JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: E
CONTRACT TYPE: 12 month Fixed-term Contract, Full-time
LOCATION: London (but can be flexible - options can be discussed with recruiter)
DEPARTMENT: BBC Studios
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £75,000 - £90,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. Plus London Weighting Allowance £5,441. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
WE ARE BBC STUDIOS
A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the world’s most sought-after TV, audio and digital content. Our ambition is to be the home of the most powerful, entertaining, and inspiring stories for people all around the world.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
This role is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract. This is a pivotal role critical to aligning legal operations with BBC Studios’ strategic goals, enhancing operational efficiency, and championing innovation, delivering real impact by driving the transformation of the Business & Legal Affairs function.
The role will work closely with key stakeholders to drive change, deliver the implementation of operational improvements across the Business & Legal Affairs function, including template governance, document management, the adoption and integration of legal technology, and supporting cross-functional collaboration.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
The Business & Legals Affairs team is part of the COO Group sitting at the heart of everything BBC Studios does. A role in this team gives you significant experience, offering a network and insight into every area of the company. The Business Legal Affairs team is diverse, working across a variety of specialisms and geographical locations, both in the UK and internationally. We are always looking to deliver operational excellence and this role will be a catalyst for this.
Your Key Responsibilities And Impact
Template & Knowledge Governance:
* Co-ordinating the rationalisation and centralisation of legal templates and precedents, establishing a Template Governance Forum and Template Register.
* Developing playbooks, template lifecycle processes, formalising knowledge sharing practices, managing know-how repositories and working with the Business Legal Affairs teams to roll out training to embed best practices.
Document & Instruction Management
* Oversee the design and implementation of a unified BLA Site as the single source of truth.
* Co-ordinate and drive alignment in defining and agreeing document naming conventions and metadata tagging across all BLA teams and developing consistent Standard Operating Procedures for document retention and archiving.
* Working with key stakeholders to implement and centrally manage the 'Legal Front Door' intake system and the establishment of a recognised House Style.
Legal Technology & AI Integration
* Work with internal and external stakeholders to support the adoption of Luminance, and facilitate ongoing training as required.
* Help identify and prioritise high-impact AI use cases for contract review and automation.
* Co-ordinate the roll-out of AI powered solutions with demos, training and user guides to ensure user readiness.
Change Management, Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
* Working alongside the COO Group Business Partner act as the central coordinator for the BLA transformation roadmap to ensure a smooth and co-ordinated, holistic approach across all BLA teams which delivers efficiencies and improved ways of working, inputting into decisions around budget and resource allocation for legal operations.
* Managing timelines, milestones and stakeholder communications to ensure alignment on transformation efforts, compliance and that all solutions are cost effective and integrated with existing architecture.
Data, Reporting & Insights And Process Improvement & Innovation
* Develop dashboards and reports to improve visibility into legal team performance, workload, and service delivery, supporting data-driven decision-making.
Process Improvement & Innovation
* Continuously assess and suggest improvements to legal processes, workflows, and tools.
Essential Criteria
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
* Legal background (LLB or equivalent) or experience working in a legal environment.
* Experience in media, entertainment, or IP-heavy industries.
* Proven experience in legal operations, legal project management, or legal transformation.
* Strong understanding of legal processes, contract lifecycle, and knowledge management.
* Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools (SharePoint, PowerApps, Power Automate, Teams).
* Experience with legal tech platforms (e.g., Luminance, Docusign, CLM systems).
* Ability to align legal services with business objectives and cost-efficiency goals and experience in budget management and resource allocation for legal operations.
Desired But Not Required
* Project Management certification (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP, Agile) or equivalent experience.
* Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and risk management frameworks.
* Experience in setting up audit and quality assurance mechanisms.
If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.
NEXT STEPS
We appreciate your interest in this position and understand how important this opportunity is to you. Due to the high volume of interest we may need to close the application period earlier than anticipated. This step is necessary to ensure we can provide a high level of attention and service to all applicants. Thank you for your understanding.
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Disclaimer
This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.
Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.
Redeployment
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.