nnMinimum qualifications:nn nnJD degree or equivalent.3 years of attorney work experience in business development, intellectual property matters, and contract law.Admitted to the bar and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law in California or New York.nn nnPreferred qualifications:nn nn5 years of relevant work experience in a law firm or in-house legal department.Background in film and television distribution, intellectual property and contract law, as well as demonstrated complex contract drafting experience.Strong knowledge of media, online platforms, and intellectual property contract law.Strong negotiation skills.Effective project management skills for closing a deal.nn nnAbout the jobnn nnAs Associate Commercial Counsel for YouTube legal on the Content and Product Partnerships team, you will work on drafting, and analyzing a wide variety of film and television digital distribution licenses for YouTube and Google’s growing digital media businesses.
Your job may also include providing product-related legal support for these digital media businesses and a wide cross section of YouTube transactional work, including counseling the YouTube business development team, the product partnerships team, and other key YouTube client groups on their commercial deals and contracts for such products as YouTube Movies and Shows, YouTube TV, YouTube marketing, and transactional projects for YouTube creators and various content verticals.nn nn20th century laws dont always solve 21st century problems, and Google Legal crafts innovative approaches for handling some of the toughest legal challenges of the information age.
Whether youre a patent attorney, an intellectual property expert or an engineer headed to law school, Google Legal lets you take on unanswered legal quandaries and create new precedents.
Our innovative services raise challenging questions that demand creative and practical answers.
We provide those answers by working at the crossroads of the law and new technology, helping Google build innovative and important products for users around the world.nn nnResponsibilitiesnn nnAdvise senior management, business clients, as well as finance, product, and other company colleagues on legal issues and risks, deal structures, company policies and procedures and negotiation strategy.Review, draft, and negotiate intellectual property licences, primarily focusing on film and television content, and a wide range of technology, content and marketing agreements.Advise Product Management, Engineering and Marketing teams with legal guidance on compliance with license agreements, U.S.
and International regulatory matters (including content regulation and consumer protection), approval processes, company policies and procedures, and product development strategy.nn