Job Description

We are looking for an exceptional and experienced commercial lawyer for a role with the dentsu U.S. Legal and Compliance team. The role will focus on dentsu's creative practice in the U.S., and report to Assistant General Counsel, U.S. Creative. The successful candidate will join a large and vibrant international community of lawyers who provide practical and focused legal advice supporting dentsu as it drives sustainable business growth for our clients. We are looking for an individual who is passionate about marketing and will bring energy and enthusiasm to the role.

The creative practice at dentsu develops ideas, content, and experiences that build brands and drive growth across channels. Our creative capabilities span brand strategy, design, content production (including digital, social, experiential, and commerce), and creative technology, helping clients navigate evolving consumer expectations and emerging tools (including Generative AI) to deliver effective, scalable creative work that creates competitive advantage.

While a background in creative is not necessary for the role, a keen interest in learning about all aspects of creative advertising, design, content creation, production, and communication is critical.

Responsibilities:

• Draft and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, including services agreements (MSAs and SOWs), production and studio services agreements, talent and influencer agreements, and other commercial agreements.
• Lead pre-publication legal review for marketing content, including evaluating content for compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations; identifying and mitigating risks related to copyright, trademark, right of publicity and privacy, and other content-related issues; and providing concrete recommendations and risk analyses within fast-paced creative workflows.
• Oversee contract administration and compliance.
• Review legal contracts for execution by management.
• Interpret and apply contract terms.
• Demonstrate sound judgment.
• Help implement best practices in compliance, contract management, intellectual property, content clearance and rights management, and data privacy.

Qualifications:

• 3 to 5 years of experience in commercial transactions, with particular preference for those with experience in marketing, advertising, data, intellectual property, or privacy.
• Licensed to practice law and in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• Possesses a law degree (e.g., Juris Doctor) from an ABA-approved law school.
• Knowledge of legal principles in relation to contract law, marketing/advertising law, data, intellectual property, or data privacy

Key Attributes:

• Client-service mentality, and the ability to collaborate with colleagues across teams and jurisdictions, as well as with clients who place their trust in dentsu;
• Desire to learn more about the wider creative, advertising, design/production, data, and technology industries.
• Possesses well-developed prioritization skills given the likelihood of dealing with multiple projects and internal clients at any one time.
• Can work autonomously, take initiative and be pro-active in addressing new matters or challenges.
• Passion for the work they do and the industries in which they work.
• Confident to communicate clearly on matters that involve senior management attention;
• Strong commercial and business acumen that allows the individual to efficiently and expeditiously compare the relevant legal risks to the scope of commercial strategy and corporate objectives.

Additional Information: At dentsu, we believe great work happens when we’re connected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams.

Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices, currently located in Chicago, metro Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles). Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any time. Those who live outside a commutable range may be designated as remote, depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location, we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients, which may include attendance in an office.

The anticipated salary range for this position is ($164,450-$180,000). Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills and other factors permitted by law A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visit dentsubenefitsplus.com

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Location:

New York

Brand:

Dentsu

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

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