Counsel, Business Affairs - Korea

Netflix
Seoul
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 7+ yearsSkills: ["Drafting","Negotiation","Business acumen","Analytical ability","Organizational","Interpersonal communication","Cross-functional collaboration","Independent work","Sound judgment"]

Negotiate and draft a wide range of agreements supporting Netflix’s local content programming in Korea, including development, production, and content licensing deals. Provide legal analysis and clearance guidance across the content lifecycle, ensuring compliance while balancing legal risk with business growth. Partner closely with cross-functional teams and external production partners, and maintain legal templates to reflect current standards and business needs.

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Counsel, Business Affairs - Korea

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Job Summary

Negotiate and draft a wide range of agreements supporting Netflix’s local content programming in Korea, including development, production, and content licensing deals. Provide legal analysis and clearance guidance across the content lifecycle, ensuring compliance while balancing legal risk with business growth. Partner closely with cross-functional teams and external production partners, and maintain legal templates to reflect current standards and business needs.
Location: Seoul
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Draft, review, and negotiate agreements for content licensing, development and production, underlying IP, ATL talent matters, and music contracts.
  • •Serve as a trusted business partner with pragmatic, business-first solutions that support growth.
  • •Conduct legal analysis across the content lifecycle, identifying risks, ensuring compliance, and advising on clearance (including music clearance).
  • •Provide clear, solution-oriented legal guidance to external production partners on contractual obligations and regulatory requirements.
  • •Align with internal cross-functional teams and maintain/update legal templates to reflect current business needs and legal standards.

Key Requirements

  • •Licensed attorney in good standing in at least one jurisdiction.
  • •7+ years of experience is typically expected (fewer years considered if scope is demonstrated).
  • •Experience in media, entertainment, or intellectual property law, either at a law firm or as in-house counsel.
  • •Full professional fluency in both Korean and English with strong drafting and negotiation skills.
  • •Ability to work proactively and independently while managing multiple matters under tight deadlines.
Experience:7+ yearsMediaEntertainmentIntellectual propertyIn-house counselLaw firm
Skills:DraftingNegotiationBusiness acumenAnalytical abilityOrganizationalInterpersonal communicationCross-functional collaborationIndependent workSound judgment
Languages:KoreanEnglish

Company Brief

Netflix
Global subscription streaming service that produces and distributes movies, TV series, and games across multiple devices, operating worldwide with extensive original content and localized offerings.
Industry: Streaming Platforms
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Los Gatos, United States
Founded: 1997
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