LEGAL COUNSEL - TWO ROLES IN SUCCESSFUL TV COMPANY - RIGHTS IN AND SALES
- Employer
- Kinsella Legal
- Location
- London
- Salary
- Competitive base salary and benefits package
- Closing date
- 17 Feb 2025
- Reference
- PB-3113
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, In-House
- Experience Level
- Not Disclosed
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Media/Entertainment/Sport
Job Details
TWO LEGAL COUNSEL ROLES - 1-3 YEARS' PQE
FULL TIME
LONDON/HYBRID
Our client, a leading international distributor of television programming and formats, is seeking two dynamic Legal Counsel to join their top quality Legal and Business Affairs team.
You will play a crucial role in supporting all aspects of the company's operations worldwide. These full-time positions offer flexibility to engage with various facets of business affairs, including rights in, acquisitions, formats, sales etc. The team is very friendly and supportive and you will be made to feel welcome from day one.
The two roles will work closely with senior counsel and the entire legal and business affairs team across:
First Role
Content (Non-Scripted Acquisitions):
Collaborate with the Production and Content team, offering legal and commercial advice on acquiring distribution rights.
- Negotiate distribution agreements, focusing on group-produced programs.
- Advise on formats and licensing.
- Provide internal stakeholders with commercial and legal advice to minimize risk and maximize opportunities.
Sales
Advise the Content Sales team on legal and commercial matters for global content exploitation.
- Draft, review, and negotiate licensing agreements for TV, digital, format and ancillary rights.
- Consumer products, advertising and branding matters
You should have media industry (ideally TV) business affairs experience, with a knowledge of TV, copyright and contract law, strong legal skills, clear communication, high organization, initiative, teamwork, attention to detail and commercial acumen. This is a very successful company and you will have amazing access to high quality programmes and plenty of opportunities for career progression and development.
If you are a skilled legal professional with a passion for great telly, please apply today!
KL ref: 3113
Company
We are a boutique legal recruitment and resourcing consultancy, specialising in the placement of lawyers and legal professionals into roles both in-house and within law firms.
We pride ourselves on the relationships that we have built with our business partners over the many years that we have been in business.
We offer a unique service in the market place a genuine fusion of in-house and private practice legal recruitment expertise, which offers a "full perspective" service to clients and candidates. Our careers as lawyers and now as legal recruitment consultants have enabled us to build a substantial network of contacts, which supports everything that we do.
Our clients and candidates choose to work with us because of our emphasis on building long-term relationships founded on integrity. It means recommendations are genuine, discretion assured and we never forget that today's junior lawyer is tomorrow's Managing Partner or General Counsel.
- Website
- http://www.kinsellalegal.com/
- Telephone
- 02071993600
- Location
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Central Court
25 Southampton Buildings
Chancery Lane
London
London
WC2A 1AL
United Kingdom
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