Production Attorney
Aplicar ahora Aplique más tarde Job ID 10125551 Ubicación Burbank, California, Estados Unidos Business The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) Fecha de publicación 14/07/2025Detalles del empleo:
About the Role & Team
The mission of The Walt Disney Company is to be one of the world’s leading producers and providers of entertainment and information. Using our portfolio of brands to differentiate our content, services, and consumer products, we seek to develop the most creative and innovative entertainment experiences and related products in the world. Supporting a key unit of The Walt Disney Company, one of the world's most admired vertically integrated media enterprises, Disney Entertainment’s Studio Motion Pictures produces global live action, animation, children’s entertainment, and original edgy dramas for theatrical and streaming release.
The attorneys for Studios are members of a diverse and dynamic Legal Affairs team. Studios attorneys work collaboratively with other lawyers, Business Affairs executives, production executives, and creative executives who are redefining the future of media and entertainment. You will support the delivery of compelling creative and great storytelling while building your legal career in the entertainment industry. Attorneys will be expected to provide guidance and direction reflecting sound judgment and substantive legal knowledge.
If you've got a passion to join our team of talented professionals supporting Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Studios, and Searchlight Pictures, we want to hear your story.
In this role, on any given day, you might:
Work in a supportive role to provide direction and guidance in connection with basic legal issues related to the development and production of motion pictures.
Draft, review and negotiate both “below-the-line” and “above-the-line” agreements for the development and production of motion pictures.
Analyze and research chain of title and other rights issues.
Provide guidance on basic intellectual property matters, claims, clearances, and other matters arising out of the day-to-day operations of a large motion picture studio to Business Affairs, Creative, Production, Casting and other internal clients.
Liaise with internal business and creative clients, legal department contacts and other advisory departments within the company (Labor, Tax, Intellectual Property, etc.) as well as external talent attorneys and agents
Required Qualifications & Skills:
At least one (1) year of relevant legal experience
A collegial and collaborative lawyer with a commitment to a positive working environment within the legal organization.
Excellent oral and written communication skills, discretion and sound judgment.
Strong drafting, organization, and time management skills and attention to detail.
Ability to identify and analyze legal issues and propose solutions and strategies for resolution.
Excellent work ethic and interpersonal skills, including the ability to build professional, interdepartmental relationships at multiple levels.
Desire to immerse yourself fully and learn all aspects of the studio business.
Ability to multitask and prioritize deadlines/deliverables.
It would be great if you also had these skills:
Experience at The Walt Disney Company or other major studio or production company; and
Experience working in a large public corporation.
Required Education
JD degree or equivalent from an accredited law school.
Admission to the California State Bar in good standing or, willingness and qualification to be Registered In-House Counsel.
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The hiring range for this position in Burbank, CA is $117,900.00 to $152,500.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
Acerca de The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):
En el área Corporativa de Disney, podrá ver cómo los negocios detrás de las marcas más influyentes de la compañía se juntan para crear la empresa de entretenimiento más innovadora, trascendente y admirada del mundo. Como miembro del equipo corporativo, trabajará con líderes de primer nivel para crear estrategias que mantengan a The Walt Disney Company en la vanguardia del entretenimiento. Trabaje junto a personas con ideas innovadoras como usted y aprenda de ellas a medida que empoderan a los mejores creadores de historias para que generen recuerdos para millones de familias en todo el mundo.
Acerca de The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, junto con sus subsidiarias y afiliadas, es una empresa internacional diversificada líder en entretenimiento familiar y medios de comunicación que incluye tres segmentos comerciales principales: Disney Entertainment, ESPN y Disney Experiences. Desde sus humildes comienzos como estudio de dibujos animados en la década de 1920 hasta su reconocido nombre en la industria del entretenimiento en la actualidad, Disney continúa con orgullo su legado de crear historias y experiencias de clase mundial para toda la familia. Las historias, los personajes y las experiencias de Disney llegan a consumidores e invitados de todos los rincones del mundo. Con operaciones en más de 40 países, nuestros empleados y miembros del elenco trabajan juntos para crear experiencias de entretenimiento que sean apreciadas a nivel local y global.
Este puesto es en Walt Disney Pictures , que forma parte de una empresa comercial que denominamos The Walt Disney Company (Corporate).
Walt Disney Pictures es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Los solicitantes recibirán consideración para el empleo independientemente de su raza, religión, color, sexo, orientación sexual, género, identidad de género, expresión de género, nacionalidad, ascendencia, edad, estado civil, condición de militar o veterano, afección médica, información genética o discapacidad, o cualquier otro fundamento prohibido por la ley federal, estatal o local. Disney defiende un entorno empresarial donde las ideas y decisiones de todas las personas nos ayudan a crecer, innovar, crear las mejores historias y ser relevantes en un mundo en constante evolución.