Legal Counsel

Sony Pictures Entertainment•Miami, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Sony Pictures Entertainment seeks a highly motivated, commercially minded Counsel to support Sony Pictures Television’s Networks for Latin America and Brazil. Based in Miami, Florida, the role provides legal support across advertising, marketing, content acquisition, production, digital media, and corporate operations. The successful candidate will work with senior lawyers and cross-functional business teams to negotiate, draft, review, and manage commercial agreements and help ensure compliance with applicable laws and industry regulations. The role assists with structuring, negotiating, drafting, and advising on transactions and matters including advertising sales, sponsorships, product placement, and advertising regulatory compliance; program acquisitions for long-form and short-form programming, television series, and promotional programming across linear and on-demand services; production services; barter, digital service, media planning, and vendor contracts; regulated marketing activities such as contests, sweepstakes, events, and social media campaigns; channel and digital service distribution; rights and clearances for programming and on-air promotions; corporate maintenance for supporting subsidiaries; and other transactions related to the business.

Requirements

Juris Doctor (JD).
Bar admission to practice law in Florida or California.
3–4 years of post-qualification experience in a law firm or in-house legal department.
Experience drafting and reviewing commercial agreements.
Knowledge of general corporate and commercial law.
Excellent drafting, negotiation, and legal research skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
High attention to detail and sound commercial judgment.
Fully bilingual in English and Spanish, including legal drafting and negotiation.

Nice To Haves

Experience in media, entertainment, pay TV, telecommunications, or technology.
Familiarity with international licensing transactions.
Knowledge of pay TV regulations and advertising standards.
Experience working across multiple jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

Structure, negotiate, draft, and advise on advertising sales, sponsorship, product placement, and related regulatory compliance matters.
Handle program acquisition agreements for long-form and short-form programs, television series, and promotional programming for linear and on-demand channels and services.
Draft and advise on production service agreements.
Handle general transactional contracts, including barter agreements, digital service contracts, media planning agreements, and vendor agreements.
Structure marketing activities, including contests, sweepstakes, events, and social media campaigns, in compliance with applicable regulations and license restrictions.
Advise on distribution of channels and digital services.
Handle rights and clearance of materials for programming and on-air promotional campaigns.
Support corporate maintenance for subsidiaries supporting SPT Networks Latin America.
Advise on other transactions related to SPT Networks Latin America’s business.
Work closely with senior lawyers and cross-functional business teams to manage commercial agreements and support legal compliance.