Handle Recruitment
Legal Counsel- media & entertainment- 3 month FTC
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3-Month Fixed-Term Contract | Immediate Start
An exciting opportunity to join a leading global media and entertainment organisation, based in the heart of London's West End! Our client is keen to appoint a qualified lawyer to provide practical, commercially focused legal advice across a range of revenue-generating activities. The role will involve supporting commercial teams to deliver deals, resolve legal issues, advise on regulatory compliance and build effective long-term relationships with stakeholders across the business.
Responsibilities
- Advise on legal matters relating to the sale of advertising and other commercial revenue-generating activities.
- Support the development and maintenance of standard legal documentation and work with commercial colleagues to ensure agreed processes are followed.
- Draft clear and consistent templates, standard terms and conditions for media, custom and branded initiatives and talent arrangements.
- Negotiate standard commercial terms with advertising agencies and other counterparties.
- Provide training and practical legal guidance on advertising regulations and relevant industry guidance, including requirements applicable to social media influencers.
- Interpret and advise on internal advertising policies and their application to specific campaigns and commercial initiatives.
- Liaise and coordinate with colleagues involved in the production and delivery of branded content, campaigns and events, developing effective workflows to maximise communication, alignment and efficiency.
- Work closely with data privacy specialists on matters relating to the use of personal and commercial data.
- Collaborate with lawyers across the wider legal function to provide day-to-day corporate advice to Finance teams.
- Support corporate governance and company secretarial activities.
- Support the delivery and management of project-based real estate legal matters.
- Manage external legal advisers where appropriate and necessary.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant legal and regulatory developments, particularly consumer law and regulations relating to subscription services.
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- Legally qualified in England & Wales with 2+ years post-qualification experience.
- Strong experience in commercial contracts, gained either in private practice or in-house, ideally within a media, technology, advertising, consumer or similarly fast-moving commercial environment.
- Additional experience in intellectual property law would be advantageous.
- Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
- Able to provide legal advice in a pragmatic, solutions-focused and commercially minded way.
- Confident, proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to develop strong relationships with stakeholders across the business.
- Positive, collaborative and adaptable, with a willingness to work flexibly as part of a developing legal team and within a sector undergoing significant change.
Handle Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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