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Overview
Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer the Counsel will provide comprehensive legal advice and counsel across various areas of the KLOVEs operations including contract management compliance mergers and acquisitions litigation intellectual property privacy employment risk management training and public relations. This position requires a high level of initiative clear communication and effective crossfunctional collaboration with senior management outside counsel and internal parties. Success in this role will be measured by the ability to navigate complex legal matters offer strategic insights and foster strong relationships through servant leadership crossfunctional relationships and strategic partnerships within the Ministry. A deep understanding and daily application of the KLOVEs values mission and biblical principles are essential to effectively support and protect the KLOVEs interests in all legal matters.
In addition a VALUES FIT is top priority. Do our values align with yours Mission Beliefs & Values. If so please read on.
Heres just some of what you will be doing daily
- Contract management: Draft review and negotiate contracts across various domains including real estate leases technology contracts and marketing agreements
- Compliance: Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory laws and regulations advising on matters related to industryspecific standards and corporate policies.
- Mergers and Acquisitions: Provide legal support throughout the mergers and acquisitions process including conducting due diligence and advising on structuring and documentation.
- Litigation: Oversee litigation matters and manage and represent the Ministry in legal proceedings as necessary.
- Intellectual Property: Assist in managing protecting and enforcing the Ministrys intellectual property including patents trademarks and copyrights as well as representing the Ministrys intellectual property rights in negotiations and matters with thirdparties.
- Media: Provides legal advice and counsel on matters related to media and entertainment including content creation distribution and legal compliance involving prepublication review of content advising on defamation privacy copyright and intellectual property issues negotiating and drafting contracts and providing legal education to internal teams as well as advise on the legal aspects of music licensing including negotiating and drafting agreements with record labels publishers and other stakeholders.
- HR Partnership & Global Employment Practices: Partner with the HR team on global employment practices employment handbook updates compliance training and new country expansion and offer Ministrywide partnership through legal guidance on a wide range of employmentrelated matters including employee onboarding and offboarding performance and discipline and interpretation and application of HR policies and procedures.
- Risk Management: Develop and implement internal policies and procedures to mitigate and manage legal and operational risks across the Ministry while exercising.
- Training: Design and deliver legal training sessions for staff enhancing awareness of relevant legal issues and ensuring compliance across the Ministry.
- Public Relations: Serve as a liaison to internal and external stakeholders including shareholders regulators and other key parties ensuring clear and accurate communication.
- Privacy Program: Support the development implementation and maintenance of the Ministrys privacy program to comply with applicable privacy laws and regulations.
- Collaboration with Outside Counsel: Work alongside external legal advisors incorporating their recommendations into practical guidance for the Ministry while integrating feedback from internal teams.
- Template and Process Development: Create and update contract templates and improve contracting processes to ensure efficiency and consistency across legal matters and prioritize the creation of KLOVE work product and document database that can be developed to scale Ministrywide through leveraging your knowledge skills and ability.
- Legal Department Process Enhancement: Design build and improve legal department processes to enhance efficiency compliance and collaboration. Foster crossfunctional collaboration by working closely with other counsel and various departments. Maintain an inperson presence to ensure effective communication and direct interaction to meet Ministry needs and drive success.
- Legal Strategy Support: Provide counsel to crossfunctional stakeholders and senior management helping to define the legal strategy for new products initiatives and corporate ventures.
- Regulatory Strategy and Compliance: Develop and manage regulatory strategies at the federal and state levels advising on specific state requirements and ensuring compliance.
- Subsidiary Management: Oversee legal matters related to the Ministrys subsidiaries and affiliates ensuring all legal aspects of expansion and management activities are properly addressed.
- CrossFunctional Collaboration and InOffice Work: Serve as a key support function by actively collaborating inperson with crossfunctional teams across the Ministry. Inoffice presence and direct interaction with various departments are essential to ensure effective legal counsel timely decisionmaking and alignment with Ministry goals.
We are looking for a very specific skill set. If you can say yes to each of these requirements then we want to meet you!
- Juris Doctorate or similar degree from an accredited school of law.
- A member in good standing with the Tennessee state bar association or other bar association. Maintain good standing in the bar association(s) where active membership is held.
- A minimum of 1 to 10 years of experience as an attorney in a clerkship law firm corporate legal department Chief Legal Officers office or equivalent setting with interest or experience in general corporate law business transactions and compliance matters.
- Experience advising on a broad range of legal areas including contract management mergers and acquisitions intellectual property employment law and litigation.
- Knowledge of risk management practices including developing internal policies and procedures to minimize and mitigate organizational risks.
- Experience in managing compliance with federal and state regulations. Specific experience with data privacy laws and security matters is a plus.
- Proven track record in negotiating and drafting contracts including vendor partnership and sales agreements ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- Ability to provide legal training to staff on legal issues internal processes and compliance matters while fostering a culture of compliance within the organization.
- Strong interpersonal communication and negotiation skills with the ability to build trust collaborate effectively and work crossfunctionally with the legal team senior management outside counsel and other stakeholders as team work is essential to success in this role.
- Must possess sound judgment regarding appropriate risk tolerance while effectively communicating risks to key stakeholders to drive expedient thoroughly informed decisions.
- Excellent communication negotiation and interpersonal skills ability to build trust and value others; communicate effectively; and collaborate with others.
- High level of integrity; demonstrated ability to work independently; establishing and meeting performance and Ministry goals.
Why work for Educational Media Foundation KLOVE/Air1
Educational Media Foundation (EMF) is a nonprofit multiplatform media company on a mission to draw people closer to Christ. Founded in 1982 in Santa Rosa CA with a singular radio station EMF today owns and operates the nations two largest Christian music radio networks (KLOVE and Air1 with over 1000 broadcast signals across all 50 states streaming audio reaching around the world and a growing family of media ministries including podcasts books films concerts and events. EMF employs nearly 500 team members between its offices in Nashville TN Rocklin CA and field locations around the country. You can view our mission and values hereMission Beliefs & Values.
What can we offer you
- Industry leading Medical Dental & Vision coverage
- Short/long term disability and life insurance
- Robust 401K with company match
- Parental leave with Baby Bonding pay
- Generous PTO holidayand sick pay
- Unique company culture that includes exclusive access to concerts movie premieres media industry events and more
- Leadership and Career Development Programs including free access to LinkedIn Learning platform
As an Equal Opportunity Employer EMF makes employment decisions based on merit and other legitimate reasons. The Company is committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment and the promotion of equal employment opportunities regardless of protected class characteristic or status. However EMF is also a religious nonprofit organization where all team members contribute to the Companys mission of encouraging our audiences to have a meaningful relationship with Christ. Therefore pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Section 702 42 U.S.C. 2000e I(a) EMF has the right to hire only candidates who agree with the Companys Statement of Faith. Also as a religious nonprofit organization the Company is not governed by the CA Fair Employment and Housing Act.
Employment Type
Full-Time
