Internal Counsel
Mass Appeal Media, Inc
New York, NYThis was removed by the employer on 4/3/2018 7:09:00 AM PST
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Full Time Job
Mass Appeal is a New York-based media and content company whose mission is to represent and progress urban culture on a global scale. Since its inception in 1996, the brand has been living, breathing and definitively documenting youth-born culture worldwide. Through its cross-platform model with business in film & TV, digital media, music and commercial content, Mass Appeal has emerged as one of the most authentic and premium voices of urban culture worldwide.
THE POSITION
Title: Internal Counsel
Location: New York, NY
SUMMARY
Reporting to the VP of Strategy & Operations and working closely with the CEO, the internal counsel will manage legal matters of the business. This will include drafting and negotiating documents, tracking status of legal workstreams across the company and managing the company's internal document management system. The Internal Counsel will also have the opportunity to participate in operational processes such as staff onboarding / offboarding and new business procedures. The Internal Counsel will work on documents including, but not limited to, the below:
- Recording agreements
- Publishing agreements
- Film & TV co-production agreements
- Music licenses / clearances
- NDAs
- Talent agreements and releases
- Director / Executive Producer agreements
- Scope of Work agreements
- Location agreements
- Shopping agreements
- Consulting agreements
The successful candidate will support Mass Appeal's legal needs with training & experience in Mass Appeal's business verticals, particularly in music. The Internal Counsel will work with external counsel, where appropriate, but will be expected to work independently as much as possible with limited supervision. This is a hands-on role which will provide direct exposure to Mass Appeal senior management and counterparties from top notch companies and talent across the entertainment industry.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work with the VP of Strategy & Operations to manage process and workflow
- Work closely with the CEO to draft, negotiate and track status of agreements
- Work with other team members to support legal needs across the business, both internally and externally
- Maintain legal workstream tracker document and provide regular status updates to CEO and VP of Strategy & Operations
- Manage company's internal document management system, serving as a central node to track and maintain documentation across the company
- Work with external counsel, where appropriate, to draft and negotiate agreements
- Assist team members on operational processes such as staff onboarding / offboarding and new project initiation
- Provide perspective on legal matters that arise in the day-to-day operation of the business such as trademark issues, legal requirements for projects, etc
- Support the VP of Strategy & Operations where needed on corporate legal matters
REQUIREMENTS
- Successful track record of drafting, negotiating and tracking documents in Mass Appeal's business verticals
- Understanding of and experience with documents listed above and eagerness to learn in areas of lesser experience
- 2+ years practice experience in a relevant business
- Ability to work independently and manage needs of various teams / projects
- Interest in developing into leadership role and designing processes and procedures to support Mass Appeal's rapid growth
- Proven critical and strategic thinking and ability to operate on tight deadlines
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including ability to communicate legal considerations to Mass Appeal team members and external partners / counterparties
- Strong experience in music is preferred
- JD degree from recognized university
- Admission to NY bar