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Full Time Job
Paralegal at Nickelodeon
6 Month Fixed Term Contract
The Department:
The Legal department is an integral part of the company, providing advice to all departments in respect of legal issues in departmental developments. The bulk of its work centres on negotiating and drafting a wide range of contracts. As a service department, it operates an open door policy so that staff can have access to legal advice on company matters at all times The legal department will also be involved in negotiations over licensing deals, copyright protection etc. as well as keeping up to date with any new Ofcom or other regulatory proposals.
Key Responsibilities:
This role assists the legal teams across the Nickelodeon UK, supporting the lawyers with the teams’ workloads.
Duties include:
• Preparing simple agreements including licences, digital production, marketing and talent deals
• Drafting competition terms and conditions and reviewing on-air and digital marketing communications
• Managing rights requests and the rights and clearances database
• Assisting the team with maintenance of an up to date precedent library, including preparing template agreements
• Researching matters across a wide variety of topics including intellectual property, data protection, digital media, on and off-channel marketing, sponsorship, scheduling and promotions;
• Researching and considering the application of the regulatory codes including the Ofcom Broadcasting Code, the CAP Code and the BCAP Code;
The Ideal Candidate:
• LLB (or degree GDL)
• LPC
• Experience as a paralegal in television broadcast or entertainment industry
• Familiar with regulatory framework for television broadcast, advertising and consumer competitions
• Experience with rights clearance process
Plus:
• Interested in a career in legal profession in the media / entertainment industry;
• Good natured, easy-going and a sense of humour
• Self-starter and self-supporting
• Excellent organisational and project management skills
• Ability to prioritise tasks, work under pressure and keep to deadlines
• Methodical and meticulous
• Fluency in English, written and oral.
• Ability to build relationships and work well with team members, internal departments and external parties