Assistant General Counsel (NYC Hybrid)
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 215000 - 230000
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
HarperCollins is looking for an Assistant General Counsel to join the legal team. This role will be primarily responsible for advising publishing colleagues on media law and related litigation.
Responsibilities
- The responsibilities of the role may include but are not limited to:
- Reading and vetting manuscripts with authors prior to publication.
- Responding to potential legal claims.
- Analyzing business/legal issues as they may apply to the company.
- Overseeing copyright statutory terminations.
- Advising on digital and traditional marketing and the sale of books.
- Strategizing and managing litigation.
- Assisting in other legal areas as the need arises.
Qualifications
- JD degree
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in a law firm or media company
- Strong substantive knowledge of general media law issues including defamation copyright trademark right of publicity advertising and related fields
- Substantial experience in federal and state litigation practice
- Understanding and awareness of publishing industry
- Practical knowledge of business law preferred
- Ability to effectively communicate with all levels across the organization
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
HarperCollins Publishers is a company full of people who are passionate about books. When you apply for a position we want to know why you want to work here and why you are interested in the job.Thats why cover letters are strongly preferred.
The salary for this position is $215000-$230000. We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidates experience industry knowledge technical and communication skills and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.
In addition to cash compensation the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package with a variety of physical health retirement and savings caregiving emotional wellbeing transportation and other benefits including elective benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.
HarperCollins Publishers is an equal opportunity employer.
HarperCollins Publishers is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application due to a disability email us at . Note: we will only respond to accommodation requests.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- General Counsel
- Legal Case Management
- Legal Drafting
- Litigation
- Intellectual Property Law
- Legal Counsel
- Legal Research
- Securities Law
- Employment & Labor Law
- Real Estate Law
- negotiation
- Contracts
