What you'll do
- Draft, review and negotiate production and intellectual property agreements with industry professionals
- Advise on copyright, licensing, acquisition and exploitation rights across media platforms
- Ensure chain of title, rights clearance and documentation for productions and acquired content
- Support negotiation and structuring of agreements to protect intellectual property and commercial interests
- Provide legal advice to production teams during development, production and exploitation stages
- Identify and mitigate contractual, copyright and intellectual property risks
- Ensure contractual arrangements safeguard company rights and interests
- Monitor legal and contractual issues related to audiovisual content exploitation
- Liaise with external legal counsel, producers, business partners and stakeholders
- Maintain accurate production contracts, rights documentation and legal records
- Manage multiple agreements, negotiations and priorities to meet deadlines
Key requirements
- 6+ years' experience
- Knowledge of Intellectual Property Law, Copyright Law and Contract Law
- Skills in Contract Drafting, Contract Review and Contract Negotiation
- Experience with Licensing Agreements, Rights Clearance and Audiovisual Production Agreements
- Legal Advisory and Risk Management capabilities
- Communication Skills and Negotiation Skills
- Proficiency in Greek Language (Legal) and English Language (Legal)
- Law / Intellectual Property Law
Benefits
- Competitive remuneration package based on experience and qualifications.
- Private health insurance plan.
- Stable and professional working environment within a leading company in the Productions & Entertainment industry.
About the job
LMW, on behalf of its client, a leading company in the Productions & Entertainment industry, is seeking an experienced Intellectual Property Lawyer to join its team.
The successful candidate will provide specialized legal support across film, television and audiovisual productions, with a key focus on intellectual property, copyright, licensing and contractual matters. The role will work closely with production teams and business stakeholders to ensure the effective protection and commercial exploitation of intellectual property rights throughout the lifecycle of each production.
Key Responsibilities:
Intellectual Property & Production Agreements
Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of production and intellectual property agreements, including contracts with producers, writers, directors, actors, creators, clients and other industry professionals.
Review and advise on copyright, licensing, acquisition and exploitation rights across cinema, television and digital platforms.
Ensure appropriate chain of title, rights clearance and documentation for productions and acquired content.
Support the negotiation and structuring of agreements to ensure the Company's intellectual property and commercial interests are appropriately protected.
Legal Advisory & Risk Management
Provide ongoing legal advice to production teams throughout the development, production and exploitation stages of audiovisual projects.
Identify potential contractual, copyright and intellectual property risks and recommend practical solutions.
Ensure contractual arrangements adequately safeguard the Company's rights and interests.
Monitor legal and contractual matters relating to the use and exploitation of audiovisual content.
Stakeholder & Contract Management
Liaise with external legal counsel, producers, business partners and other relevant stakeholders.
Maintain accurate and well-organized production contracts, rights documentation and related legal records.
Manage multiple agreements, negotiations and priorities simultaneously while meeting production and business deadlines.
Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Law and qualification to practice law.
Minimum 6 years of relevant legal experience, ideally within the audiovisual, entertainment, media or production industry.
Master's Degree or specialization in Intellectual Property Law would be considered a strong asset.
Strong knowledge of copyright, intellectual property and contract law.
Proven experience in contract drafting, review and negotiation.
Experience with licensing, content rights, rights clearance and/or audiovisual production agreements would be highly valued.
Excellent command of Greek and English, both written and spoken, including legal terminology.
Strong attention to detail and sound legal judgement.
Commercial and solution-oriented mindset, with the ability to balance legal considerations with business requirements.
Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
High level of professionalism, discretion and confidentiality.
Benefits
Competitive remuneration package, based on experience and qualifications.
Private health insurance plan.
A stable and professional working environment within a leading company in the Productions & Entertainment industry.
About the company
LMW is a boutique HR consultancy with a global reach, dedicated to creating thriving work environments powered by people.
Our aim is to enable organisations from around the world to seamlessly scale HR operations, with confidence and compliance, through tailored HR services:
- Recruitment
- Employer of Record (EOR)
- HR consulting (HRC)
Our personalised service delivery and engaged support are the outcome of more than 10 years of experience, and over 100 successful customer engagements to-date.
With a strong presence in Southern and Central Europe, and a global partner network, we are strategically positioned to serve key business hubs and unlock the full potential of every business and individual we serve, wherever they might be.
About the company
LMW is a boutique HR consultancy with a global reach, dedicated to creating thriving work environments powered by people.
Our aim is to enable organisations from around the world to seamlessly scale HR operations, with confidence and compliance, through tailored HR services:
- Recruitment
- Employer of Record (EOR)
- HR consulting (HRC)
Our personalised service delivery and engaged support are the outcome of more than 10 years of experience, and over 100 successful customer engagements to-date.
With a strong presence in Southern and Central Europe, and a global partner network, we are strategically positioned to serve key business hubs and unlock the full potential of every business and individual we serve, wherever they might be.