• Job Description

  Req#: 51320662

  Company Description

  Telemundo is a U.S. Spanish-language television network committed to broadcasting unique and outstanding national and local entertainment, news, and sports programming to the fast-growing U.S. Hispanic audience. Telemundo targets this growing and vibrant audience by delivering the best in Latino entertainment. The network's schedule features a wide range of original programming, including novelas, talk shows, original series, sports, news, children's programming, blockbuster movies, reality, entertainment, and award shows. Telemundo is an operating subsidiary of NBCUniversal. NBCUniversal is an equal opportunity employer.

  NBC Universal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We develop, produce and market entertainment, news, and information to a global market. NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks.

  Job Description

  The Sr. Counsel, Business & Legal Affairs will be responsible for supporting Business and Legal Affairs for various departments within Telemundo, including Operations & Technology and Corporate Affairs.

  Responsibilities include:

  • Negotiate, draft, review, and interpret an extensive range of agreements, including vendor, software as a service, partnership, sponsorship, venue agreements, real estate agreements, warehouse leases, and other operational agreements.
  • Serve as strategic business partner to key business leaders to identify and resolve business and legal issues (including issues relating to contract interpretation).
  • Provide timely and thoughtful legal advice on potential risks and issues.
  • Provide counsel on structure of a variety of transactions business-wide as well as draft related documentation.
  • Provide legal support for business continuity and emergency response for NBCUniversal and Telemundo facilities globally.

  Qualifications

  Basic Requirements:

  • Minimum 7 years of combined business affairs and legal affairs experience with an in-house legal department and/or law firm.
  • J.D. from an accredited US law school with demonstrated academic achievement
  • US bar membership is in good standing.
  • Fully bilingual and able to negotiate legal documents in English and Spanish

  Desired Characteristics:

  • Superior negotiating, drafting, and analytical skills
  • Excellent communications skills, oral and written .
  • Detail-oriented with strong organizational and time management skills.
  • Solid business judgment; strong business ethics.
  • Ability to top-line issues for business leaders on a daily basis and communicate in a clear, concise, and succinct manner
  • A confident self-starter with the ability to operate in a fast-paced environment, handle multiple projects, have a take- charge attitude and be a quick study in all things related to our business.
  • Team player, collaborative style, excellent interpersonal skills and able to establish effective relationships at all levels of the organization.

  Additional Information

  NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, where applicable.

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• About the company

  NBCUniversal is primarily involved in the media and entertainment industry.

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