Job Description

Legal & Business Affairs Intern

ITV Studios: Brand Protection team

12 months FTC

Office location: London (some remote working is optional)

The salary is \xc2\xa325,000

About ITV Studios\xe2\x80\xa6

ITV Studios is a creator, producer and distributor of world-leading programmes that people can\xe2\x80\x99t get enough of. We connect millions of people every day and shape and reflect the world they live in, we are More Than TV.

ITV Studios is home to some of the best creative minds, crafting over 8,400 hours of original programming across 55 production labels. Our global footprint spans 13 countries including the UK, US, Australia, France, Germany, The Nordics, Italy and the Netherlands and our global distribution business sells our catalogue of 46,000+ hours to broadcasters and platforms around the world.

We are looking for a Law graduate to join our friendly and collaborative Business Affairs team. You will have an interest in developing a legal/business affairs career in intellectual property.

Some Key Responsibilities

Conducting legal clearances of new programme titles in the UK and EU

Assisting with international brand protection for television formats, including filing trade marks and brand enforcement/litigation work

Monitoring of social media and online platforms for brand infringements and taking enforcement action as necessary

Minimum role criteria:

Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in law or postgraduate diploma in law (or equivalent postgraduate qualification in law)

Applications will be reviewed and assessed against the pre-screening questions

Must be available for interviews & assessments in August to start work in September 2023

ITV strongly encourages applications for this role from candidates with a disability and as a Disability Confident Leader if you meet the minimum criteria for a role and you have declared that you have a disability, we\xe2\x80\x99ll guarantee you\xe2\x80\x99ll get to the next stage*.

• There may be a few exceptions where we are not able to take all eligible candidates to the next stage due to the volume of applications.

Key role criteria:

Basic knowledge of intellectual property law (for example completion of undergraduate or postgraduate module in IP or evidence of work experience relating to intellectual property)

High degree of competency in using applications such as Excel, Word and PowerPoint to create and maintain detailed project documentation and well-presented executive summaries for senior management

Ability to review and assimilate large amounts of information and to use a high degree of attention to detail to use the information to create project documentation and strategy recommendations

Ability to work proactively and collaboratively with various key ITV teams, including other ITV legal and business affairs teams, production management, finance, Rights, Casting, Music.

We are happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application process as part of our reasonable adjustments approach. So we encourage you to get in touch with us if you require anything... our email is . Find out more

Closing date: 7 August 2023

These roles are offered as 12 month contracts: we will do everything we can to support your career development during this time and you will have full access to our vacancies. However, unfortunately we cannot guarantee permanent employment on completion of the 12 month contract.

These roles are based in London and there is requirement for the interns to be in the office in addition to some optional home working.

Find out more about our benefits

We want to be the most flexible employer in Media. We offer Smart working and we will support you and provide you the right environment and work/ life balance.

We reach millions of people everyday, that\xe2\x80\x99s why having diverse talents and being an organisation where colleagues feel included is crucial to us. We have various networks who celebrate and support our colleagues. We try to embed an inclusive mindset in everything we do. Find out more

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