Associate Attorney - Video Games and Interactive Media

3-6 yrs required

Full-time

No

Associate Attorney - Video Games and Interactive Media
Salary range: $155,000 - $185,000 per year

Join our highly respected Seattle law firm, McNaul Ebel Nawrot & Helgren, PLLC, as an Associate Attorney with Intellectual Property and Technology Transactions experience in our Video Games and Interactive Media practice group.

We are a boutique firm with depth and decades of experience in traditional game development and publishing deals, as well as venture capital equity financing.

Our clients in the interactive media space include creators of popular video games, startup studios founded by industry veterans, platforms enabling content creation in the metaverse, and innovators of new forms of interactive media.

We offer unique services in:
- Forming new companies and securing foundational intellectual property
- Negotiating platform distribution and intellectual property licensing agreements
- Reviewing and negotiating development and publishing agreements
- Ensuring compliance with privacy laws and regulations
- Raising equity financing, from seed rounds to late-stage preferred stock financings
- Monetizing user-generated content and working with influencers and celebrities
- Negotiating merchandising agreements and subcontracting derivatives of core intellectual property

The Opportunity:
- Transition to front-line interactions with cutting-edge clients
- Expand your experience in a variety of technology transactions
- Focus on intellectual property, licensing, privacy, and other commercial transactions

What You'll Do:
- Prepare and negotiate complex agreements
- Advise clients on compliance with privacy laws and regulations
- Review and revise public-facing documents
- Assist emerging companies with organizing, financing, and commercializing IP

What You'll Bring:
- Strong academic credentials and a Washington law license
- 3-6 years of relevant legal experience
- Familiarity with the video game industry
- Passion for video games is a plus
- Humble, learning attitude
- Team-player mentality
- Savvy and solution-oriented approach
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- High attention to detail and advanced organizational skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple deadlines
- Natural ability to break down complex concepts into practical advice
- Ability to work autonomously and escalate matters when necessary
- Collaborative and client-centric mindset

What You'll Get:
- Hands-on experience early in your career
- Genuine and one-of-a-kind firm culture
- Smart, creative, and tenacious colleagues
- Opportunity for growth and development
- Annualized base salary range of $155,000 - $185,000
- Significant year-end bonuses based on performance
- Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, disability, dental, vision, and life insurance, 401(k) and profit-sharing retirement contributions, 10 paid holidays, flexible paid time-off, and an employee assistance and mental health program
- Optional voluntary benefits, such as accident insurance, life insurance, and disability coverage
- Hybrid-friendly position, with a mix of in-office and remote work

To Apply:
- Submit resume and law school transcript to Susan Little, Director of Human Resources
- Based in or around Seattle
- Expect to spend significant time in the office for face-to-face interactions

Equal Opportunity Employer:
- Does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veterans, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or any other category prohibited by law
- Applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, social and recreational activities, and termination.

Not specified

Health insurance, health savings account, long term disability, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, health and dependent care cafeteria accounts, 401(k) and profit-sharing retirement contributions, 10 paid holidays each year, flexible paid time-off, employee assistance and mental health program, voluntary accident insurance, voluntary life insurance, voluntary disability coverage, pre-tax commuter and transit programs.

Not specified

Legal drafting, negotiation, compliance, privacy laws, intellectual property, contract law, team player, communication, organizational skills, client-centric mindset

Juris Doctor (JD) degree

Submit resume and law school transcript to Susan Little, Director of Human Resources at 600 University St., Suite 2700, Seattle, WA 98101 or .

Qualification and Experience Juris Doctor (JD) degree

Legal