Legal Counsel, CNBC

OVERVIEW The role is to work with the Chief International Counsel, International and the rest of the Versant International Legal Team located in London, Belfast and Singapore. This is a broad role as the remit spans legal work for Versant’s International News brands (CNBC, MS NOW and E!), including supporting their commercial and editorial activities, and includes ad hoc work for the direct to consumer and ‘b2b’ GolfNow products and services. This position would suit a mid-level lawyer who is keen to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the media industry and work across a variety of matters to support the Versant News and Sports businesses. The candidate must be able to prioritise efficiently and communicate regularly and appropriately with other departments. A good working knowledge of the legal and regulatory landscape in relation to the creation and dissemination of news and current affairs content, plus strong commercial drafting skills across a range of commercial contracts is important. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Commercial Matters: Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a range of commercial deals including vendor, event, supplier and licensing contracts. Assisting the EMEA Senior Counsel with preparing advertising and sponsorship agreements across broadcast and digital media and preparing agreements and amendments for CNBC International’s linear carriage deals in EMEA regions. Ad hoc support to GolfNow International operations including software services agreements and privacy work. Business Development: Supporting the CNBC Commercial team with renewals of existing CNBC brand partnerships (e.g. CNBC Africa, CNBC Italy) and joint ventures, and assisting with the drafting and negotiation of new partnerships. Papering outbound content licensing agreements as CNBC International exploits its proprietary content on a multiplatform and global basis. Editorial: Supporting the Senior Counsel leading editorial support for International on a variety of editorial and programming agreements and issues. Ad hoc advice to CNBC and MSNBC newsrooms in London on fair use, copyright work, and third-party rights. Candidate should show a solid understanding of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act and regulatory requirements of the Ofcom Broadcasting Code, in relation to News content in particular. Data Privacy A basic understanding of data privacy laws and regulations (including GDPR) and how they may impact the Versant International business. Liaising with the Versant Chief Privacy Officer team as required and communicating their advice to internal stakeholders. Compliance: Advising on an ad hoc basis on compliance with laws and regulatory requirements (including FCPA, FARA and competition laws), implementing internal policies and providing assistance and training to facilitate compliance with such laws, regulations and policies. Liaising with the Versant Compliance team when required and communicating advice to internal stakeholders. Taking responsibility for the management of third-party representatives. Working with the business to ensure all internal compliance requirements are met when appointing and managing third party representatives. Company Secretarial: Assisting with local entities’ corporate secretarial needs as required. General Advice: Providing prompt, accurate and practical legal and commercial counsel to the business teams as required. This position may support other special projects and perform other related duties as assigned and directed by management.