Commercial Counsel

Forbes is seeking a generalist to join our growing Legal Department. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience (experience in the media and/or entertainment industry a must), with a strong command of contract, transactional/commercial law and experience discussing complex legal issues in plain English with cross-functional teams and clients.
What You'll Do

• Review, draft, and negotiate a high volume of commercial agreements, including deals relating to sales, marketing, live events, content, corporate, vendors (e.g., ad technology; SaaS; service providers) and other media-related matters and transactions, with a heavy focus on hands-on drafting.
• Advise marketing, sales, live events, brand and commerce teams from initial stages of product/project development through launch.
• Advise various business teams, Human Resources, IT, Finance and other internal departments on legal issues and risks, complex agreement structures, approval processes, company policies and procedures, and business strategy.
• Assist on a variety of dispute resolution and matters.
• Support the continuous improvement and updating of standard form agreements, legal processes, and compliance practices.
• Be a team player that is always ready to jump in and help on almost any issue.

What You Have

• 5+ years of experience (experience in the media and/or entertainment industry a must).
• Must be an attorney in good standing licensed to practice in New York or New Jersey.
• Must be comfortable managing a high volume of projects from multiple sources simultaneously.
• Proven ability to establish relationships with stakeholders across a multitude of disciplines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-starter with proven ability to work autonomously.

The annual base salary range for this role is $140,000-160,000.

Forbes has estimated the compensation range set forth above in good faith.  The compensation range is what we believe we will offer, and ultimately pay, a successful candidate.  In determining this range, we consider the experience, level of education (if applicable to the role), knowledge, skills, and abilities required to be had by a successful candidate as well as the budget and the company’s pay rates, generally. This said, we may have to make changes to our compensation estimates and job descriptions from time to time and we expressly reserve the right to do so.  Should we make any such changes, this advertisement will be revised to reflect such revisions.  We encourage you to occasionally re-visit this advertisement to ensure that you are abreast of any changes.  Thank you for your interest in joining Forbes!

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