Senior Legal Counsel at MultiChoice

Position ID: LEGA40001
 
Key Customers

MCG business divisions with a particular focus on the General Entertainment division, and External service providers
Location

South Africa, Johannesburg, Randburg


Purpose of the Position:

• To provide expertise and advice on legal aspects of the General Entertainment strategy.
• To facilitate business transactions with a specialised focus on content rights acquisition and intellectual property.
• To provide expertise and advice on legal aspects of corporate decisions, policies and plans.
• Assist with legal and regulatory compliance; dispute resolutions, settlement negotiations and discussions.

 

Key Performance Objectives Tasks

Strategy Execution

• Provide input in the formulation and implementation of the General Entertainment Legal Strategy
• Implement MultiChoice’s Intellectual Property Strategy

 

Legal Support

• Provide advice on corporate and commercial transactions, with a specialist focus on rights related transactions and content acquisitions of General Entertainment television programming content.
• Negotiate, draft and review various agreements, specializing in general entertainment and content rights acquisition agreements with both local and international content producers (i.e. production agreements, co-production agreements, licensing agreements, sponsorship agreements, content sales agreements, commercial agreements, IT agreements, IP agreements).
• Provide legal guidance on the complex set of rights acquired under the content agreements.
• Advise on IP related queries.
• Prepare presentations on various legal topics.
• Manage litigation matters.
• Liaise and help manage external parties (including local and international suppliers and external attorneys).
• Conduct training on pieces of legislation applicable to MCG.
• Conduct legal research

Governance

• Provide advice on corporate governance developments and ensure adherence thereof.
• Advise on, and ensure adherence to, legislation applicable to MCG, with a focus on content production, licensing and content distribution.
• Assist with the Implementation and management of the Legal Compliance Programme (including preparation of Risk Registers for the board).

Qualifications: Essential

• A graduate degree in Law/LLB
• Admitted attorney in South Africa
   

Qualifications: Preferred

• LLM in Media Law

 

Experience

• A minimum of 8 - 10 years’ commercial legal experience
• At least four years post articles experience
• At least 3 years in a media environment, preferably in content acquisitions
• Experience in the broadcasting industry will be advantageous

Technical Competencies

• Company Law
• Competition Law
• Organisation Policies and Procedures
• Commercial Contract Drafting
• Regulatory and compliance.
• Intellectual Property Rights.
• Compliance

Behavioral Competencies (List the key behavioral competencies)

• Relationship Building
• Conflict Resolution
• Decision Making
• Critical Appraisal
• Holistic Thinking
• Persuading & Influencing
• Coaching