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Senior Legal Counsel
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Senior Legal Counsel, Non-Scripted
An award-winning TV production company is looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join their team for a 12m FTC, starting in December '26.
The successful candidate will work across all facets of factual/factual entertainment production, looking after a slate with a high degree of autonomy.
Responsibilities
- Negotiating and drafting all types of agreements in respect of the development, financing, and production of factual and factual entertainment content - with a focus on production financing and talent agreements
- Advising on and undertaking programme clearance and compliance work
- Ensuring all production documentation, templates, and processes are up to the required standards
- Advising on distribution queries arising in respect of non-scripted programming relating to the exploitation of rights, holdbacks, clearances, and onward reporting
- Collaborating with all departments, including development, distribution, publicity, finance, corporate, and digital & marketing
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Requirements
To be considered you should have significant experience in non-scripted television legal and business affairs, a strong working knowledge of the various broadcaster terms of trade, and excellent in-depth understanding of the key commercial elements involved when financing production, and expertise in all areas of programme compliance.
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Interested candidates should send their CV to Nick Wasserman for consideration. All successful candidates will be contacted within 5 working days of application. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, though, we are not always able to respond directly to everyone, but we will try our very best.
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