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Robert Half General Counsel in New York, New York
Description
We are working on a CONFIDENTIAL General Counsel search for a well-known organization in NYC. The role involves serving as a key legal and business advisor within our organization, providing strategic legal guidance to the Leadership Team, and working closely with the C-Suite. The role is high-energy, entrepreneurial, results-driven, and requires a highly organized individual.
Responsibilities:
Serves as a legal, compliance and business advisor to the CEO, senior leadership, and staff on a wide variety of matters related to production, programming, business strategies and deal opportunities.
Serves as Lead Negotiator on key business transactions and major partnerships
Structures, drafts, and negotiates a high volume of programming, production, content distribution, sponsorships, marketing partnerships, vendor, and rental agreements, including, talent agreements, license agreements, options and other rights and development-related agreements
Leads contract negotiations, crafts new language as needed based upon deal negotiations, responds to comments received from client counsel in a timely manner and works through any legal issues that arise to bring deals to fruition with timely execution of related agreements
Creates and keeps organized impeccable records and logs all legal matters
Remains current with the latest industry standards, trends, and best practices
Creates and maintains form templates to be used interdepartmentally to ensure all business and legal affairs documents remain consistent
Requirements
Requirements:
6 -8 years of corporate law experience, either in-house or at a law firm, ideally working within the media, entertainment, or sports industries including substantial experience in contract law, rights and clearances, production, broadcast and content deals
JD degree and member of the NY State Bar
Must be detail-oriented and possess superior organization and time management skills
Impeccable written and verbal communications skills and outstanding interpersonal skills
Exemplary skills as a negotiator and draftsperson with the ability to compare and challenge precedent
Highly proactive, collaborative and a strong consensus builder that has the ability to be an influencer that drives the business forward creating an environment that fosters innovation and integrity
Understands the need for urgency and timeliness, with flexibility to do what is needed to accomplish tasks
Takes pride and ownership of all responsibilities and ensures success
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