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Senior Counsel, International, FTC, CNBC

London
Posted about 20 hours ago
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Job Description

Versant International is seeking an experienced mid-level commercial transaction lawyer to provide legal support for content licensing for CNBC and MS NOW and draft production and sponsorship arrangements for global News events. The lawyer will be the point person for Ofcom and other Europe regulator queries and work with the Versant Media Law team with day-to-day support of journalists around the world.

This is a fixed-term contract role for up to 12 months.

Key Responsibilities

  • Events and Marketing:

    • Work closely with the News Events teams in London and New York to draft and negotiate venue, vendor and sponsorship agreements for MS NOW and CNBC events and marketing activities globally.
    • Support the CNBC and MS NOW Marketing teams advising on marketing messages, Consumer Protection Regs including for the International rollout of CNBC direct to consumer products, and overseeing the branded partnership agreements.
  • Licensing:

    • Work on both inbound content and programming licenses with agencies, rights holders, and individuals, and outbound deals with third parties who wish to obtain a license to display Versant News content.
    • Oversees the program acquisitions for CNBC International and the work of the Compliance Officer viewing the shows.
  • Media Law and Regulatory Advice:

    • Working with the News Legal team in New York, provide ad hoc media law support, fair dealing advice, and be the point person for Ofcom queries, IMDA (Singapore), and other European broadcasting regulatory queries.

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  • Business Transformation:

    • Help the team as we transition to more AI solutions for drafting and pivot to new platforms for contract life management.
  • General:

    • Provide practical legal advice to the business across multiple disciplines, supported by the US team leads in Data privacy, IP, Compliance, Standards, Risk/Insurance, and Litigation.

Qualifications

  • Skills and Experience:
    • At least 5 years of legal experience in commercial transactions.
    • Ideally private practice or strong in-house team within TMT or Events sector.
    • Significant experience in negotiating and drafting contracts and a variety of terms and conditions.
    • Capable of providing practical legal advice to members of the business team at all levels and working with legal teams across functions (data privacy, employment, IP, compliance, etc.).
    • Strong AI skills.
    • Strong work ethic.
    • Good-natured, team player.
    • Strong academic record from top-tier law school.
    • Strong written and oral presentation skills.
    • Ability to multi-task successfully, and to work both independently and collegially as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
    • Qualified lawyer in good standing.
    • Experience with data privacy, media regulation, and ad tech is also required.
    • Must be willing to work in London, United Kingdom.
    • Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United Kingdom.

The responsibilities associated with this position are not limited to the above description and may be modified at any time by the Company.

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Additional Information

  • As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with a VERSANT Media employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision.
  • VERSANT Media'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].
  • VERSANT Media is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at VERSANT via email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written Statement of Work in place for this position from VERSANT's Talent Acquisition team will be deemed the sole property of VERSANT. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by VERSANT as a result of the referral or through other means.
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