Remote | Media, Publishing & Communications Law Attorney — $140–$400/hour
About The Position
This is a remote freelance consulting opportunity for experienced attorneys specializing in media, publishing, entertainment, or communications law. The attorney will contribute legal expertise to advanced AI training and evaluation initiatives by analysing legal questions, developing realistic legal scenarios, and reviewing AI-generated content for accuracy and quality. The work includes legal analysis, regulatory interpretation, structured reasoning, content validation, and quality assurance. Prior AI experience is not required. The work spans media transactions, publishing rights, content licensing, First Amendment considerations, broadcast regulation, and communications compliance. Assignments may involve rights clearance, licensing arrangements, publication and distribution issues, pre-publication review, FCC requirements, and legal questions with jurisdictional or fact-dependent outcomes. The consultant will conduct legal research, document reasoning and assumptions, provide detailed feedback, and collaborate remotely and asynchronously with other professionals and project stakeholders. The engagement is fully remote and open worldwide, provided the attorney has active US bar admission. Compensation is $140–$400 per hour. There are five available openings. Work must be completed without using confidential or proprietary information belonging to any employer, client, institution, or other third party. The opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree.
- Active US bar admission in good standing.
- At least 5 years of substantive, hands-on professional experience in media, publishing, entertainment, or communications law.
- Deep expertise in one or more of media transactions, publishing rights, content licensing, broadcast regulation, or pre-publication legal review.
- Strong understanding of First Amendment principles, media-related legal obligations, and relevant regulatory frameworks.
- Practical experience advising on rights clearance, licensing agreements, content distribution, or communications compliance.
- Familiarity with FCC regulatory requirements and broadcast-related legal issues.
- Demonstrated ability to analyse complex legal questions involving competing obligations, jurisdictional distinctions, and ambiguous facts.
- Substantial practical legal experience involving direct advisory or transactional responsibilities.
- Excellent legal research, analytical reasoning, issue-spotting, and attention-to-detail skills.
- Ability to communicate sophisticated legal concepts clearly and document the reasoning supporting professional conclusions.
- Strong judgement when evaluating complex scenarios involving commercial, editorial, or regulatory pressures.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively in a distributed, remote environment.
- Work must not use confidential or proprietary information belonging to any employer, client, institution, or other third party.
Nice To Haves
- A strong corporate law foundation, ideally developed through experience at a Vault 100 law firm.
- Prior experience with AI training, model evaluation, or legal technology applications is not required.
Responsibilities
- Analyse complex legal questions involving media law, publishing rights, communications regulation, and entertainment transactions.
- Evaluate legal considerations affecting content creation, publication, distribution, and commercial exploitation.
- Interpret statutory provisions, regulatory requirements, and established legal principles relevant to media matters.
- Assess editorial responsibility, intellectual property rights, and communications compliance issues.
- Analyse rights clearance, content licensing, and intellectual property issues in publishing and media transactions.
- Evaluate hypothetical licensing arrangements involving publishers, broadcasters, content creators, and commercial distributors.
- Examine contractual provisions concerning content ownership, usage rights, permissions, and distribution obligations.
- Identify legal issues arising from intellectual property restrictions, third-party rights, and licensing requirements.
- Develop realistic scenarios reflecting commercial media transactions and content rights management.
- Evaluate pre-publication review scenarios involving First Amendment protections, editorial considerations, and potential legal exposure.
- Analyse FCC and broadcast regulatory questions and identify compliance obligations affecting media organisations and communications businesses.
- Develop legal questions, case studies, and analytical scenarios for AI training and evaluation.
- Review and validate AI-generated legal analyses, explanations, and scenario responses for substantive accuracy.
- Identify incomplete reasoning, ambiguous legal conclusions, and needs for additional factual or jurisdictional clarification.
- Explain legal reasoning, including relevant assumptions, limitations, and alternative interpretations.
- Evaluate other subject-matter professionals’ contributions for legal accuracy, clarity, and analytical consistency.
- Conduct structured legal research and produce clear analyses, scenario assessments, research summaries, and structured evaluation feedback.
- Identify ambiguous or insufficiently framed scenarios and communicate clarification requirements to project coordinators.
- Collaborate asynchronously with legal professionals and project stakeholders using remote communication tools.
- Maintain analytical accuracy, legal precision, documentation quality, and timely project delivery.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Senior
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