Business Affairs Executive
- Recruiter
- EJ Legal Limited
- Location
- Bristol (City Centre), City of Bristol
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 26 Sep 2017
- Closes
- 23 Oct 2017
- Ref
- BW40339
- Job Title
- In House Counsel
- Practice Area
- Company / Commercial, Intellectual Property, Media / Entertainment
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
An opportunity within a Business Affairs department of an award winning media company based in Bristol for a NQ or junior lawyer. The successful candidate will report directly into the Head of Business Affairs and support a number of departments including: marketing, production, licensing, feature films and merchandising.
The main purpose of the role is to provide general commercial advice to the business however you will additionally assist with general IT agreements and licensing and distributing content including but not limited to; TV sales agreements, agency contracts, merchandising licenses and publishing agreements. You shall additionally assist with the development of a Paralegal and be involved in reviewing their drafted agreements.
To be considered for this role candidates must be a qualified solicitor, ideally from a Media/IP company however this is not a prerequisite. Experience of dealing with general commercial matters and knowledge of acquiring and protecting intellectual property rights would be highly advantageous.