Temporary Counsel

Overview:

A thriving, mission-driven multimedia organization, NPR produces award-winning news, information, and music programming in partnership with hundreds of independent public radio stations across the nation. NPR listeners value information, creativity, curiosity, and social responsibility – our employees do too. We are innovators and leaders in diverse fields, from journalism and digital media to IT and development. Every day, our employees and member stations touch the lives of millions worldwide.

Role Summary

NPR is seeking an attorney with 1 to 3 years of experience providing legal advice on some or all of the following: licensing and commercial contracts, regulatory compliance, labor and employment, intellectual property, corporate governance, nonprofit tax, and legislation. This is a full-time, temporary position. It is currently funded through September 2015, but may be extended as budgeting permits.

Essential Duties Include:

• Reviewing, negotiating, and drafting contracts, including inbound and outbound content licensing agreements, technology acquisition and service provider agreements, event and facilities agreements, employment and personal services agreements, and the like;
• Analyzing proposed legislation and regulations and preparing internal memoranda and agency comments;
• Preparing board meeting agendas and minutes and other board documents, and conducting legal research and providing advice on corporate governance matters;
• Conducting legal research and advising legal and business colleagues on a wide range of topics: from copyright, trademark, and patent law to First Amendment and newsroom law; from employment and labor law to communications law; from privacy and data security law to corporate governance and nonprofit tax law;
• Preparing memoranda, presentations, and other materials for internal or external audiences.

Qualifications:

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school, with excellent academic credentials
• At least 1 year of relevant experience
• Bar membership in good standing (preferably District of Columbia)

Required Skills:

• Superb oral and written communications skills
• Interest in and knowledge of media, technology, intellectual property, and commercial contract law
• Ability to manage multiple projects, to set and adjust priorities, to work under pressure, and to maintain composure and a sense of humor while doing so
• Professionalism and business judgment

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