Terrific opportunity to join a global media brand out of Singapore. You will be a talented lawyer capable of working in a multi-cultural and dynamic environment with an international team on the cutting edge of law.  Our client is a global leader in TV production and broadcast with over 60 TV channels to millions of viewers globally.

The ideal candidate will be a mid to senior level practitioner but PQE level is only a guide and strong candidates outside these parameters will also be considered.

Horizon Recruitment is exclusively retained on this assignment and all third parties queries and CVs will be passed to it. Detailed JD available for shortlisted candidates.

 To discuss this opportunity in more detail, please send your CV to mark.deery@horizon-recruit.com or call Horizon Recruitment’s Singapore office on +65 6808 6635. Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted after our initial review of CVs.

Ideal Candidate

• Minimum of 7 to 10 years’ PQE with top-tier law firm and in-house legal department, preferably in media, sports and/or digital industry
• Extensive experience with affiliation / distribution agreements in TV and digital media
• Experience with setting up OTT platforms, online payment providers a definite plus
• Able to handle multiple matters autonomously in a fast paced commercial environment; and deal effectively with the competing interests of several different business units
• Business oriented commercial mindset with a flexible, practical problem solving approach
• Able to accurately assess legal risk and balance this against business interests
• Able to excel in a fast-paced commercial environment and be able to function largely autonomously with minimal supervision taking into account departmental and business imperatives
• Confident, sociable and be able to work confidently with senior management
• Knowledge of JV projects and operations and management of legal aspects of joint ventures would be an advantage
• Expertise regarding media regulatory regimes in effect throughout Asia Pacific region looked upon favourably
• Experience working with colleagues worldwide; experience working in ASEAN/Asia Pacific markets looked upon favourably
• Fluent in English; proficiency in an Asian language such as Thai, Bahasa Indonesia or Mandarin a plus

The Role

• Negotiate, review and draft distribution agreements for carriage of subscription television channels
• Negotiate, review and draft service agreements/joint venture or partnership agreements with network/distributors for television channels and services
• Negotiate, review and draft telco distribution agreements, digital/new media distribution agreements, technology agreements and agreements with online payment service providers together with other commercial agreements as required by the business.
• Assist and support Legal Department to stay updated on regulatory and compliance issues in relation to listed events regulations, broadcast regulations, captioning and broadcast/OTT licensing, uplinking and downlinking licensing of client channels and services throughout the Asia Pacific region
• Oversee litigation and contentious issues such as intellectual property disputes, piracy (issuance of cease and desist letters, online piracy surveillance) and bad debt collection in Asia Pacific

Reporting Structure

The Senior Legal Counsel will act in a supporting role to the Head of Legal, Asia-Pacific to provide legal support for the Asia Pacific region, including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Hong Kong, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand.  The role reports to the Head of Legal, Asia Pacific.

Our Search is Global

Horizon Recruitment is an Asian based legal recruitment agency specialising in the placement of partners, associates and team moves for leading international law firms in Asia.  We also place candidates for in house counsel industry roles and compliance roles at MNCs and global investment banks.  We search for these candidates globally.  Horizon will not submit your details without your consent.

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