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We are looking for UK Counsel at FOX International to be based in their Central London office

The UK's Counsel's role will be to:

• Negotiate, draft and review programming and Affiliate agreements as well as services agreements.
• Work with the Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs in the preparation and review of affiliate, marketing, ad sales, vendor, license, talent production and work for hire agreements.
• Launch new online projects, including negotiating and documenting development and distribution deals, advising on content clearance and regulatory compliance issues, and preparing privacy policies and terms and conditions for website, etc.
• Assist in all matters related to Intellectual Property.
• To provide general legal advise to the company
• Working with and coordinating outside counsel on a worldwide basis with respect to the above listed tasks.

You will be a qualified lawyer preferably in the entertainment and/or media industry; have excellent drafting and negotiation skills; proactive problem solving; ability to juggle competitive priorities; ability to work in an international business environment; experience in traditional and new media formats, and ability to work independently and meet deadlines. You must be detail oriented, possess strong analytical skills and have the confidence and drive to work independently and within a dynamic team.

FX is a top 20 cable & satellite channel that has enjoyed 20%+ growth for the past three years, exclusively airing shows such as The Wire, Dexter and Breaking Bad. It is part of Fox International Channels, one of the world's largest international Pay TV broadcasting groups. The UK office houses the global acquisitions group, who purchase and develop content for Fox brands all over the globe. The successful candidate will be actively working with this part of the business and run from the UK,the global development of all NGC and Fox websites, which they are developing into standalone entertainment portals.

All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

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