Associate Counsel, Content Acquisition Legal

Comcast • Philadelphia, PA

30d

About The Position

Comcast brings together the best in media and technology. We drive innovation to create the world's best entertainment and online experiences. As a Fortune 50 leader, we set the pace in a variety of innovative and fascinating businesses and create career opportunities across a wide range of locations and disciplines. We are at the forefront of change and move at an amazing pace, thanks to our remarkable people, who bring cutting-edge products and services to life for millions of customers every day. If you share in our passion for teamwork, our vision to revolutionize industries and our goal to lead the future in media and technology, we want you to fast-forward your career at Comcast. Job Summary Seeking a motivated, engaged attorney to assist in content licensing for all parts of our Cable business. Opportunity to manage your own matters while working in a small-team environment. Successful applicants will have experience in contract drafting and negotiation, including exposure to complicated commercial transactions. Work matters include deals and operational compliance with apps like Netflix and Disney+, broadcast stations like NBC and Fox, cable channels like CNN and ESPN, and new media offerings like digital rentals for recently released movies. Content licensing experience is not required – we will train you on that!

Requirements

• Minimum 2-5 years combined transactional experience with a recognized law firm and/or corporate legal department.
• Excellent drafting, negotiating, problem solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with management and operations personnel, simultaneously manage multiple projects and meet deadlines with consistently high quality work product.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as ability to work cooperatively with small teams as the circumstances may require.
• Comfortable with spanning across practice groups, gathering feedback and spotting issues outside primary area of responsibility.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Law Degree.
• Member of a state bar in good standing, and eligible for Pennsylvania Bar or Pennsylvania Limited In-House Corporate Counsel License.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with content licensing (including linear cable television licensing, video application licensing and other video and music licensing), new media content technologies, cable and broadband businesses, Internet and e-commerce law (including transactional and subscription-based offerings) a strong plus.
• Familiarity with litigation, antitrust, privacy, FCC and FTC regulatory law a strong plus.
• Top 20% of class and law review preferred.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including, but not limited to, complex content acquisition and distribution agreements, services and other agreements for cable, broadcast, Internet and advanced broadband products and services and related businesses.
• Manage litigation in content and programming areas, as well as compliance with various regulatory obligations.
• Provide legal advice to Cable Division executives on day to day licensing and content matters, including licensing and regulatory issues that relate to traditional cable offerings, new media products, and other distribution and content offerings.

Benefits

• We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That's why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality—to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees