Associate Legal Counsel

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

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Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Job Description

Our Business

The Associate Counsel, Business & Legal Affairs is part of the Global Distribution business & legal affairs team responsible for providing support to both Universal Pictures Home Entertainment’s (UPHE) global home entertainment business, covering digital and physical transactional distribution, and to NBCUniversal Global Distribution’s television and new media distribution business. This will include working with UPHE’s licensing and marketing teams, and with Global Distribution’s sales, digital, and administrative teams. This global and client-facing role will provide the Associate Counsel with broad experience and great variety of work.

This role will be an integral member of the Business & Legal Affairs team, providing legal support to both UPHE and the Global Distribution businesses as required, and reports into the Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs NBCUniversal Global Distribution in London.

As a member of the Business & Legal Affairs team your responsibilities would include:

• Negotiating, drafting and reviewing licensing and other content distribution agreements.
• Managing the third-party intermediary process for UPHE’s licensees, including being the primary point of contact for the NBCUniversal Compliance team.
• Negotiating, drafting and reviewing services agreements, including PR, digital services and other marketing related services agreements, content creator/influencer agreements, promotional agreements, and sweepstake terms & conditions.
• Providing legal advice and related support to UPHE’s marketing and licensing teams, and on wider UPHE and Global Distribution business affairs matters as required.
• Negotiating, drafting and reviewing other ad hoc commercial agreements as required.
• Liaising with the applicable NBCUniversal Corporate Legal teams and advising the business on competition law, anti-corruption, data privacy, content protection and IP matters as necessary.
• Advising and collaborating with commercial colleagues responsible for structuring and negotiation of key deal terms to maximise revenue opportunities.
• Managing disputes and litigation, including management of outside counsel where necessary.
• Liaising and maintaining strong working relationships with other functions including the Finance and Tax teams.

Qualifications

The Candidate

• This role would suit a newly or recently qualified solicitor who has worked in the media team of a law firm, ideally with some in-house media experience.

Essential Skills and

Qualifications

• UK legally qualified, but consideration will be given to candidates with substantial in-house business affairs experience and

  qualifications

  from another common law jurisdiction.
• Experience of intellectual property law and licensing rights.
• Good understanding of the film and entertainment business.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to interact with a range of personalities and styles, and to be able to establish effective relationships at all levels within the organisation.
• Well organised, efficient and have ability to multi-task and prioritise without constant supervision.
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment with a diverse workload.
• A can-do attitude with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Computer literate with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and Powerpoint.

Desirable:

Ownership – you are proud to be part of the team. You thrive on rising to the challenge and finding solutions to team challenges. You deliver on your commitments and always consider the “customer” viewpoint when you provide your input to decisions.

Pioneering Spirit – you can see trends and patterns and identify missing pieces. You turn ideas in to action. You can anticipate the needs of others and take a pro active approach to working with people.

Teamwork – you bring energy to the job and you are proactive in getting to know people and connecting with your peers. You find opportunities where two heads are better than one and encourage people to share ideas and opinions. You have a flexible style that means you can work well with different types of people.

Creativity – you will enjoy working with others to generate ideas and be an ambassador for changes that mean we can always work to improve our game. You will drive the implementation of best practice and improvement and you will encourage others to do the same.

Integrity – you will consistently deliver on commitments, providing timely and accurate data and communication. You will enjoy rising to challenges and set your own high personal standards in your work. You will be active in seeking feedback and seeking out development opportunities.

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. NBCUniversal's 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.

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 [email protected].