Counsel - Entertainment Production & IP

NBCUniversal; California; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k)

Paid leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

NBCUniversal seeks a Counsel, Legal Affairs to join a team negotiating and drafting acquisition, development, and production agreements for Universal Pictures. Responsibilities include drafting, reviewing contracts; managing production legal matters; advising creative, business, production, finance, labor, marketing, and tax; and guiding questions under union and guild agreements.

This hybrid role requires 3+ years of attorney experience, California Bar membership, and a proactive, collaborative

Qualifications

• 3+ years of practicing attorney experience.
• JD degree from an accredited law school.
• Member of the California State Bar or Registered with the California Bar as in-house counsel.
• Solid background in U.S. and international copyright law and intellectual property matters.
• Outstanding negotiation, drafting, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, analyze and interpret a variety of contracts in an accurate and timely manner providing thoughtful legal advice on potential risks and issues.
• Manage all legal matters during production, including but not limited to evaluating rights/chain of title issues, clearance matters, guild issues, advertising, promotion, and publicity issues.
• Advise and interface with a broad range of departments to implement production legal policies and procedures, including creative, business, production, finance, labor and employment, marketing, promotions, insurance, and tax.
• Provide guidance on questions that arise under applicable union and guild collective bargaining agreements.

Skills

Negotiation

Drafting

Analytical

Education

JD degree

California Bar admission

Job description

NBCUniversal seeks a Counsel, Legal Affairs to join a team negotiating and drafting acquisition, development, and production agreements for Universal Pictures. Responsibilities include drafting, reviewing contracts; managing production legal matters; advising creative, business, production, finance, labor, marketing, and tax; and guiding questions under union and guild agreements.

This hybrid role requires 3+ years of attorney experience, California Bar membership, and a proactive, collaborative