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About the Role

The Counsel in ESPN’s Legal Department will assist attorneys in fulfilling the legal affairs and requirements of the corporation, focusing on areas such as programming acquisitions, production agreements, marketing, digital media, and direct-to-consumer offerings.

Responsibilities

• Maintains current knowledge of applicable laws and industry legal standards and analyzes their impact on ESPN.
• Drafts contracts and other legal documents, recommends contract approvals/modifications, and negotiates with outside parties.
• Assists with comparable tasks in areas outside of core expertise.
• Possesses and maintains knowledge in specialized legal areas, including content, intellectual property, marketing, and digital media.
• Keeps internal clients informed of relevant legal issues, implications, risks, and consequences of actions.
• Reviews and edits significant policies, letters, and other documents from client departments.
• Manages outside counsel in litigation and other legal matters.
• May supervise Paralegal and Legal Assistant colleagues.
• Participates in relevant professional associations, seminars, and conferences as requested.
• Operates within defined corporate strategies.
• Conceives, recommends, and implements enhancements to established processes and workflows.
• Translates corporate strategy into goals and analyzes trends in legal positioning and compliance.
• Performs other duties as delegated by senior legal counsel.
• Conceives and recommends strategies to minimize legal risks.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of contract law experience, including extensive drafting, in either a transactional or litigation capacity.
• Admission to Connecticut State Bar or New York State Bar in good standing or willingness and qualification to be Registered In-House Counsel.

Skills

• Contract law
• Legal document drafting
• Negotiation
• Content law
• Intellectual property law (copyright, trademark, rights of publicity)
• Marketing law
• Digital media law
• Supervision

Location

• Bristol, CT
• New York, NY

Work Type

• Full time

Experience Level

• At least 2 years

Education Level

• JD or equivalent

Salary/Compensations

• Bristol, CT: $144,300 to $186,600 per year
• New York, NY: $151,200 to $195,500 per year

Benefits

• Bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided
• Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits

About the Company

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