Business and Legal Affairs Intern (Law Students only)

Join Skydance Sports’ team of award-winning talent at the preeminent studio for leagues, teams, elite athletes, and A-List Hollywood talent seeking to produce premium, sports-related entertainment! Launched in late 2021, the studio has strategic partnerships with the NFL, Meadowlark Media, Mandalay Pictures, and Tom Brady and Gotham Chopra’s Religion of Sports. 

Our corporate headquarters in Santa Monica, where we strive to create a collaborative environment, is the center for all our film and television teams. Other departments include production, marketing, business affairs, finance, human resources, and operations. Whether you are a seasoned executive or an assistant just starting out, everyone is valued on the Skydance team!

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Skydance Sports is seeking a highly motivated, proactive, and detail-oriented law student to intern with our Business & Legal Affairs (BALA) Team. As a BALA intern, you will have the opportunity to gain invaluable hands-on experience across various aspects of the dealmaking process. The candidate will shadow BALA attorneys during the negotiation process, prepare initial offers and counteroffers, prepare deal memos, create deal templates, and create internal precedent charts.

• Currently enrolled in an accredited law school program.
• Interest in sports/entertainment law/film, scripted and unscripted television, and documentaries.
• Strong academic record and legal research skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in legal research tools and Microsoft Office suite.
• Prior internship or work experience in a legal setting is a plus but not required.

The hourly rate for this non-exempt position in Santa Monica is $17.27.

You must be available to work full-time from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM (PT) for the duration of the program (Mon-Fri, June 10 to August 16). Our offices will be closed on June 19 and July 3-5. Aside from those dates, no additional vacation days can be accommodated. 

Skydance Sports is a joint venture with Skydance Media and the NFL, launched to develop premium sports-related scripted and unscripted content, documentaries, and events. It is the studio behind the Golden Globe-nominated feature Air, Kelce, NFL Draft: The Pick Is In, Bye Bye Barry, and the upcoming series chronicling Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and the Cowboys franchise. 

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Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences. The Company brings to life stories of immersive worlds across its feature film, television, interactive, and animation divisions.

Skydance is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to building and fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce. We welcome and consider applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy status, military/veteran status, disability, or any other protected category. Diversity in the workplace is not just a commitment, it is who we are and a reflection of what makes our world special.  

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