Media, Publishing & Communications Law Attorney

What You'll Do7

• Provide expert legal analysis on media, publishing, and communications law questions, covering rights clearance, licensing, and regulatory compliance.
• Work through realistic scenarios from content licensing, broadcast regulation, and pre-publication review, explaining the reasoning behind each conclusion.
• Identify when a question is unsettled, jurisdictionally contested, or dependent on facts that could change the outcome.
• Review and validate other contributors' work for legal accuracy and clarity of reasoning.
• Document your reasoning clearly so the analysis is as useful as the final answer.
• Flag ambiguous or poorly framed scenarios to project coordinators rather than resolving them independently.
• Deliver assigned work on schedule and at the required quality level.

Requirements6

• J.D. degree and active U.S. bar admission in good standing.
• 5+ years of substantive media or communications law practice, with hands-on experience rather than supervisory-only or adjacent exposure.
• A corporate law foundation, ideally gained at a Vault 100 firm.
• Strong attention to detail and sound judgment under conflicting pressures.
• Experience with rights and content licensing, FCC and broadcast regulation, pre-publication and First Amendment review, or media transactions.
• Ability to explain complex legal reasoning in writing with clarity.

Who Should Apply

Attorneys with at least five years of hands-on media or communications law experience, including rights clearance, licensing, or FCC regulatory work. A corporate law background from a Vault 100 firm is a plus. You must hold an active U.S. bar admission and be comfortable working remotely.

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