About Sesame Workshop
Sesame Workshop, originally known as the Children’s Television Workshop, is an American nonprofit organization that has been responsible for the production of several educational children’s programs—including its first and best-known, Sesame Street—that have been televised internationally.
About the Legal Internship Opportunity
Sesame Workshop seeks a summer Legal intern to work alongside a small, tightly-knit team consisting of ten attorneys on a variety of matters.
Work Profile
- digital and consumer products licensing and publishing
- product safety
- events and marketing
- advocacy, philanthropy, and social impact initiatives
- content clearance, production, distribution, and related matters
Eligibility
- Currently enrolled in an accredited law school in their second or third year.
- Have a strong interest in at least one of the following areas of law: intellectual property, entertainment, corporate, and non-profit law
- Be intellectually curious, flexible, and interested in transactional law
- Have a passion to learn from and contribute to an incredibly active in-house legal team with unique, challenging and exciting matters.
Vacancy
10
Roles and Responsibilities
Under the guidance and supervision of the Sesame Workshop attorneys, the legal intern may:
- Provide support for Sesame’s anti-counterfeit program, including managing takedowns, and negotiating and drafting settlement agreements
- Provide support for Sesame’s product safety program
- Review and draft varying documents including vendor agreements, third-party correspondences, and licensing agreements
- Provide support for Sesame’s domestic and international social impact programming including reviewing and monitoring grant agreements
- Provide support in responding to internal and external clearance requests for materials including scripts and clips, and tracking company IP
- Draft memoranda on various areas of law
- Prepare contract summaries
- Coordinate summer research projects with pro bono counsel
- Provide research and other assistance on various projects as needed
Location
Hybrid in New York, NY
Stipend
This is a paidposition, with a rate of $25.00 per hour
