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Job Summary

Seeking a motivated, engaged attorney to assist in content licensing for all parts of our Cable business. Opportunity to manage your own matters while working in a small-team environment. Successful applicants will have experience in contract drafting and negotiation, including exposure to complicated commercial transactions. Work matters include deals and operational compliance with apps like Netflix and Disney+, broadcast stations like NBC and Fox, cable channels like CNN and ESPN, and new media offerings like digital rentals for recently released movies. Content licensing experience is not required – we will train you on that!

Job Description

Core Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including, but not limited to, complex content acquisition and distribution agreements, services and other agreements for cable, broadcast, Internet and advanced broadband products and services and related businesses.
• Manage litigation in content and programming areas, as well as compliance with various regulatory obligations.
• Provide legal advice to Cable Division executives on day to day licensing and content matters, including licensing and regulatory issues that relate to traditional cable offerings, new media products, and other distribution and content offerings.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum 2-5 years combined transactional experience with a recognized law firm and/or corporate legal department.
• Excellent drafting, negotiating, problem solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with management and operations personnel, simultaneously manage multiple projects and meet deadlines with consistently high quality work product.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as ability to work cooperatively with small teams as the circumstances may require.
• Comfortable with spanning across practice groups, gathering feedback and spotting issues outside primary area of responsibility.
• Familiarity with content licensing (including linear cable television licensing, video application licensing and other video and music licensing), new media content technologies, cable and broadband businesses, Internet and e-commerce law (including transactional and subscription-based offerings) a strong plus.
• Familiarity with litigation, antitrust, privacy, FCC and FTC regulatory law a strong plus.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Law Degree.  Top 20% of class and law review preferred.
• Member of a state bar in good standing, and eligible for Pennsylvania Bar or Pennsylvania Limited In-House Corporate Counsel License.

Employees at all levels are expected to:

• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
• Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
• Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
• Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
• Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
• Drive results and growth.
• Support a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead.
• Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.

Disclaimer:

• This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Skills:

Problem Resolution; Sound Judgment; Legal Practices

Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.

Education

Juris Doctor

Relevant Work Experience

0-2 Years