Legal Counsel
Frontier Developments
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Cambridge • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts, including media and influencer agreements, service, partnership, and licensing agreements.
- Handle actor/talent agreements and music licensing agreements, including with external licensing support.
- Lead on IP Partner licence agreements and advise on existing and in-negotiation licence deal terms.
- Support IP portfolio management (trademarks, patents, copyrights) ensure protection and enforcement of rights.
- Provide advice on IP-related issues such as infringement, brand usage, and licensing.
- Assist employment contract drafting and amendments.
- Advice on consumer protection laws and regulations affecting our games.
- Help maintain player-facing documentation e.g. EULAs, UGC terms, and website content.
- Assist Customer Support with escalated player disputes and complaints, ensuring resolution in line with legal requirements and community rules.
- Support governance processes and policy drafting.
- Provide proactive guidance on emerging AI regulations.
- Draft/review data processing agreements and ensure compliance with data protection laws.
- Assist with data breach responses when required.
- Mentor and coaching junior members legal team and assist delivering training and development initiatives.
- Draft and update guidance and policies.
Requirements
- England & Wales qualified solicitor, ideally 5–8 years PQE.
- Strong experience of commercial contracts, IP management, and technology-related legal issues.
- Ability to make timely, informed decisions that balance risk and opportunity to the business.
- Familiarity with employment law, Intellectual Property law, consumer protection law, and data privacy law.
- Excellent drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills, with strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability develop strong relationships and become a trusted business partner are essential.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities and meet deadlines.
- Proactive adaptable, and eager to learn and take on new challenges.
Benefits
- success-based annual bonus
- share option schemes
- life assurance
- private family healthcare
- flexitime working hours
- enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- in-house subsidised catering
- support with relocation
- a Cycle to Work scheme
- free bike servicing
- social activities and events
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
commercial contractsIP managementemployment lawIntellectual Property lawconsumer protection lawdata privacy lawdrafting agreementsnegotiationdata processing agreementslegal compliance
Soft skills
analytical skillsproblem-solvingattention to detaileffective communicationinterpersonal skillsrelationship buildingtime managementadaptabilitymentoringcoaching
Certifications
England & Wales qualified solicitor