Counsel, Strategic Partnerships Transactions

Job Description

Counsel, Strategic Partnerships Transactions (Fortnite Ecosystem)

LEGAL

What We Do

Epic's multi-specialized team of attorneys and legal professionals, partner across our organization to provide legal solutions, as well as, consult and inform on the products we build and games we develop.

What You'll Do

In this role, you will support the counsel group responsible for strategic agreements related to the Fortnite Ecosystem, including partnership licenses, content licenses, collaboration agreements, co-marketing agreements, platform partner agreements.

In this role, you will
• Work with Epic's Partnerships team to help track and negotiate agreements from term sheet to execution.
• Work directly with lead counsel for Strategic Partnerships to support the workstream.
• Assist in template drafting and maintenance for all agreements.
• Track distinct contract compliance obligations from deal to deal as needed and advise internal stakeholders of such obligations.
• Work with in-house and outside counsel to revise agreements
• Support platform partnership agreements, including console and mobile, as well as In-bound content licenses and collaboration agreements
• Support other counsel in the licensing and IP management group; Work with IP partners to resolve issues re: in-game assets

What we're looking for
• JD, licensed in at least one state and minimum of 1-2 years of IP transaction experience in-house or with a firm's commercial practice group
• Top tier drafting and extreme attention to detail
• Understanding of the products, the games industry, and live services generally is a plus
• Passion for games, interactive media, and entertainment media is a plus
• Ability and desire to work collaboratively with a team

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r041p1-18-221-144-251-42 in your application.