.

Skills

Commercial experience in the video games industry

Transactional and regulatory compliance advisory

Leadership and team supervision

Clear communication skills

Organizational skills

Job description

Company

We have an incredible opportunity to join a leading gaming company, with development studios around the world. It is home to some of the biggest household names in the video games industry.

They are ahead of the curve and continue to lead the gaming industry through their quality and creativity.

Role

This newly created role sits within the legal team and despite being a large organisation, the team has a start-up/scale up feel about it in the way they collaborate and communicate.

This role reports to the SVP, Legal, and covers a broad range of work, supporting all strategic units within the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Negotiating and drafting agreements for third-party vendors supporting development studios and other business units.
• Advising the business on existing and future EMEA regulations to evaluate their impact on the business and assisting the privacy and compliance team in implementing advice to meet compliance requirements.
• Advising on a range of agreements including licensing agreements, talent agreements (artists/writers/musicians/voice-over artists), localisation agreements, co-development agreements, software licenses, and influencer agreements.
• Leading and supporting business development opportunities for the distribution of content on subscription platforms.
• Managing the development of junior members of the legal team and supervising the workload of Legal Counsels (two direct reports).
• Supporting the SVP/Head of Legal on various workstreams which may include studio acquisitions, property matters, and litigation/disputes.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Qualified and experienced in-house lawyer.
• Commercial experience within the video games industry is essential.
• Demonstrable experience on transactional and regulatory and compliance advisory matters.
• Ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload unsupervised and deliver high quality work to deadlines.
• Able to work independently, supervise others within a team and lead a team on projects.
• Excellent organisational and time-keeping skills, with a strong attention to detail and proactive mindset towards improving legal operations.
• Clear and concise communicator both in writing and verbally.

This is a unique opportunity to join an industry leader with a clear path to develop.

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