Senior Counsel, Legal Affairs

Paramount

Senior Counsel, Legal Affairs at Paramount Television Studios, leading complex agreements for scripted television content development and production.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeLos Angeles • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $170,000 - $195,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and/or assist in the drafting of a wide range of complex agreements essential to scripted television
Provide timely, practical and strategic legal advice to Development, Production, and Finance teams regarding legal risks, rights analysis, chain-of-title, intellectual property, clearances, and guild/union compliance
Develop and implement best practices, forms, and legal policies to increase efficiency and maintain a high standard of legal compliance across studio operations

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years' experience drafting and/or negotiating a wide range of commercial transactional documents and contracts on scripted television development and production
Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school
California Bar Membership (in good standing) or eligibility to register as in-house counsel in California
Working knowledge of major WGA, DGA, and SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreements
Extensive experience with intellectual property law (copyright and trademark)
Exemplary drafting and/or negotiation skills with high attention to detail

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
401(k) plan
life insurance coverage
disability benefits
tuition assistance program
PTO

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Hard Skills & Tools

drafting agreementsnegotiating contractsintellectual property lawrights analysischain-of-titlelegal complianceclearancesguild complianceunion compliancecommercial transactional documents

Soft Skills

strategic legal adviceattention to detailefficiency improvementbest practices development

Certifications

Juris Doctorate (J.D.)California Bar Membership