Are you looking for a new challenge in a fast-paced, innovative company? Come make history with Amazon Studio’s legal department. We are looking for a talented Associate Corporate Counsel to support our rapidly evolving and expanding original programming slates.
In this role, you will primarily support Amazon’s scripted television series and feature-length motion picture groups, with a focus on managing all legal aspects during development to production.
Key job responsibilities
- Structuring, drafting, and negotiating a high volume of agreements for scripted series and motion picture projects, including rights option/purchase and acquisition agreements, key above-the-line agreements such as writer, producer and director agreements, first look and overall agreements, production services agreements, and co-production agreements.
- Managing chain-of-title across projects and evaluating and resolving complex rights issues.
- Analyzing issues, interpreting contracts and providing thoughtful legal advice to creative, business affairs, production, marketing, publicity and other teams on potential risks and issues involving a wide range of legal areas, including intellectual property, defamation, rights of publicity and privacy rights, guilds, labor and employment, public policy, safety, and regulatory and compliance matters.
- Assisting with the development of forms, processes and policies.
