- Juris Doctor and membership in good standing in California state bar.
- 5+ years of relevant legal experience, including working as a lawyer for television or feature film productions.
We are looking for a lawyer to help support development and production of original content for a Amazon MGM Studio’s feature-length motion pictures.
Key job responsibilities
- Structuring, drafting, and negotiating a high volume of agreements for movies projects, including rights and format option/purchase and acquisition agreements, key above-the-line agreements such as writer, producer, director and performer agreements, documentary agreements, first look and overall agreements, production services agreements, co-production agreements, crew and other production related agreements.
- Reviewing chain-of-title and evaluating and resolving complex rights issues.
- Reviewing content for copyright, trademark, and legal risk related to claims of defamation, rights of publicity and privacy.
- Managing production legal compliance review including regulatory, privacy, tax incentives, guild, labor and employment, public policy, safety and immigration issues.
- Partnering with cross-department stakeholders including creative, business affairs, production, marketing, publicity and other teams to advise on risks and issues involving a wide range of legal areas.
- Assisting with the development of forms, processes and policies.
Culver City, CA, USA
- A mix of law firm and in-house experience, preferably at a network, studio or production company.
- Ability to work independently while effectively supporting and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
- Strong analytical skills and a solutions-oriented approach to addressing issues.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $123,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $229,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.