Senior Legal Counsel (6 month FTC - perm potential)

at  The Blair Partnership

WHO WE ARE

The Blair Partnership is a literary and entertainment agency. We offer our clients a broad range of services including rights management, client representation and franchise management. As part of those services, we help to manage several companies on behalf of our client J.K. Rowling. Those companies include Pottermore and Bronte. These businesses benefit from shared resources and expertise provided by The Blair Partnership, but they are run by their own leaders.

There are three core pillars to The Blair Partnership’s business activity:

• Franchise Management – which encompasses brand & franchise vision and strategy, creative strategy & direction, product development, brand management & comms for the Wizarding World franchise
• Client Management - we represent our clients’ literary and entertainment rights portfolios and pursue commercial opportunities for our clients through deal making in the UK, US and internationally, partner management and backlist rights management.
• Governance & support - we provide governance and support to companies owned by J.K. Rowling and Neil Blair. As part of that support, we cultivate close collaboration & strong, cohesive working practices between all the businesses.

Pottermore Publishing is the global digital audiobook and eBook publisher of J.K. Rowling’s multi-million bestselling Harry Potter series and associated titles. Working with a global network of retail and library partners, we prioritise accessibility, creativity, and innovation as we bring these beloved stories to life for each generation of readers and listeners to discover.
Our vision remains to shape, nurture and grow the most imaginative and engaging brands for generations to come, working with our clients. Our mission is to shape and connect stories to their audiences.
We are committed to creating an environment where our staff, clients & partners can tell their stories and achieve their potential whatever that may be. We are committed to representing a diversity of skills, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds. We strive to make this a business that is welcoming, supportive and empowering; where all voices can be heard. It’s a work in progress and we know there is always more we can do.

ROLE DESCRIPTION:

ROLE TITLE: Senior Legal Counsel
CONTRACT TYPE: FTC (6 months with potential for permanent), full-time or 4 days per week
LOCATION: London
REPORTING TO: Acting Group General Counsel

OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

As Senior Legal Counsel you will report directly to the Group General Counsel and have responsibility for advising Pottermore and The Blair Partnership on legal matters relating to commercial agreements, intellectual property, digital distribution of ebooks and digital audiobooks, content creation and exploitation and brand protection, and data protection/privacy compliance.

RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Drafting and negotiating commercial agreements relating the distribution of ebook and digital audiobooks, content creation and digital exploitation, management of intellectual property rights and brand protection, marketing, advertising and data protection/privacy compliance.
• Providing advice to the business on risk management and legal compliance.
• Delivering the very highest standards of legal advice and regulatory compliance whilst supporting the businesses and our clients on exciting and innovative projects.
• Providing tailored, concise advice with a clear commercial emphasis to the senior management of both Pottermore and The Blair Partnership and other team members.
• Demonstrate a commercial and practical approach in dealing with a variety of legal issues across multiple geographical locations and legal systems.
• You will also be required to mentor and support the Legal Counsel.