[LIONSGATE] Coordinator, Business & Legal Affairs

The Coordinator, Business & Legal Affairs position requires a talented individual who will handle a variety of business & legal affairs responsibilities in supporting the Global Products and Experiences and Corporate Legal groups.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Maintaining the department legal files, proactively updating calendars and project tracking reports.

  • Legal administrative duties such as scheduling meetings and conference calls, legal tracking, etc.

  • Review various rights and talent agreements related to motion pictures and television programs.

  • Conduct legal clearance review of creative materials for ancillary exploitations and the marketing of said exploitations.

  • Legal research, analysis, memo drafting and lending general support to business and legal affairs department.

  • Drafting other legal correspondence (e.g., letters and notices to external parties, NDAs) and agreement summaries.

  • Drafting and incorporating comments into agreements in connection with ancillary rights exploitations and intellectual property, including license agreements for global live, interactive and location-based entertainment and merchandising.

  • Assist in managing the trademark portfolio for the company and its subsidiaries, including corresponding with outside counsel on maintenance and enforcement issues, conducting in-house trademark clearance searches, and collecting information for trademark renewals and registrations.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Excellent negotiation, drafting, analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills

  • JD degree and admitted to practice law in the State of California or pending California Bar Exam results

  • Extremely detail-oriented and organized, with the ability to multi-task and excel in a fast-paced environment

  • We are looking for an adaptable, problem solving, creative, and critical thinker who embraces new challenges with a positive, enthusiastic outlook.

Role is based in Los Angeles, California

Compensation: $50,000 - $55,000

Jaia Thomas