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COMMERCIAL IP LAWYER OR MEDIA LAWYER, TV PRODUCTION, NQ-2 PQE

Employer
Kinsella Legal
Location
London
Salary
MARKET RATE
Closing date
17 Feb 2025
Reference
KL-3111
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Job Details

BUSINESS & LEGAL AFFAIRS EXECUTIVE
IP/COMMERCIAL OR MEDIA LAWYER
MEDIA/TV PRODUCTION (NQ-2 YEARS’ PQE)

LONDON
 
A leading production company is seeking a lawyer/ legal and business affairs executive to join its team. This role supports the legal & business affairs aspects of developing  and producing a diverse slate of high-profile unscripted, scripted, and factual programming.
 
About the Role
This position offers the chance to work on critically acclaimed and commercially successful projects, from specialist factual documentaries and scripted series to popular unscripted programs. You’ll provide expert legal and business affairs advice, helping production teams navigate contracts, compliance, and complex agreements.
 
Key responsibilities include:
  • Drafting and negotiating production contracts such as talent, access, location, and rights agreements.
  • Advising on compliance, including Ofcom regulations, rights issues, and defamation/privacy matters.
  • Managing agreements with broadcasters, co-producers, financiers, and distributors.
  • Assisting in rights management for secondary exploitation and back-catalogue distribution.
  • Collaborating with production teams and providing solutions to legal and commercial challenges.
 
What We're Looking For
  • Qualifications: A qualified solicitor or equivalent  (NQ-2 PQE) with commercial IP or media experience.
  • Skills: Strong knowledge of IP and contract law, excellent drafting and negotiation skills, and the ability to work effectively under pressure.
  • Traits: A team player with strong commercial instincts and exceptional communication skills.
  • Experience: Previous experience in the television or media industry is highly desirable.
 
The Role Offers:
  • Exposure to a variety of broadcasters and platforms, SVODs and global networks.
  • Opportunities to work on a mix of unscripted, factual and some scripted productions.
  • A collaborative environment in a fast-paced, creative industry.
 
This is a London-based role, with a minimum of four days per week in the office, ideal for someone seeking hands-on involvement in the heart of television production.

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.

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
02071993600
Location
Central Court
25 Southampton Buildings
Chancery Lane
London
London
WC2A 1AL
United Kingdom

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