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Job Summary

Job Description

The EMEA Disney+ Legal team in London seeks a Senior Attorney to provide best-in-class legal support. This role involves advising on consumer-facing products (streaming platforms), identifying and mitigating legal risks related to product changes and regulatory developments, offering guidance on UK and European regulatory regimes for SVOD services, drafting and reviewing agreements, monitoring and interpreting legislation, collaborating with Data Privacy colleagues, and managing projects across EMEA. The successful candidate will advise Disney+ management on complex legal and reputational risks, and escalate issues while ensuring seamless project delivery. This role offers growth opportunities and requires strong legal experience, expertise in regulatory, consumer, and/or media law within EMEA, exceptional communication, and a collaborative approach.
Must have:
  • Significant legal experience
  • EMEA regulatory, consumer, media law expertise
  • Risk assessment & legal judgment
  • Exceptional communication skills
  • Project management & collaboration
  • Data protection & privacy law knowledge
Good to have:
  • Familiarity with emerging privacy issues (biometrics, AI)
Perks:
  • 25 days annual leave
  • Private medical insurance & dental care
  • Free Park Entry
  • Disney Discounts
  • Excellent parental and guardian leave
  • Employee Resource Groups

Job Details

Job Summary:

About the Role & Team

Based in our London office in Hammersmith, the EMEA Disney+ Legal team collaborates with Disney Legal offices across EMEA, working seamlessly to provide regional legal guidance. The EMEA Disney+ Legal team leads on product matters, regulatory and consumer law, and broadcasting compliance. It also provides UK-specific advice, which informs our broader regional strategy and supports our US-based teams. 

As Disney+ grows in both scale and complexity we need additional support within our EMEA Disney+ Legal teamWe are therefore seeking a new Senior Attorney to help the EMEA Disney+ Legal team provide best in class supportThe Senior Attorney will play a crucial part in the development of Disney+, including guiding change in both the UK and our markets in EMEA.  This role requires a lawyer to both advise on legal risk as well as suggest solutions to meet business needsCreative solutions are often required, so the willingness to think about different ways of managing through a problem are always welcomeThe new Senior Attorney has the opportunity to grow within the role and to take on additional responsibilities when ready to do so. 

This role will report to the Principal Counsel for the EMEA Disney+ Legal team. 

What You Will Do
 

Legal Advisory 

  • Provide legal advice on consumer-facing products, with a focus on streaming platforms. 

  • Identify and mitigate legal risks related to product changes and regulatory developments. 

  • Offer guidance on UK and European regulatory regimes for SVOD services and upcoming changes. 

  • Draft, review, and revise consumer-facing agreements, including subscription contracts. 

 

Regulatory & Compliance 

  • Monitor and interpret regulatory legislation, advising on business and legal risks. 

  • Review, manage, and respond to regulatory requests for information. 

  • Collaborate with Data Privacy colleagues to ensure compliance and an optimal user experience. 

 

Project Management 

  • Advise Disney+ management on complex legal and reputational risks. 

  • Manage projects across EMEA, leveraging a matrix structure to coordinate with Disney Legal teams in other territories. 

  • Escalate issues as appropriate while ensuring seamless project delivery. 

 

Required Qualifications & Skills

  • Significant legal experience from a law firm and/or as in-house counsel at a media company. 

  • Expertise in regulatory, consumer, and/or media law within EMEA. 

  • Strong ability to evaluate legal risks and exercise sound legal judgment. 

  • Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to distil complex legal issues for diverse stakeholders. 

  • Collaborative and solutions-oriented approach, with excellent interpersonal skills. 

  • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines. 

  • Experience with data protection and privacy laws in the EMEA region.  

  • Familiarity with emerging privacy legal issues, such as those involving biometrics, artificial intelligence, and related issues. 

The Perks

  • 25 days annual leave

  • Private medical insurance & dental care

  • Free Park Entry: You will have the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free

  • Disney Discounts: you are entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort F&B and ticketing

  • Excellent parental and guardian leave

  • Employee Resource Groups – WOMEN @ Disney, Disney DIVERSITY, Disney PRIDE, ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group, TRUST.

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

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