Title: Global Senior Counsel Location: London or Paris Reporting To: Global Head of Legal & Business Affairs An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious and experienced can-do lawyer to join Animaj’s Global Legal & Business Affairs team in London. This is a rare opportunity to work in an international media and tech high growth scale -up who value lawyers as business partners. Working closely with our Global Head of Legal & Business Affairs, you will be entrusted to work autonomously and as a team player. You will be a self-starter with a growth-positive mindset who enjoys new challenges, is proactive by nature, and communicates succinctly. You will grow quickly as a business-first lawyer and develop expertise in AI, automation and legal tech. Responsibilities You will be someone who enjoys rolling up your sleeves and finding a route through any task-list, which may look like this: Structure, draft, and negotiate production-critical agreements, including: Development, co-production and financing agreements Adaptations, remakes, sequels, spin-offs and derivative works Talent agreements (writers, directors, contributors etc.) Music production, publishing and recording agreements Ensure clean chain-of-title and exploitability : Cross-border productions (France, Spain, UK, EU, US) US guilds/societies and work-for hire agreements European authors’ rights (droit d’auteur) agreements Moral rights (paternity, integrity), waivers and consents Act as a trusted legal partner to Production, Creative, Music, Distribution, Consumer Products, Brand and Marketing teams, translating legal constraints into executable business solutions Contribute to Animaj Legal Department processes including updating or introducing new policies, guidelines, toolkits, flowcharts, training sessions and playbooks to support Animaj scale. Provide practical advice by staying up-to-date with relevant industry, commercial and legal developments; develop specialist knowledge in AI and its application worldwide; and attend industry or legal seminars where needed. Operate as a team player while working independently and autonomously.