Assistant Manager Legal

Associate - Legal

Position: Associate- Legal

Reporting into: Senior Lead Counsel - Licensing, Distribution and Legal Enablement

Business/Function: Legal and S&P

Location: Mumbai (On-site)

Purpose of the role :

We are looking for a talented lawyer to support our dynamic, aggressive and fast paced work environment digital business of Culver Max Entertainment

Private Limited (formerly known as Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited).

Key Result Areas:

The role demands that the lawyer wear different hats and be responsible for a diverse range of licensing, commissioning, Distribution and underlying works.

To achieve the foregoing-mentioned tasks, the relevant lawyer would be required to work closely with the Commercial and Business teams,

respectively and provide constant support in the best interest of the organisation.

Job Profile:

Content Licensing:

from the time of due diligence of the chain of title documents that fulfil the pre-requisite condition of acquiring and licensing the content related

to movies and specific other genres of content

•Music Vertical:

availability and management, exploitation avenues, holdbacks and partnering with the business teams to provide legal support.

Good understanding of the music nuances, the industry practices, legal updates, interplay with the labels, societies etc

•Distribution and International Business:

sponsorship and other monetisation opportunities

Channel business support:

Creative & Designing, Marketing, OAP, Programming, IT, Logistics, Ad Sales, contest terms and conditions, privacy policies, terms of usage of websites and likewise; drafting and negotiating low to medium complexity contracts for the foregoing aspects of the channel business by providing

legal inputs and rendering services through the contractual process.

For the aforesaid verticals: Drafting & reviewing of the agreements, negotiation of contracts with counterparties’ lawyers, value addition in commercials, management of contractual compliances, management of rights in software dedicated to this, liaising with the various

departments to ensure that contractual compliance is met

Processes and Systems

organisation, including online contract requisition system, Proper and timely recordkeeping, Master

Data Management Project, Contract Lifecycle

Management System, Contractual Matrix, rights management grid and others. Templatization of important agreements

Analysing the company’s Legal processes for delays, obstructions, and weaknesses and accordingly advising and implementing process upgrades to improve efficiency

and accuracy

• Miscellaneous: To provide contracting and legal support for new initiatives and special projects of the company.

• To minimise risk and proactively protect the company’s interests and assets.

• Engaging, learning and winning the confidence for handling high complexity contracts.

To manage day-to-day responsibility for drafting accurate contracts, negotiating them with third parties on his/her own and concluding them in

tight deadlines.

•To provide accurate, effective and timely legal advice, analysis and support on commercial and contractual matters, taking into account the

commercial environment.

•To liaise with intra-departmental departments of the company in respect of commercial and contractual matters, where appropriate, to ensure that all relevant legal

Issues are identified, and proper support is provided.

• To understand tax and regulatory structure of the company and be able to safeguard the company from exposure in the contracts.

• To assist in the development of best practice concerning the legal aspects of commercial and contractual matters entrusted.

To influence and assist in discussions between clients and other functions to ensure the best legal solution to meet commercial objectives, and to encourage best practices

• To provide regular reports and updates to the line manager and clients, as appropriate.

Educational & Work Experiences / Key Requirements:

• LLB or any other postgraduate qualification in Law from a reputed institute/ institution

PQE of 3-5 years or more of legal experience, preferably with some portion of that experience in commercial transactions and intellectual property

issues.

• Atleast 3 years in the Media & Entertainment Industry (specifically in content licensing business)

Critical Competencies: Technical

Excellent drafting skills; Good knowledge of contract law, arbitration and civil litigation. Good understanding of the Copyright Act, 1957 and the

regulatory framework

•Well versed with commercials negotiations. Someone who can enhance industry-specific understanding, having good drafting skills and be

An effective negotiator

• Ability to understand and interpret the relevant regulations and apply the same to the work situation.

• Good analytical and presentation skills, and capable of providing sound and practical legal advice to the business heads.

• Demonstrated (hands-on experience) subject matter knowledge in structuring, drafting, negotiating and closing of the deals.

Should be proficient in using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and be forthcoming and eager to learn and implement

cutting-edge technology, and other legal technology tools.

Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited

/ Sexual Orientation.

Why join us?

Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited is home to some of India’s leading entertainment channels such as SET, SAB, MAX, PAL, PIX, Sony

BBC Earth, Yay!, Sony Marathi, Sony SIX, Sony TEN, Sony TEN1, SONY Ten2, SONY TEN3, SONY TEN4, to name a few!

Our foray into the OTT space with one of the most promising streaming platforms, Sony LIV brings us one step closer to being a progressive digitally-led

content powerhouse.

Our independent production venture- Studio Next has already made its mark with original content and IPs for TV and Digital Media.

But our quest to Go Beyond doesn’t end there. Neither does our search to find people who can take us there.

We focus on creating an inclusive and equitable workplace where we celebrate diversity with our Bring Your Own Self Philosophy and are recognised as

a Great Place to Work.

- Great Place to Work - Ranked as one of the Great Places to Work for since 5 years

- Included in the Hall of Fame as a part of the Working Mother & Avtar Best Companies for Women in India study- Ranked amongst 100 Best

Companies for Women In India

- ET Human Capital Awards 2021- Winner across multiple categories

- Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Award - Outstanding Learning Practices.

The biggest award of course is the thrill our employees feel when they can Tell Stories Beyond the Ordinary!