TV PRODUCTION LAWYER (ENTERTAINMENT/NON- SCRIPTED); LONDON
- Recruiter
- Kinsella Legal
- Location
- City of London, England
- Posted
- 31 Mar 2015
- Closes
- 07 Apr 2015
- Ref
- 11130/001
- Contact
- Siobhan Kinsella
- Vacancy Type
- Barristers, In-House
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Media/Entertainment/Sport
- PQE
- 7+ Years
- Experience Level
- Senior Level
Our client is a leading entertainment company with a growing number of award winning television programmes to be proud of. Through a combination of organic growth and acquisition, it has expanded and enhanced its portfolio of programmes to include a wide range of genres. Its focus is on creating high quality content and exploiting this in all media long term.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced television production lawyer with at least 8 years' PQE to join the company to work on its most iconic brand. Reporting to the Head of Legal & Business Affairs, you will join a small Legal & Business Affairs team and enjoy a hugely varied role. Ideally, you will have substantial experience of legal and contractual aspects of large entertainment or reality series at a UK television production company coupled with an excellent understanding of copyright law and of the ownership of rights in content and underlying material. In addition, you will demonstrate strong compliance experience and the ability to apply the law and negotiate and draft complex agreements by reference to the commercial and creative imperatives of the business. This role will operate at senior management level internally and you will liaise with external lawyers at Broadcasters, amongst others. The ideal candidate will have real passion for the TV industry and must be able to work cooperatively as part of a team. In return, you will have the opportunity to work for one of the most highly regarded TV companies in the Entertainment sector today.
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