Counsel, Legal

1 month ago

New York, United States 30WEST Full time

Overview:

30WEST is seeking a Counsel or Senior Counsel, Legal & Business Affairs, commensurate with experience. This position will support all facets of the business affairs and legal department of the Company and reports to the General Counsel & Head of Business Affairs of 30WEST. Please send resumes to jexotic@30west.com. 


Primary Responsibilities:

• Support the business affairs and legal function of the company in coordination with the company’s executives and outside counsel.

• Serve as legal counsel, together with outside counsel, on Company’s productions by negotiating, drafting and reviewing production services agreements and above-the-line talent (writers, producers, directors and performers) agreements and oversee rights and clearances issues and legal delivery.

• Structure, negotiate and draft rights deals and/or project development agreements, including book option/purchase agreements, attachment agreements and/or joint venture agreements.

• Manage day-to-day business and legal affairs issues for development, production, financing, sales, tax incentive and distribution deals.

• Track and monitor deal progress and agreement status; maintain deal and agreement files for all Company projects.


Qualifications/Requirements:

• JD degree from an accredited law school and a minimum of 3 years of prior law firm and equivalent in-house experience; in-house entertainment business affairs or entertainment law firm preferred but not required.

• Sound, practical business judgment and calmness under pressure; adaptability to manage multiple wide-ranging matters, priorities and conflicting deadlines.

• Experience handling (and drafting relevant agreements for) a wide range of business and legal issues in connection with development, production, finance, and acquisition/distribution matters.

• Strong analytical skills, ability to run and analyze various deal scenarios, tax incentive agreements and business models a plus.

• Must be admitted to practice law in New York and be in good standing.


The salary range for this full-time position is between $125,000 to $200,000. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including business needs, job-related skills, experience and relevant education or training. This role is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, competitive healthcare as well as other employee benefits.


Company:

30WEST is an investment and advisory firm specializing in the media, entertainment, and lifestyle industries. The privately held company manages a growing portfolio of companies including acclaimed film distributor NEON, leading European film and TV studio Altitude Media Group, the experiential entertainment company Constellation Immersive and fast-growing craft beer company Creature Comforts.

 

30WEST has helped assemble and finance many of the last half-decade’s most memorable film and television projects from streaming breakouts Tiger King and Fyre to award-winning theatrical features including: Ruben Östlund’s Triangle of Sadness, nominated for three 2023 Academy Awards including Best Picture, and winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival; The Mauritanian, starring Jodie Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch and Tahar Rahim; Late Night, starring Mindy Kaling and Emma Thompson; I, Tonya starring Margot Robbie; The Contractor starring Chris Pine; and Wildcat.


Their upcoming slate includes the re-imagining of The Crow directed by Rupert Sanders and starring Bill Skarsgård and FKA Twigs; A Big Bold Beautiful Journey starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell; Power Ballad, John Carney’s musical comedy starring Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas and Hell of a Summer, written and directed by Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk.

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