Legal Counsel, Creators

THE·TEAM is forever committed to serving our clients, colleagues and community with exceptional insight, influence and creativity, while making a positive and lasting impact. We support our employees’ professional aspirations, with a rich internal culture where curiosity is rewarded. We offer our people multiple learning and development programs throughout the world.  What we do is fast-paced, exciting and rewarding which is why we love it and why you’ll love life at THE·TEAM.

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Job Overview
We’re looking for a talented attorney to join our Creators division legal team. In this role, you’ll support the team’s contracting functions by reviewing, editing, and negotiating a variety of agreements for Wasserman Creators clients, as well as by advising Wasserman agents and clients on various transactional and legal matters. It’s a great fit for a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to contribute to a rapidly growing group.

What You’ll Do
 

• Review, draft, and negotiate a high volume of contracts for Wasserman Creators clients, including sponsorship/endorsement, appearance, content, production, literary, and other types of deals.
• Conduct research and analysis of specific legal questions and prepare opinions setting forth research results, recommendations, and conclusions in a variety of legal areas.
• Anticipate legal and contract/deal issues, and design and execute strategies to remediate risk to Wasserman and its clients.
• Keep current on legislative issues, statutes, decisions, and other important legal developments that may affect Wasserman and/or its clients’ interests.
• Support on a range of intellectual property projects, including Wasserman-owned IP as well as IP controlled by Wasserman clients.
• Assist with dispute resolution and litigation oversight.
• Manage various client issues (e.g., immigration, employment/contractor, family law, real estate, and business entities).
• Ensure compliance with Wasserman’s corporate policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

What We’re Looking For

• JD degree, admitted to practice law in the state in which located (must have evidence of good standing)
• 2-3 years of law firm or in-house experience, preferably in a transactional role with some degree of creator and/or entertainment experience.
• Ability to effectively explain legal issues in laymen’s terms to internal stakeholders and Wasserman clients.
• Ability to work collaboratively with individuals at all levels, including junior team members as well as senior and executive-level staff
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable while maintaining professionalism in a fast-past environment, including meeting tight deadlines on the fly
• High emotional intelligence and demonstrated ability to build strong interpersonal relationships.
• Self-starter who can work independently, but self-aware and willing to receive and implement feedback
• Demonstrated passion for the creators industry

Base salary range: $125,000 - $135,000, plus bonus potential if applicable for role.

Actual base salary is dependent on several factors including but not limited to; market dynamics, location and region, experience, specialized skills/training (education), level of responsibility, budgetary considerations, tenure at the company (for current employees), etc. The salary range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Compensation decisions are dependent on circumstances of each role

THE·TEAM does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.