Description:

The Opportunity:

We're seeking a talented individual with demonstrated lawyering skills to join An American Multinational Toy Manufacturing Company's expanding worldwide entertainment practice. This position is located at An American Multinational Toy Manufacturing Company's headquarters in Los Angeles.

What Your Impact Will Be:

Partner to Supervisor. Cultivate the trust and confidence of, and be an effective partner to, the candidate's supervisor.
Balanced Approach. Provide strategic legal and business advice that's appropriately risk-balanced. Manage deals with risks and the long-term in mind, but without losing sight of the imperative to advance An American Multinational Toy Manufacturing Company's business and close deals – often with challenging deadlines.
Strategic Thinker. Identify issues and relevant An American Multinational Toy Manufacturing Company stakeholders early – and then creatively present solutions to those issues in constructive consultation with those stakeholders.
Demonstrate Values. Excel in a culture that fosters and demands accountability, speed, trust, and ethical conduct. Work effectively within a talented, high-performing team of lawyers, paralegals, and support staff in far-flung time zones around the world. Kindness and respectfulness are essential.
Curiosity and Growth. Be intellectually curious and eager to grow and develop. Be humble; recognize a continuing need to “learn on the job”; be receptive to constructive feedback; and elevate issues that are beyond one's knowledge or comfort zone.
Engaged Practice Management. Proactively manage expectations of clients, business partners, and staff. Also proactively manage deals, administrative functions, outside counsel and issues across offices, time zones, and sub-practice areas. Skillfully juggle constantly changing priorities and sometimes conflicting objectives.
Excellent Work Product and Work Ethic. Write and present in a concise, audience-appropriate, and lucid manner – in emails, memos, presentations, and contracts.
Great Attitude. Maintain a professional demeanor, in writing and in person, with clients, support staff, management, outside counsel, and business partners. A sense of humor is a plus.

This position will evolve as An American Multinational Toy Manufacturing Company's needs evolve.

Qualifications:
What We're Looking For:

Solution-and client-oriented team player
Self-starter who works independently but knows when to elevate issues and seek advice from colleagues
Intellectually curious and eager to develop into well-rounded IP deal lawyer, with a focus on a broad range of entertainment deals
Attention to detail in all areas of a deal practice, particularly as to technically excellent drafting skills, effectively managing deal cadence and processes, and providing succinct, reliable deal clearance and other advice

While the “soft skills” above are requirements for this position, our ideal candidate will also have relevant substantive experience, with a minimum of 8 years' experience as a transactional attorney and rigorous law firm training and/or in-house experience that includes some of the following:

Complex distribution agreements with domestic and international partners for television content, including, SVOD, AVOD, FAST, and traditional television distribution
Production and development agreements (e.g., option/purchase, writer, director, producer agreements, and other production-related agreements)
Co-productions, including international partnerships and tax-based financing incentives
Copyright and other IP matters, including complex ownership and licensing arrangements
Physical production, including clearances, music, talent, and guilds
Product and brand integration
Participations, royalties, and other payment structures
Rights management
How entertainment content and IP rights relate to the consumer products business, including how content can be deployed as part of a broader franchise
Other desirable attributes include: (a) familiarity with music production and licensing, location-based entertainment licensing, and consumer products licensing, and (b) experience managing staff and budgets.
Demonstrated a growth mindset by staying curious and continuously learning, embracing challenges, and improving themselves.

Education:
An undergraduate degree and a law degree, with strong academic performance at a highly-rated law school.

Professional Licensing
Good standing with at least one state bar and, if not licensed to practice in California, then a commitment to register to practice in California pursuant to California's in-house counsel registration requirements.

The annual base salary range for this position is between $196k and $246k.

*This range is indicative of projected hiring range, however annual base salary will be determined based on a candidate's work location, skills and experience.