Legal Counsel Media Law (m/f/d)

As a Legal Counsel for Media Law at Axel Springer Legal, you will contribute to the company's strategic goals with legal expertise. You will advise editorial and commercial departments on media and copyright law, both preventively and in legal disputes, including proceedings before the German Press Council. Your role involves reviewing cross-media reporting before publication, training editorial teams, and defending press freedom in legal confrontations, working closely with management to ensure its fullest development.

Must Have

• Advise editorial, executives, and management on media law, especially in expression and copyright law, and minimize legal risks
• Review cross-media reporting for expression and copyright law before publication
• Train editorial teams in media law to strengthen internal knowledge
• Defend our reporting in legal disputes to strengthen press freedom
• Completed legal studies with two above-average state examinations
• Experience in copyright and media law or strong interest and relevant practical experience
• Excellent German (C2) and good English (B2) language skills

Perks & Benefits

• Deutschlandticket
• JobRad
• Wellhub (fitness studios, courses, personal trainers)
• Discounts for various online shops
• Selection of insurances and VwL subsidy
• Exceptional campus in Berlin with modern office spaces, concierge service, co-working space, and a rooftop terrace
• Free breakfast snack and lunch in employee restaurants
• AI workshops and comprehensive training program

Legal Counsel Media Law (m/f/d)

• Location: Berlin
• Employment Level: Specialist
• Employment Type: Full-time

At Axel Springer Legal, the legal department of Axel Springer SE, you will shape the strategic goals of the company with legal excellence – interdisciplinary, solution-oriented, and close to the business. The Legal Team "Content & Litigation" advises editorial and commercial departments of the company on expression and copyright law – preventively and in legal disputes, both out-of-court and in court, as well as in proceedings of the German Press Council. Together, you will work closely with editorial teams and management to help press freedom achieve its fullest potential – with the necessary means up to the highest instances.

We believe in the future of journalism as a business model and invest in forward-looking technologies. Our five Essentials are the values that connect us and our compass in our commitment to freedom.

What you will move with us:

• Advise editorial, executives, and management on media law, especially in expression and copyright law, and minimize legal risks.
• Review cross-media reporting for expression and copyright law before publication.
• Train editorial teams in media law to strengthen internal knowledge.
• Defend our reporting in legal disputes to strengthen press freedom.

What you bring:

• Completed legal studies with two above-average state examinations.
• Ideally several years of experience in copyright and media law or strong interest and relevant practical experience.
• Entrepreneurial thinking, pragmatism, and enjoyment of dispute culture, as well as a high commitment to press freedom (occasionally on weekends and/or holidays).
• Confident handling of complex matters and openness to new legal areas.
• Proactive team player with an independent, solution-oriented working style.
• Pronounced consulting competence, confident demeanor, and hands-on mentality.
• Excellent German language skills (C2) and good English language skills (at least B2) in spoken and written form.

What we offer:

• Your discounts: Deutschlandticket, JobRad, Wellhub (fitness studios, courses, and personal trainers), various online shops, selection of insurances, and VwL subsidy.
• Exceptional campus in the heart of Berlin with modern office spaces, concierge service, co-working space, and Berlin's coolest rooftop terrace.
• Free food offer: in addition to a breakfast snack, there is also a free lunch in one of our employee restaurants.
• Never stop learning! We offer AI workshops and a comprehensive training program.
• Collaboration thrives on direct exchange – we rely on 80% office presence and 20% mobile work.
• We offer you an immediate, permanent full-time position.

Axel Springer SE is a transatlantic media company owned by a family, with locations in Berlin and New York. Our goal is to shape the future of journalism in the free world – because we are convinced that a free and informed society is the prerequisite for a functioning democracy.

With more than 10,000 employees, Axel Springer is active in over 25 countries. Our media brands such as BILD, BUSINESS INSIDER, MORNING BREW, POLITICO, and WELT are at the center. Our portfolio is supplemented by the marketing companies Awin, Bonial, and Idealo, as well as the digital market research institute Emarketer.

In Poland, we operate a joint venture with the media company Ringier, which includes media brands such as FAKT, FORBES, NEWSWEEK, ONET, and other high-reach offerings.

Questions and answers about the application process

The most frequent questions and answers can be found in our FAQs: career.axelspringer.com/de/faq

To facilitate readability, we limit ourselves to masculine designations in the text. Nevertheless, diversity is an essential part of our corporate culture! We welcome all applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, worldview, disability, age, and sexual orientation and identity.

Information on the representation of severely disabled persons at Axel Springer can be found here: career.axelspringer.com/de/ksbv

Contact person for this position (reference number REF2686O) is: Florian Jänchen #LI-FJ1

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