Paralegal (Remote within the UK)
United Kingdom - Remote
Fancy joining the legal team of a world leading virtual reality games developer and publisher?
We are looking for a paralegal to join the nDreams Legal team on a permanent basis to support our In-House Counsel. You'll also have the opportunity to support our parent company Aonic's amazing small-to-mid sized video games studios. This is a fantastic junior opportunity for those interested in a career in practising law in the interactive entertainment industry.
The salary band for this role is £30,000 - £35,000.
We are looking for someone to join us in September!
This role is remote but will require occasional travel (up to 2 times a month) for face-to-face catch ups with our In-House Counsel in our Farnborough HQ.
Key Responsibilities:
Supporting the In-House Counsel to:
- Proactively identify and manage legal risks.
- Ensure compliance with contractual obligations and laws and regulations.
- Assist the business and management team take informed, commercial and risk-based decisions to facilitate the achievement of a company's strategic goals.
- Provide ad-hoc legal support and guidance.
- Draft, negotiate and assist with the execution of contracts.
What you can expect to get involved in:
- Commercial contracts - reviewing, drafting and arranging the execution of a variety of contracts such as:
- development, publishing and porting contracts
- software, middleware and asset licences
- music composition contracts and music licences
- playtester agreements
- proprietary technology licences
- contractor and outsourcer contracts
- intercompany agreements
- NDAs
- supplier standard terms and conditions
- Game-specific:
- preparation of EULAs, Terms of Service and Privacy Policies
- preparation of legal notices such as copyright and trade mark notices for store pages
- support Publishing teams with legal due diligence
- Compliance and regulatory:
- consumer protection (in-game purchases, advertising and marketing, online safety, loot boxes etc)
- data protection
- platform requirements (e.g. Meta, PS VR2, Steam etc)
- ESG
- Intellectual Property:
- IP registrations - IP filings, registration renewals, managing nDreams' trade mark portfolio, queries on IP protection (i.e. is this mark registered in X, Y and Z countries?)
- conducting clearances on game names/logos and in-game use of names, locations, weapons, storylines, art, UI etc
- drafting and filing takedown requests
- drafting and reviewing IP assignments and licences
- conducting chain of title investigations and due diligence
- Company secretarial duties …
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Benefits/PerksCareer growth opportunities Occasional travel Remote work
Tasks- Draft and negotiate contracts
- Ensure compliance
- Provide legal guidance
Autonomy Communication Compliance Contract Negotiation Data Protection Intellectual property Legal writing Paralegal Problem-solving Workload management
Experience2 years
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