Legal Industrial Placement 2022

Do you want to work for one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, marketing of entertainment and news?

Role and responsibilities 

As an intern, you will be working closely with UK Scripted Development team. You will get first-hand experience in legal processes relating to our projects. We are recruiting a number of Legal Interns across our Film and TV businesses based either at our Central London office or our West London office in Osterley.

Legal Interns (Content Group)

The legal Interns (2 roles available) work within Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, dealing with the acquisition, distribution and production of Film and TV content. You will work with lawyers from the start of the deal where a title has been board approved, the signing of the deal, through to the completion of legal delivery.

The role involves working closely with the Marketing, Operations, Content Strategy, Licensee and Finance teams, providing the opportunity to gain a strong insight into the wider business. You will manage and update spreadsheets with deal details and rights information. You will also communicate with members of the international business throughout Europe, Australasia, Asia and the US, confirming the rights positions of titles.

The Intern enters rights information into the database which requires the interpretation of signed agreements. The role also involves sourcing and drafting documentation essential for the content release and sharing it with the business.

Legal Intern (Networks)

This legal Intern will work within the NBCUniversal International Networks division, the international entertainment channels group of NBCUniversal. You will work with lawyers on a broad range of matters including: assisting with drafting and reviewing various legal documents, including channel distribution related agreements for NBCUniversal’s entertainment channels and for Sky News International, undertaking legal research, managing the signing processes of agreements and assisting with ad hoc matters. You will also work closely with our Compliance team on matters such as assisting with the management of NBCU’s gifts and business entertainment system and Corporate Legal Affairs team on international matters relating to sourcing and corporate-level agreements.

Assisting the Compliance team will include developing an understanding of the applicable bribery and corruption laws as well as our company policies around the giving/receiving gifts and business entertainment to government/non-government officials. The intern will also assist with the on-boarding of new representatives and the annual compliance refresh. This may include liaising with representatives to schedule training sessions, keeping meeting minutes, circulating our code of conduct and uploading evidence of compliance to our compliance monitoring system. 

Assisting the Corporate Legal Affairs team will include providing broad commercial legal support to our corporate functions. This may include developing new template documents and training the business on the surrounding law and processes as well as assisting with the drafting and negotiating of transactional contracts.

Legal Intellectual Property Intern (Corporate)

As an Intellectual Property Brands & Content Intern, you will support the protection and enforcement of NBCUniversal’s prized portfolio of popular film and television brands and content, ranging from franchises like Jurassic Park/World and Despicable Me/Minions to The Office and The Umbrella Academy. You will support managing and operating our global anti-counterfeiting and enforcement programs, researching IP rights and investigating infringements, drafting cease and desist letters and witness statements, and providing training to law enforcement authorities, as well as having exposure to a broad range of IP issues.

About you

To join one of our 12-month Internships you will be:

• Currently be studying at University and applying for a Placement year in your 2nd or final year or graduating in Summer 2022
• Studying for a degree in law 
• Looking for work experience immediately after completing A-Levels or equivalent course or an Apprenticeship
• Eligible to work in the UK without restriction for the duration of the internship from July 2022-July 2023
• Fluent in English
• We strongly advise that you do not apply to more than 1 Internship role to ensure that you are considered for the Internships that you are more interested in and your skills are aligned to

You should also have;

• A passion in scripted television and wants to learn how TV is made
• A self-starter who can work autonomously, but also understands they need to ask questions if/when they are stuck once they have already tried a few avenues first
• Detail-oriented, multi-tasker
• You will be ambitious with exceptional attention to detail
• Problem solving skills – coming up with ideas and solutions
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines

Learning and development 

Our Legal Internships are a unique opportunity to work for one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies. From broadcast and cable networks, news and sports platforms, to film, world-renowned theme parks and a diverse suite of digital properties, we take pride in all that we do and all that we represent. 

The Legal Intern’s role at NBCUniversal is highly varied and provides the chance to engage with commercial and legal issues within the media and entertainment industry. You will learn valuable skills by undertaking a variety of legal tasks and you will also gain an insight into the wider business.

About us

At NBCUniversal, we believe in the talent of our people. It’s our passion and commitment to excellence that drives NBCU’s vast portfolio of brands to succeed. From broadcast and cable networks, news and sports platforms, to film, world-renowned theme parks and a diverse suite of digital properties, we take pride in all that we do and all that we represent. It’s what makes us uniquely NBCU. Here you can create the extraordinary. Join us.

NBCUniversal’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, where applicable.