Paramount · 12 hours ago
Counsel, Product Legal, Paramount DTC
NYC Metro Area
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$140K/yr - $174K/yr
4+ years expParamount is a leading global media and entertainment company seeking a Counsel for its Product Legal team within the Paramount Direct to Consumer division. The role involves providing legal analysis and advice on compliance for streaming services, supporting product innovation, and ensuring adherence to evolving regulations.
Digital EntertainmentEventsMedia and Entertainment
Responsibilities
Support the day-to-day operations of streaming in the US and internationally by providing analysis and advice on applicable law and compliance
Work closely with product, design and engineering teams and become an expert on our streaming services to understand and assess risks for new consumer-facing experiences, from ideation to launch, and to track feature development and/or product expansion
Provide risk-based legal counsel to support consumer product innovation, counseling the business on consumer protection and other issues while coordinating with subject matter experts as needed
Keep abreast of continuously evolving regulation and laws (in force and upcoming), assessing their impact on Paramount+, Pluto TV and their associated business units, delivering practical guidance and recommended solutions for compliance to different parties, including product, tech and the customer support teams
Compare applicable laws and regulations across multiple jurisdictions to provide a harmonized approach to compliance and develop and maintain compliance documentation
Coordinate with partners (including cross-functional, cross-regional and specialist teams, including other legal teams) to share context on product and legal strategy, ensuring the effective management of team needs
Support the government affairs function to liaise with governmental authorities and consumer bodies in helping to build the future of consumer legislation
Develop and implement innovative processes and scalable solutions to help manage the legal requirements of our global streaming services
Review, advise, and collaborate by providing product legal feedback on distribution, marketing, and content acquisition agreements, vendor services and FinTech agreements
Support partner onboarding and their marketing assets
Respond to consumer association, government and regulatory enquiries and work with support teams on raised consumer enquiries
Qualification
Required
The position requires an attorney with 4+ years of pertinent experience, which ideally includes product counsel experience in streaming
The successful candidate will be a diligent and proactive individual with excellent business judgment and critical thinking and contract drafting skills, and with the capability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a collegial, fast-paced team environment
JD degree with excellent academic credentials and global law firm experience in corporate law or commercial transactions; admitted to the California or New York Bar
Excellent negotiation skills
Strong interpersonal and organizational skills and the ability to manage simultaneous projects under tight deadlines
Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
Preferred
streaming media experience preferred
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401(k) plan
Life insurance coverage
Disability benefits
Tuition assistance program
PTO
Company
Paramount
Paramount is a leading media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. It is a sub-organization of Paramount Pictures.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Vibol Hou
EVP & CTO, Streaming
Anna Priest
SVP, Head of Paramount+ UK & Ireland
Recent News
2026-01-22
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