Summer Intern - Rights & Clearances, News

Job Description

As a Rights and Clearances legal intern, you will support the department's team with various projects related to the licensing of third party content for ABC News programs and the distribution of ABC News content to its partners and clients.

Responsibilities:

A day in the life…
• Reviewing Rights & Clearances files and agreements to determine rights information
• Following up with production staff for show rights information
• Under the guidance of department management, drafting media guidelines and handling various
administrative projects
• Updating Rights & Clearances records
• Conducting copyright research

Basic Qualifications:
What you bring to the role…
• A basic understanding of copyright and contract law as well as the television and new media
business
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Demonstrated interest (academic or internship) in the legal field
• Demonstrated interest (academic or internship) in television or new media field

Preferred Education
• Undergraduate students in their Junior or Senior year; JD in their 1L year
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Basic understanding of copyright, licensing and contract law
• Previous experience (academic or internship) in television, news or new media production
• Basic administrative capability

Additional Information:

Internship Eligibility
• Must possess unrestricted work authorization
• Must be at least 18 years old
• At the time of application, must currently be enrolled in an accredited college or university and taking at least one class – OR – be a recent graduate of an accredited college or university within the last six (6) months - OR - be currently participating in the Disney College Program, Disney Culinary Program or Disney Professional Internship Program
• Must be willing to relocate to the New York City area and provide your own housing and transportation for the duration of the internship
• Must be able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the session
• Must not have completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or program

Program Dates
• Must be available from May/June to August/September
• Must be willing to work 40 hours/week

This position is with American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., which is part of a business segment we call Walt Disney Television.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rbj5xd-52-14-137-94-42 in your application.