Associate Counsel
Core
Provide day-to-day legal counsel and support to business units including Production, Creative, Finance, Insurance, and Human Resources, focusing on content production rights, litigation strategy, and contract analysis.
Role type
Associate Counsel (In-house)
Builds
Production-related agreements, corporate forms, and policies for AMC's streaming, cable, and film distribution portfolio.
Domain
Entertainment / Media Law
Required skills
Contract analysis, litigation strategy, rights evaluation, copyright/trademark/defamation risk assessment, employment law advice, form/policy drafting
Preferred skills
Intellectual property law, labor and employment law, defamation law, rights of publicity, privacy law, entertainment industry development and production transactions
Technologies
Legal research databases, contract management systems
Responsibilities
Review and advise on legal matters arising during content production; assist in managing litigation docket and developing litigation strategy; analyze and interpret contracts; draft and negotiate production-related agreements; develop and refine Studio and Corporate forms and policies
Seniority
Junior to Mid-level, hands-on IC