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<p> Company Description<br /> <br /> NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies.<br /> <br /> Job Description<br /> <br /> We are looking for a hardworking, motivated, and skilled individual to join our legal team as a lawyer. This unique and complex role involves both production and acquisition work, so we are looking for someone who can manage a wide variety of tasks with different complexities and different priorities with minimal supervision.<br /> <br /> Here you can:<br /> • Negotiate and draft acquisition, development, and production agreements<br /> • Analyze and interpret a variety of contracts to provide legal advice on potential risks and issues<br /> • Handle all legal matters during production, including but not limited to evaluating rights and chain of title issues, clearance matters, guild issues, advertising, promotion, and publicity issues<br /> • Collaborate with key company departments across Focus and Universal, including Creative, Business, Production, Finance, Labor and Employment, Marketing, Promotions, Insurance and Tax<br /> • Support special projects as needed<br /> <br /> Qualifications<br /> <br /> What you will bring:<br /> • JD degree from an accredited law school<br /> • 4+ years of production and/or transactional entertainment legal experience at a motion picture, television company, or major law firm<br /> • Member of the California State Bar or Registered with the California Bar as in-house counsel<br /> • Familiarity with copyright law (both US and foreign) and intellectual property issues<br /> • Outstanding negotiation, drafting, and analytical skills<br /> <br /> What sets you apart:<br /> • You bring a proactive, solution-oriented mindset to problem solving<br /> • You build strong partnerships and influence stakeholders across all levels of the organization<br /> • You effectively manage multiple priorities and deliver in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments<br /> • You have excellent communication skills, computer literacy, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team<br /> <br /> Hybrid: This position currently has a hybrid schedule, which requires contributing from the office a minimum of four days per week. The Company reserves the right to change in-office requirements at any time.   <br /> <br /> This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website.<br /> <br /> Salary range: $150,000 -185,000K (bonus and long-term incentive eligible)<br /> <br /> Additional Information<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, or arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable.<br /> <br /> 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].<br /> <br /> By clicking the link above or any third-party link within this posting, you are leaving this site and going to a third-party website where the third-party website's terms and privacy policy apply<br /> <br /> Job Location<br /> <br /> Google Maps requires functional cookies to be enabled<br /> <p id='jobcode'>Jobcode: Reference SBJ-eojwm1-172-69-7-101-42 in your application.</p> </p>

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