Associate Corporate Counsel, Amazon MGM Studios

About the role

Join Amazon MGM Studios as an Associate Corporate Counsel and support ground-breaking storytelling in a fast-paced, innovative environment. You’ll serve as a critical legal partner for our feature-length motion picture group, with opportunities to support scripted television series, managing all legal aspects from development through production. This role involves navigating intricate legal frameworks for motion picture and streaming projects, analyzing and drafting agreements to mitigate risks while empowering storytellers.

Responsibilities

• Structure, draft, and negotiate a high volume of agreements for scripted series and motion picture projects, including rights option/purchase and acquisition agreements, key above-the-line agreements (writer, producer, director), first look and overall agreements, production services agreements, and co-production agreements.
• Manage chain-of-title across projects and evaluate and resolve complex rights issues.
• Analyze issues, interpret contracts, and provide thoughtful legal advice to creative, business affairs, production, marketing, publicity, and other teams on risks involving intellectual property, defamation, publicity and privacy rights, guilds, labor and employment, public policy, safety, and regulatory and compliance matters.
• Develop robust legal frameworks, processes, and policies that support creative innovation.

Requirements

• 2+ years of post bar admission legal experience.
• Juris Doctor degree.
• Active membership in the California State Bar.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing multiple projects and meeting aggressive deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Law firm experience and familiarity with legal issues in the television, film, and/or entertainment industry.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Strong, detail-oriented analytical skills with a practical, solutions-oriented approach to resolving issues and ambiguity.
• Knowledge of the ethical considerations surrounding AI in the legal context, such as confidentiality, accuracy, and bias prevention.

Pay

Base salary range: $131,500 – $178,000 USD annually (Culver City, CA). Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and location.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and optional supplemental life plans).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and mental health support.
• Medical Advice Line and Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off and parental leave.

Learn more about our benefits at amazon.jobs/en/benefits.