Associate Counsel Jobs

To provide sound, practical, and business-oriented legal services and advice to the SXSW teams, especially in support of intellectual property, commercial contract negotiation and data privacy.

Duties & Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Update the SXSW’s rights tracking database with modifications to agreements.
• Collaborate with and facilitate cross-team decision-making between and among the legal team and other key departments and stakeholders.
• Advise on corporate legal matters.
• Oversee data privacy issues, including managing the privacy policy and drafting and negotiating data privacy addendums.
• Provide onsite assistance during the event.
• Assist the legal team in managing the SXSW intellectual property portfolio, actively monitor and respond to defense matters, and conduct intellectual property clearance efforts.
• Review, markup/draft (from forms and scratch), and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts, including sales and sponsorship agreements, film, TV, and music festival agreements, software and technology license agreements, trademark and content license agreements, talent agreements, independent contractor and venue agreements and supporting documents across each department.
• Provide legal support for international and ancillary SXSW events.

Qualifications & Skills

Qualifications include:

• Problem solver
• Experience with litigation, risk management (insurance) and employment law matters a plus.
• J.D. from an accredited law school
• Expertise in copyright, trademark, and data privacy experience preferred.
• Proficient in MS Office and Google Suite
• Works well under pressure
• Excellent people and communication skills
• Agile mindset.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of applicable legal experience
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• License to practice law

Work Location & Schedule

The position is located in Austin, Texas. Core business office hours are Mon-Fri, 10am 6pm. Must be available to work additional hours from January to March to include evenings and weekends.