Netflix · 1 day ago
Legal Associate, Legal Affairs - Nonfiction Series
Los Angeles
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$140K/yr - $230K/yr
3+ years expNetflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries. They are seeking a Legal Associate to join the Business and Legal Affairs team for Nonfiction Series, responsible for handling legal matters related to the acquisition, development, and production of various nonfiction content.
Digital EntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentTVVideo Streaming
Responsibilities
Serve as a point of contact internally and externally for production legal matters arising during development, pre-production, production, post production and launch
Oversee, draft and negotiate all below-the-line and physical production agreements ensuring alignment with Netflix and industry standard and deal contexts (e.g., production services agreements; vendor/rental agreements; likeness and appearance releases; location and material releases, equipment rental agreements; production office space/stage/facilities lease agreements; post production agreements and visual effects agreements)
Clearly and succinctly communicate solutions to internal production and business partners as well as external third party legal counsel, producers and production personnel
Efficiently resolve issues without causing delays, adapting to the fast-paced nature of production legal work
Establish and maintain strong internal relationships with cross functional partners including Production Management, Post Production, Product, Business Affairs, Labor, Finance, Health and Safety, Tax, Real Estate, Risk Management teams
Contribute to team policies, practices and workflows
Qualification
Required
Undergraduate degree (JD or Paralegal certification preferred, but not required)
At least 3 to 5 years of proven experience in a similar business/legal affairs role in the film or television industry
Ability to work proactively, independently and reliably on multiple projects under tight timeframes in a fast-paced production environment
Ability to quickly assess risk and exercise strong judgment in the face of ambiguity
Demonstrated leadership capabilities and a solutions-driven mindset
Ability to organize, clarify and communicate complex ideas quickly, succinctly and accurately
Confidence in counseling business partners and making decisions that have legal & business impacts
Ability to remain flexible and respond positively to changes
Tech-savvy individual, including proficiency with Google Suite and cloud-based document and database systems
Ability to flourish in the unique company culture, reflecting values and leadership expectations
Preferred
Experience in the unscripted or documentary space
Experience in managing productions outside of UCAN
Company
Netflix
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