Summer Intern - Legal Animation, Mpg

Job Description

Legal Sony Pictures Animation Intern, MPG - Summer 2022

The Sony Pictures Entertainment Internship program offers a unique opportunity to work alongside the teams that come together to create movies, TV shows, and other great experiences. These seasonal, paid assignments provide meaningful and productive work that allows you to build your resume, experience and develop your skills further. You will be provided with challenging tasks, real-world experience, valuable networking opportunities, and many educational and social opportunities. This Summer Internship is from May/June through August and all candidates must be able to work 40 hours a week, Monday through Friday.

The Sony Pictures Animation Legal Affairs department provides a wide variety of legal support across both features and series for Sony Pictures Animation. The studio's latest releases include the visually groundbreaking and critically-acclaimed ''The Mitchells vs. The Machines,'' the musical adventure ''Vivo'' featuring original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and ''Hotel Transylvania: Transformania,'' the fourth installment in the beloved monster movie franchise. The division is also behind hit film series such as ''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' and ''Spider-Man™: Into the Spider-Verse,'' which received the Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature in 2019. Up next for Sony Pictures Animation is the highly-anticipated sequel, ''Spider-Man™: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One),'' set for theatrical release in October 2022.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Draft agreements (in concert with and under the direction of SPA legal affairs team) including writers, cast, artist, and key crew, as well as other production related agreements and forms, other responsibilities as requested
• Review, analyze, and prepare summaries of numerous types of entertainment agreements
• Learn business practices and legal issues relevant to animation, including union and employment issues and IP concerns

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Rising second or third-year law student at an accredited ABA law school
• Must have completed contract law class with a grade of B or better
• Proficient in Microsoft suite (Word, Outlook, Excel)
• Strong written and oral communication skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• 3.0 GPA or better
• Undergraduate student studying in relevant field

*As part of our commitment to health and safety, all US non-union and O.P.E.I.U. Local 174 applicants and employees must submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or request and obtain approval of a reasonable accommodation based on disability or a sincerely held religious belief, practice or observance. To request an accommodation for purposes of participating in the hiring process, you may contact us at SPE_Accommodation_Assistance@spe.sony.com.
* Sony Pictures - CA - Culver City Area & Studios

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gwy8jp-18-216-236-59-42 in your application.