Counsel, Business & Legal Affairs
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Job Description
Join our NBCUniversal EPIC Legal Team! EPIC symbolizes key foundational principles as we strive to be extraordinary partners to our businesses in an evolving environment. Here at NBCU Legal we are Expert Partners who provide Inspiring and Creative solutions to our clients. We are subject-matter experts who collaborate with our legal colleagues and clients to guide solve and push for our collective success. We inspire by bringing optimism and positivity to our work and apply strategic and innovative thinking to support our businesses.
Role Purpose:
The role of Counsel Business & Legal Affairs will serve as a legal point of contact provide legal support and meaningfully contribute to key business decisions with respect to all aspects of content acquisition by NBCUniversals television entertainment networks (NBC and Bravo) and our dynamic streaming service Peacock including a wide range of issues relating to the distribution and licensing of film television news sports live events and original programming.
Job Duties:
- Independently draft review negotiate and interpret a range of licensing agreements and other legal documents
- Provide timely and thorough legal advice on and analysis of potential risks and issues as well as propose practical responsive solutions
- Identify and implement improvements to forms and processes
- Partner with NBCUniversal business executives as well as colleagues across the Acquisitions Finance Marketing Product Legal and other departments to discuss and implement best practices and formulate new processes in connection with business needs
- Other matters as needed at the direction of the divisions General Counsel and its Deputy General Counsel
Qualifications :
Basic Requirements:
- Member of New York California or other U.S. state bar
- JD or LLM degree from an accredited law school
- 4 years of experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department of entertainment media/technology intellectual property or other relevant industry with salary dependent on years of experience including a thorough understanding of and demonstrated proficiency in the television and/or digital media space
Desired Characteristics:
- Outstanding analytical communication and organizational skills including excellent drafting negotiation and strategic thinking ability
- Collaborative team-oriented approach
- Comfortable making legal decisions and advising on business risks
- Sound business judgment and flexibility/adaptability to manage multiple wide-ranging matters conflicting deadlines and new areas of expertise as business needs change
- Proactively identify prioritize and resolve legal issues quickly and effectively
- Demonstrated ability in a positive and practical manner to approach complex legal scenarios in a thoughtful and analytic fashion
- Ability to explain complex legal concepts to business and creative executives build consensus across business units think creatively and collaborate with other executives to address business needs
- Ability to work independently and interact with legal and business personnel of all levels
- Solid academic credentials
- Interest in the media industry
Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid generally contributing from the NYC or LA office a minimum of three days per week.
This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits including medical dental and vision insurance 401(k) paid leave tuition reimbursement and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $140000 - $170000 (bonus and long-term incentive eligible)
Additional Information :
As part of our selection process external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversals policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color religion creed gender gender identity or expression age national origin or ancestry citizenship disability sexual orientation marital status pregnancy veteran status membership in the uniformed services genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.
NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories or arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act where applicable.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
