Description:

About the role:
The Assistant General Counsel is responsible for providing critical legal support to the agency's business operations, focusing on minimizing legal exposure related to advertising content, commercial agreements, and regulatory compliance. This role requires an understanding of the fast-paced, creative environment of an advertising agency.

What You'll Do:

Contract Management and Negotiation

Drafting and Review: Draft, review, and negotiate routine commercial agreements, primarily:

Vendor and supplier contracts.
Talent and third-party intellectual property release agreements.
Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs).
Technology licenses.

Client Relationship Support: Assist in reviewing and interpreting Master Service Agreements with clients and drafting and reviewing scopes of work for client services.
Record Keeping: Maintain and organize the agency's repository of executed contracts and legal documents.

Advertising and Marketing Law Support

Content Clearance: Conduct initial legal review of a high volume of creative assets, including digital media, social campaigns, broadcast scripts, and print ads, checking for potential issues concerning copyright, trademark, defamation, and rights of publicity/privacy.
Regulatory Review: Ensure compliance with core regulatory bodies and statutes, primarily the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines on truth in advertising, endorsements, and testimonials.
Data Privacy: Ensure agency's internal practices and services offered to clients comply with all applicable data privacy laws including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, etc. Advise on the legal implications of new advertising technologies as relates to data privacy.

Intellectual Property and Clearance

Asset Clearance: Assist with the process of clearing proposed trademarks, taglines, and creative elements through initial searches and coordination with outside counsel.
Licensing: Review inbound and outbound IP license agreements for music, imagery, and other third-party content used in client campaigns.

Corporate and Compliance

Assist the General Counsel with ad-hoc projects, including updates to internal company policies, training materials, and support for routine HR and employment matters.
Keep informed of new developments in advertising law, artificial intelligence, data privacy, and media regulation.
Assist the General Counsel with establishing and enforcing risk management policies.

What We're Looking For:

Education: Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.
License: Member in good standing of at least one state bar.
Experience: 5-10 years of legal experience, preferably within a law firm's IP/marketing practice or in an in-house role at a media, advertising, or entertainment company.

Required Skills:

Experience in data privacy regulation.
Familiarity with foundational principles of Copyright, Trademark, and Contract Law.
Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to clearly communicate legal risks to non-legal business stakeholders

What we offer:

Comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being.
Recharge and unwind with a generous time-off policy.
Stay connected with a mobile stipend.
Secure your financial future with a 401k and company match.
Make a difference through community involvement with time and financial matching.
Set goals and track progress through annual performance reviews.
Learning and development.

About R&R Partners
Founded in 1974, R&R Partners is a full-service advertising agency with a long-standing tradition of producing award-winning creative solutions for some of the world's most iconic brands in the travel, tourism and hospitality, technology and innovation and purpose categories. As an independent agency, we are free to do what's necessary to help our partners achieve their goals. We don't shy away from taking on social issues and monumental tasks that transcend marketing because our people and our talents transcend what you'd find at a typical agency. Simply put, we're built to do what other agencies can't. With a footprint in major markets across North America, we never let location get in the way of producing the best work for our clients, which include the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), Boeing, Allegiant Airlines, Las Vegas Raiders, Brand USA, Topgolf, Hyatt, Firestone Walker, Cox Business, Intermountain Healthcare, and many others.