Counsel

Blizzard Entertainment • Irvine, CA

37d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for an experienced, motivated, and highly organized lawyer to join Blizzard Entertainment’s in-house legal team. This role will provide legal support to various teams across different business functions. This role will be hybrid in-office based out of Blizzard’s Irvine, California headquarters, and will report to a Sr. Director of Legal.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate and admission to California State Bar in good standing or admission to another State Bar and willingness and qualifications to be “Registered In-House Counsel”
• 2-4+ years of experience as a practicing lawyer at a reputable law firm or suitable in-house position
• Experience and knowledge in drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, preferably focused on entertainment, technology, or intellectual property
• Ability to understand Blizzard’s games, business, and strategy and apply it to proactively manage legal risks and find creative solutions
• A willingness to learn new skills and tackle new challenges
• Strategic and creative thinking, exercising excellent, balanced, and practical business judgment
• Outstanding written and oral communication, with the ability to effectively communicate with colleagues across the business
• Team player and ability to independently handle multiple, diverse projects simultaneously and under deadlines
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic industry where there is ambiguity and flex in the business and legal environment
• Strong ethics, collaboration, and influencing skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a legal professional in a video game, entertainment, or media company
• International experience
• A passion for video games

Responsibilities

• Review, negotiate, and draft a wide variety of commercial agreements, including IP licenses, content development agreements, promotional and marketing agreements, talent agreements, software and technology licenses, and professional services agreements
• Review advertising and marketing claims and clear promotional materials, including promotional videos, static advertising assets, and websites
• Work closely with various legal and business partners across Blizzard, including product development, marketing, communications, and platform teams
• Counsel on a wide variety of legal matters touching the video game business, including monetization, marketing and promotions, talent, product integrations, software licensing, and music licensing
• Collaborate with international legal colleagues to provide global guidance on diverse legal issues

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree