Sony Pictures Entertainment
Legal Counsel, Legal Affairs, Distribution
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Please note that this role is based in the United Kingdom. To enable us to meet the statutory and regulatory obligations of the United Kingdom immigration system, you must have the appropriate immigration permission needed to work and reside in the United Kingdom for the duration of the employment.
Role Overview
The Legal Counsel role forms part of the Sony Pictures Entertainment Legal Affairs team and is based in London. The role primarily supports the London-based Sourcing and Distribution & Content Services teams in connection with supplier and procurement agreements, and the Formats business’s Brand Management and Interactive Strategy team in connection with ancillary and brand-extension activities. The agreements supported may relate to EMEA or have a wider international scope. The role reports to a Vice President, Legal Affairs, Distribution, also based in London.
Key Responsibilities
- Advising on, drafting and negotiating a broad range of supplier, procurement and services agreements (e.g. post-production, technical mastering, content distribution and localization (subtitling and dubbing) agreements) and agreements for activities in connection with Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Formats business (e.g. live events, branded locations, web-based games and clip licences).
- Advising on and reviewing artificial intelligence (AI) use case requests connected with these areas, and supporting implementation of applicable AI use case conditions.
- Handling, managing and coordinating a wide variety of legal activities, including:
- Drafting and negotiating a broad range of commercial contracts.
- Partnering with Sourcing, Distribution & Content Services, Formats, Sales, Marketing, and other business stakeholders to negotiate agreements and find practical solutions to business challenges.
- Assisting with the creation, maintenance and updates to the Legal Affairs team’s precedent agreements and process documents.
- Conducting legal research and advising the relevant businesses on legal and related aspects of their activities.
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Requirements
- Qualified lawyer (solicitor or equivalent) with substantial relevant post-qualification experience.
- A solid understanding of contract and licensing law.
- Strong commercial contracts experience, ideally including procurement, sourcing and supplier or services agreements.
- Self-starter with a proactive and positive attitude to their work, demonstrating a commercial and practical approach, taking ownership of tasks and working independently as well as collaboratively with others.
- Ability and willingness to continue to learn and understand new law and industry practices.
- Excellent legal analysis, drafting, negotiation and organizational skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to win the confidence of business partners and the flexibility to respond appropriately to a wide variety of stakeholders across multiple territories in a fast-paced international business.
- Must speak English fluently; additional languages a plus.
- Experience working in or with a large international media, entertainment, technology or other commercial organization is helpful but not a prerequisite.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary, with annual bonus eligibility.
- A choice of comprehensive health plan options that fit your lifestyle, including private medical insurance.
- Rest and recharge during a week off during the winter holidays, in addition to the 25 days of paid annual leave.
- Participate in extensive learning & development opportunities at all levels, including curated instructor-led classes and high-impact online resources.
- Build your community by joining our Employee Business Resource Groups, and/or Sony Pictures Action – our racial equity and inclusion strategy.
- Access to an employee online store filled with a variety of discounted Sony products.
- Watch the newest movies and TV shows at our exclusive employee screenings at work.
- Entitlement to apply for an interest-free season ticket loan.
- Automatic enrolment in the Company’s Pension Plan.
- Free counselling and advisory service.
- You will be automatically enrolled in the Company’s Life Insurance and Group Income Protection Plans, subject to any applicable service requirements.
- The opportunity to attend various social events in our state-of-the-art offices in Paddington.
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In addition to the above, we have a range of other optional discounted benefits that are reviewed regularly (e.g., gym memberships, travel insurance, activity passes, car leasing, experience days and many more!)
Reasonable Adjustments
If you require any reasonable adjustments with any part of the recruitment process, including the application or interview process, please contact us at uk_-_peopleandorganisation@spe.sony.com. Please put Reasonable Adjustment Request in the subject line of the email.
Sony Pictures does not allow audio recording, video recording or use of AI note-taking tools during interviews. Candidates requiring these tools as an accommodation during an interview should submit a reasonable adjustment request at the point they are invited to interview.
Equal Opportunity
Sony Pictures Entertainment is committed to equal opportunity in all its employment practices, policies and procedures. No worker or potential worker will therefore receive less favourable treatment due to their race, age, creed, sexual orientation, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, religion, gender, marital status or Trade Union membership (if applicable).
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