Kinsella Legal
Job title:
VP, BUSINESS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS, TV & DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION
Company
Kinsella Legal
Job description
A premier global entertainment company is seeking a Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs to join its International Television & Digital Distribution team in London.This is a dynamic, hands-on role providing business and legal affairs expertise across all aspects of television and digital content licensing throughout EMEA.Key Responsibilities:
- Structure, negotiate, and draft a high volume of television and digital distribution license agreements, including volume and output deals.
- Provide commercially focused legal advice to the International Television & Digital Distribution sales team.
- Collaborate with Sales, Finance, Compliance and Tax teams to navigate commercial, legal, and regulatory issues.
- Offer strategic guidance on television/digital rights, windows, holdbacks, and evolving industry trends.
- Assist in training legal and sales teams, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and company policies.
- Support the implementation of business policies and procedures.
- Mentor junior team members and provide legal support for complex transactions.
You will have:
- 10+ years PQE, including in-house experience in television and digital distribution (including finished programme sales).
- Strong expertise in contract, commercial, and intellectual property law.
- Exceptional drafting skills, with the ability to translate complex legal provisions for non-legal teams.
- Sharp attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in a leading entertainment company, working at the forefront of TV distribution.CompanyWe are a boutique legal recruitment and resourcing consultancy, specialising in the placement of lawyers and legal professionals into roles both in-house and within law firms.We pride ourselves on the relationships that we have built with our business partners over the many years that we have been in business.We offer a unique service in the market place a genuine fusion of in-house and private practice legal recruitment expertise, which offers a “full perspective” service to clients and candidates. Our careers as lawyers and now as legal recruitment consultants have enabled us to build a substantial network of contacts, which supports everything that we do.Our clients and candidates choose to work with us because of our emphasis on building long-term relationships founded on integrity. It means recommendations are genuine, discretion assured and we never forget that today’s junior lawyer is tomorrow’s Managing Partner or General Counsel.Company info Website Telephone 02071993600 Location Central Court
25 Southampton Buildings
Chancery Lane
London
London
WC2A 1AL
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Job date
Tue, 08 Apr 2025 22:19:29 GMT
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