Description
Description:
The Walt Disney Company is seeking a law student for a summer internship in its Corporate Legal Department. The intern will have an opportunity to work with talented professionals who advise the Company, which owns one of the largest portfolios in the world on intellectual property issues, as well as the Department’s dedicated legal antipiracy teams. The intern will be exposed to cutting-edge legal and policy issues, including complex copyright, trademark and right of publicity issues, as well as antipiracy legal and policy trends worldwide. This is a great opportunity to work on legal issues related directly to the development and protection of the creative content of the Company, including its Studios and Media Networks, and to gain a deeper understanding about the questions and challenges that these issues raise.
A Day in the Life…
This individual will work with the Legal Team in the following key areas:
- Copyright, Trademark and Right of Publicity Issues: Identify emerging legal trends that may impact The Walt Disney Company’s protection of its intellectual property. Work with the Legal team to advise and support the Studios creating short and long-form content for distribution. Learn about cutting edge intellectual property issues.
- Antipiracy Enforcement Matters: Learn about strategies to respond to piracy threats and infringements and work with Legal team and other internal partners on enforcement actions from around the world. Work with teams to respond to inquiries from worldwide partners, external and internal, regarding pirated digital content and physical goods. Identify facts and evidence needed to satisfy different legal theories and assist in developing such to support antipiracy enforcement efforts.
Qualifications:
- Only open to JD students
- Must submit a copy of your current transcript with the application (directions are below)
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Demonstrated high level of integrity, thoroughness, flexibility, initiative and teamwork
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and interpersonal communication skills
- Excellent judgment and ability to handle sensitive and confidential information
- Ability to successfully balance multiple tasks and effectively meet deadlines
- Demonstrated interest in intellectual property issues and the protection of creative content
- Basic understanding of intellectual property issues, including copyright, trademark and right of publicity
- Basic understanding of litigation and civil procedure
Application Info
Materials Required:
Graduate school transcripts (official or unofficial).
Please upload your current transcript while completing the online application.
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- Click the link labeled “Edit Profile Info”
- Click on the “Attachments” Tab
- Be sure your document is in the required title format: FirstName_LastName_Type (i.e. Mickey_Mouse_Transcript)
- Select document type of “Transcript” from the bottom of the list
Application:
Interested applicants can view the listing here.
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