Sr Counsel Project Hire
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$ 180000 - 235000
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Job Description
Sony Pictures Entertainments Corporate Legal Department is searching for an exceptional attorney who thrives in a collaborative team environment. This position is projectspecific with the projects timeline for the project running twelve months. Reporting to the SVP of Legal Corporate & Distribution this attorneys project will be to serve as the primary Legal resource for Sony Pictures legal entity rationalization process. This attorney will advise throughout the entire process from identifying subject entities to transferring assets (including intellectual property assets) and winding up and dissolving entities in a variety of jurisdictions. The successful candidate will be skilled at drafting negotiating and reviewing corporate and commercial documents posttransaction integration and coordinating with other specialists including Tax Finance Labor and Intellectual Property. Experience with managing outside counsel in international jurisdictions is a plus. This attorney will also advise and work closely with colleagues in production postproduction distribution and marketing on a routine basis as well as with colleagues in the Legal Department.
Based in Culver City California the successful candidate will have outstanding academic credentials and two to four years of commercial or corporate transactional experience with a major law firm or a sophisticated inhouse legal department. Additional experience with the media entertainment and/or technology industries is preferred but not necessary. Valuable areas of expertise include intellectual property mergers and acquisitions complex commercial transactions and experience in developing and implementing business processes. The successful candidate mustbe able to analyze a variety oflegalissues consider balance and mitigate risks synthesize complex information and providesolutionoriented legaladvice.
Requirements:
Minimum of 4 years of experience in corporate law mergers and acquisitions transactional experience knowledge of technology services and new media transactions
Excellent communication and drafting skills
Able to work both independently and as a team player
Able to work on and balance multiple transactions at the same time
Assertive detailoriented and able to accommodate tight deadlines
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to problemsolve in a professional creative and ethical manner
California Bar
*Sony Pictures Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability veteran status age sexual orientation gender identityor other protected characteristics.
The anticipated base salary for this position is $180000$235000. This role may also qualify for annual incentive and/or comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors including without limitation the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position years of relevant experience level of education attained certifications or other professional licenses held and if applicable the location of the position.Sony Pictures Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability veteran status age sexual orientation gender identity or other protected characteristics.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
