Senior Counsel, Marvel Comics and Studios

Job Requirements

The Senior Counsel will serve as a legal adviser to Marvel Comics and Marvel Studios and will be expected to provide guidance and direction reflecting sound judgment, vision, and legal knowledge. The Senior Counsel with Marvel drafts and negotiates a variety of publishing license agreements, co-promotional, sponsorships, and brand partnerships agreements. This position will be working closely with other attorneys, as well as providing support to, and/or manage, more junior team members.

What You Will Do:
• Support Marvel Comics and Marvel Studios business with a wide variety of transactional legal work.
• Draft and negotiate publishing license agreements, talent agreements, permission agreements, and vendor/professional services agreements for Marvel Comics.
• Draft and negotiate co-promotional, sponsorships, and brand partnership agreements with third-party partners for Marvel Studios films and events.
• Draft and negotiate custom solutions and co-promotional agreements with third-party partners for Marvel Comics and Marvel franchise programs.
• Support clients in Ad-Sales & Partnerships, Corporate Alliances, and Disney Partnership Marketing on projects involving Marvel Studios IP.
• Review and clear advertising materials, marketing materials, press releases, sweepstakes/contests/giveaways, & other creative assets.
• Counsel clients on pre-publication legal clearance questions.
• Assist with trademark clearance process for Marvel Comics.
• Independently drafts and negotiates agreements with minimal oversight.

Required Qualifications & Skills
• 5 years legal experience.
• Experience drafting and negotiating a high volume of entertainment or licensing agreements.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work well in a team environment and act as a resource to colleagues.
• Exceptional organizational, prioritization, and time management skills, with a proven ability to manage multiple high-priority, high-volume projects efficiently.
• Demonstrated capacity to keep current on emerging business and legal trends in the entertainment industry.
• A collegial and collaborative lawyer who brings a commitment to the creation of a positive working environment within the legal organization.
• Ability to work in an environment with a high degree of confidentiality.

Education:
• J.D. degree or equivalent from an accredited law school.
• Admission to the California Bar in good standing, or willingness and qualification to be Registered/Authorized In-House Counsel.

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