Junior Attorney
Funny or Die
West Hollywood, CAThis was removed by the employer on 7/16/2018 6:25:00 PM PST
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Funny Or Die ™ is an Emmy award-winning leader in comedy entertainment, combining Hollywood artistry with Silicon Valley innovation to deliver cutting-edge content. We are a media company, a production company and a tech company all rolled into one. Funny Or Die ™ was created by the guys at Gary Sanchez Productions (Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Chris Henchy) and a bunch of Silicon Valley dudes and ladies. We are well known for being a comedy video website that combines user-generated content with original, exclusive content. The site is a place where celebrities, established and up-and-coming comedians and regular users can all put up stuff they think is funny. We are also a premiere TV studio and production company developing and producing award winning TV shows like CBS Studio/Netflix's American Vandal, Hulu's new variety talk show hosted by Sarah Silverman, CBS Studio/CBS All Access' No Activity, truTV's Billy On The Street, Comedy Central's @midnight, IFC's Brockmire and The Spoils of Babylon, TV Land's Throwing Shade, truTV's The Chris Gethard Show, HBO Specials with T.J. Miller, Sarah Silverman, Jodi Carmichael, Tig Notaro, Chris Gethard, and many many more! We also have an award-winning branded entertainment department that churns out the best of the best! Funny Or Die ™ is where you will make cutting-edge deals, help make great (really funny) content while having a blast! We're looking for a junior attorney to join our team in West Hollywood. (Salary and title are negotiable based on prior experience.)
Reports To: Head of Legal and Business Affairs
Responsibilities:
• Principal responsibility is for legal matters of the Company. The attorney shall be responsible for supporting the legal needs of company's short form and long form development, production, distribution, editorial digital video, branded entertainment, commercial groups, ad/sales, and Funny Or Die ™ DC office. The attorney will be responsible for negotiating and drafting various agreements with TV networks, distributors, talent, producers and below-the-line personnel. The attorney will also draft release agreements in connection with the company's programming and review and assess programming content for clearance issues and potential intellectual property, privacy and defamation matters.
• Negotiate and draft agreements for all facets of TV production and development, including license agreements, above-the-line agreements, option and literary purchase agreements, production services agreements, production placement and promotion, assignments, releases, contingent compensation definitions, co-production agreements, co-finance agreements and acquisition agreements.
• Negotiate and draft branded entertainment agreements, ad/sales agreements, commercial production services agreement and oversee all related production legal matters.
• Provide business counsel, including negotiation and review of contractual obligations and options, copyrights, contract administration, etc. Review and strategizing in connection with the negotiation of agreements in connection with talent rights and clearances, and draft appropriate contracts to acquire rights or provide assistance to licensees or third parties, as appropriate, to acquire such rights.
• Negotiate intellectual property licenses and provide business advice and counsel to senior company executives regarding all material business terms.
• Structure and draft joint venture, co-production, output and co-venture agreements as appropriate.
• Manage option calendar.
• Supervise outside counsel, paralegal and clerical subordinates in the performance of legal, business and compliance-related tasks.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
Requirements:
• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Active member of the California State Bar.
• Combined minimum of 2 years of relevant experience at a reputable law firm and/or one or more networks/studios/production company.
• Advertisement, distribution experience (or knowledge of such industries).
• Exceptional time management skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to understand and devise new business models.
• Excellent academic credentials and references, solid analytical skills, and a teamwork-oriented attitude required.
• Must have strong interpersonal skills and be able to interact effectively with individuals inside and outside the company from varied technology and production disciplines, such as senior creative and production executives, artists, advertisement executives/agencies, and software engineers.
• Solid background negotiating a wide range of entertainment, advertisement/ sponsor/ branded entertainment, and/or technology agreements.
• Ability to evaluate and reconcile issues from the business-unit and enterprise level perspective.
• Ability to prioritize and take initiative, maintain attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, with the ability to follow through on numerous projects.
• Ability to work in an environment with a high degree of confidentiality.
• Must be enthusiastic, enjoy working hard and getting things done, and demonstrate sound judgment even in ambiguous situations.
• Ability to effectively negotiate and interact with agents, managers and outside attorneys.
• Able to work independently, multi-task under pressure.
• Understanding of media business models.
• Deep interest in technology and innovation.
• Experience within Scripted TV and guild knowledge preferred.
• Corporate law experience preferred.
• Ability to work with high volume, high stress, highly complex (or sometimes very simple) issues efficiently while having fun!
• Finally, the Legal & Business Affairs department is a collaborative team and the ideal candidate will have a cooperative and positive spirit.