Staff Attorney
Sundance Film Festival
Los Angeles, CAThis was removed by the employer on 9/7/2021 9:17:00 AM PST
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POSITION OVERVIEW
Our Staff Attorney is a proactive and innovative individual whose main responsibilities include participating, managing, and implementing our legal functions using an equity-based lens. The work of the Staff Attorney is largely driven by providing support to General Counsel on commercial contracts, employment law, compliance, and providing legal research and counsel. The Staff Attorney will be responsible for championing the Institute's values and principles to further its efforts in creating a more just workplace environment.
Working closely under the direction of the General Counsel, the Staff Attorney supports Sundance Institute's commitment to ensuring an equitable and safe workplace culture that creates a welcoming and supportive environment for all staff. This full-time position works out of our Park City, Utah or Los Angeles, CA office with regular opportunities to work from home/remotely. This position will be expected to work extended hours including evenings and weekends at key points throughout the year. Travel to Institute offices and events may also be required on occasion.
Top priorities include, but are not limited to...
Staff Counsel
• Ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations nationally and internationally at the direction of the General Counsel.
• Providing employment and labor law research and advice to General Counsel and Human Resources.
• Reviewing nonprofit grant contracts and legal documents associated with funding.
• Drafting and reviewing corporate sponsor contracts, in-kind contracts, real estate leases, employment and consultant agreements, marketing agreements, tech services and systems agreements and all other vendor or licensing agreements.
• Drafting and reviewing participation and grantee agreements for all Institute labs, programs, and festivals, and negotiates same with artist counsel where applicable.
• Drafting and reviewing Collab lead instructor and program agreements.
• Coordinating, managing, and delivering timely responses and advice to inquiries from staff and management.
• Collaborating on updates to the Employee Handbook and other Human Resources matters.
• Monitoring legal standards and requirements for non-profit organizations and ensuring organization is in line with best practice.
• Managing the Institute's international and national privacy and other internet-related issues including GDPR requirements and state requirements for Institute's digital products such as Sundance.org, Sundance Collab, and the digital Festival platform.
• Managing, researching, and staying current on copyright and other intellectual property (IP) issues for digital and in person activities of the Institute.
• Managing and monitoring Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and other international issues arising from Institute's international artistic and business outreach
• Working with outside counsel, including, where possible, negotiating pro bono or ''low bono'' assistance from outside legal experts.
• Advising program groups and collaborating in the preparation of artist-facing legal and business affairs programs for labs, festivals, and Collab including setting the curriculum, creating materials, and engaging expert panelists.
• Maintaining an electronic contract management system for the organization including utilizing DocuSign and Contracts Management software; implement strategies for streamlining contracts management throughout the Institute.
• Engaging and supervising law school externs, including devising learning opportunities.
• Negotiating with celebrity artist representatives regarding participation in Institute and Festival events, juries, and panels.
Ethics and Compliance
• Implementing and Maintaining the corporate compliance plan and standards.
• Providing research and drafting support for the Institute's Community Agreement and its enforcement policies.
• Supporting internal investigations related to EEOC compliance.
• Assisting in drafting and/or review of all new policies/procedures and general practices to ensure that they meet legal, ethical, and compliance standards.
You have the following direct or transferable skill sets:
• Legal authorization to work in the United States.
• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• 2 years minimum work experience as an Associate with a law firm and/or as in-house counsel- (work with nonprofit arts organization preferred).
• Member of California, Utah, or New York Bar or eligible to register as in-house counsel in California.
• Experience with and/or knowledge of entertainment law.
• Deep hands-on experience in drafting and editing contracts.
• Experience in a complex legal and compliance environment.
• Ability to compose and edit legal opinions and other written materials.
• Detail-oriented with strong project management and organizational skills.
• Proficient in computer-assisted legal research, document editing and contract management, including Word, Excel, and Google Docs.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse, multi-location community.
You will be successful in this role if you...
• Consistently championing the Institute's values and principles to further its efforts in creating a more just workplace environment.
• Communicate and collaborate with all departments across the Institute.
• Continually conducts audits of organizational processes, policies, and protocols to ensure legal compliance and best practices are applied.
• Promote a healthy work culture.
In addition to an annual salary of $80,000.00 to $90,000.00, this position comes with awesome benefits & perks, including:
• 25 paid holidays
• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• Paid sick, family, and medical leave
• 401(k) with automatic 3% employer contribution after one year of employment
• Sundance Film Festival passes and benefits (varies each year)
• Mission driven workplace and amazing co-workers