Legal Counsel
Cision employs the brightest, most passionate people in the tech industry. We’d love for you to join our growing team! We invest in our people through training and professional development while supporting you along the way—all so you can meet your career goals. To us, the most important measure of our success is yours.
We are seeking an attorney with strong contracting and licensing experience to work closely with our Content Licensing and re-selling teams globally.
The ideal candidate will have experience with distribution, re-selling, and channel partner agreements, and also have working knowledge of Intellectual Property law, including but not limited to Copyright laws. This position will be part of a larger legal team with other members located in London, as well as Denmark, and our headquarters in the United States.
What you'll do:
- Primary areas of legal knowledge and experience should include content licensing (print, online, broadcast, content), and any type of channel, re-seller, or distribution agreements.
- Additional areas of legal knowledge and experience should include intellectual property (copyright, trademark/name, patent), and as well as corporate law, employment, and litigation.
- Day to day work will consist of:
- Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts for the Content Licensing and Product business units including license agreements, technology agreements, partnership agreements and other vendor contracts
- Liaising with Content Licensing and Product teams and providing legal advice on copyright and IP issues
- Providing transactional, corporate governance and compliance activities.
- Providing support and day-to-day legal advice to the Cision group of companies’ various business units including HR and international entities outside the UK
- Advising on various other commercial initiatives within Cision which may include compliance activities and policies
- Assisting with litigation and employment issues that arise
- Researching and analysing various legal issues
What you have:
- 3-5 years PQE with copyright and content licensing experience, preferably in the technology or software as a service (SaaS) field.
- Familiarity with software legal/licensing concepts such as intellectual property, limitations of liability, indemnification, etc.
- Familiarity with technology and/or software-as-a-service (SaaS) licensing and data privacy a plus.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Computer skills, especially Microsoft Office.
- Ability to prioritize and work under tight deadlines in a service oriented and sales-driven environment.
- Strong interpersonal skills, and ability to interact effectively and work diplomatically with individuals at all levels within the organization.
- Organized, efficient and able to handle multiple tasks with ease and professionalism.
- Willingness to master new and unfamiliar areas of practice.
As a global leader in PR, marketing and social media management technology and intelligence, Cision helps brands and organizations to identify, connect and engage with customers and stakeholders to drive business results. PR Newswire, a network of over 1.1 billion influencers, in-depth monitoring, analytics and its Brandwatch and Falcon.io social media platforms headline a premier suite of solutions. Cision has offices in 24 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA and APAC. For more information about Cision's award-winning solutions, including its next-gen Cision Communications Cloud®, visit www.cision.com and follow @Cision on Twitter.
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