Senior Corporate Counsel

Description

Key Responsibilities and Expectations:

• Primary responsibility is to negotiate and/or draft a wide variety of commercial agreements including revenue generating agreements and vendor agreements.
• Prioritize and manage deadlines in a fast-paced work environment.
• Develop and maintain expert and current knowledge on new developments and legal guidance relevant to our businesses, services and technology.
• Build critical relationships with sales and legal colleagues and key collaborators to effectively provide practical legal and strategic advice to assist the business in meeting its objectives.
• Advise on recommended courses of action and legal risks. Ability to judge when to advance identified issues as may be necessary.
• Drive and contribute to other interesting legal projects as needed.
• Exhibit excellent communication and organizational skills, as well as drafting and negotiation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to maintain strong working relationships with internal clients.
• Sound and practical business judgment including flexibility, creativity and good judgment in managing legal risks.
• Background in intellectual property and the gaming industry a plus along with experience managing junior counsel and a paralegal team.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• JD from an accredited law school.
• State bar membership in good standing.
• 4-6 years of experience as a practicing attorney in a law firm and a comparable in-house legal department.
• We ask for all applicants to please include a cover letter outlining their interest in the role.

• Work Schedule: This is a full time role, M-F. There is no expectation for this role to work weekends and holidays. 
• Travel Requirements: No travel is required for this role. 
• Physical Requirements: There are no physical requirements for this role. 
• Work Model: For applicants who reside in or around Los Angeles, New York, or London, there may be a requirement to go into our offices 1-2 days per week. For others located in different areas around the world, this position will be remote. 

• You’ll make an impact. We reach 400MM monthly unique users. We’re big time, but we’re not afraid to give you real opportunities to be epic and make a difference immediately.
• We’ve got a big presence, but a small team.
• We have fun. It’s all about games and games are fun. Anyone can offer a casual work environment, flexible hours, and benefits. We can offer that and a place where you can squad up with your coworkers in the arcade/game room.
• We’re passionate about what we do. IGN employees understand our users, because they are our users. We have a personal interest in providing the best possible product.