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General Counsel - US

Remote

Published 3 weeks ago

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• How many years of work experience do you have with Entertainment Law? *

• How many years of work experience do you have with Intellectual Property Law? *

• Are you comfortable operating in an early-stage environment where legal systems must be built from scratch? *

YES

• How many distinct legal domains are you confident advising in at a strategic level (e.g., IP, corporate, token, employment, privacy, content)?

• Have you designed legal frameworks or governance structures for multi-entity or multinational companies? *

YES

• Have you completed the following level of education: Doctor of Law? *

YES

• Have you designed legal frameworks or governance structures for multi-entity or multinational companies? *

YES

• Do you have experience drafting or negotiating global IP licensing agreements (including anime, games, or digital media)? *

YES

• Do you have working knowledge of international data privacy laws such as GDPR, CCPA, or PIPEDA? *

YES

• Are you willing to undergo a background check, in accordance with local law/regulations? *

YES

• Can you commit a minimum of 20 hours per week to this role as an equity partner (with no initial cash salary) while working another job? *

YES

• We must fill this position urgently. Can you start immediately? *

YES

• Do you have experience advising on creator-first or UGC IP frameworks (e.g. platforms with participatory content rights)? *

YES

• Are you a huge fan of anime, manga or gaming, and if yes, how often are you are reading, watching or playing weekly?

• We offer a delayed compensation for this role at this time. With this understanding, are you willing to take on this opportunity, give it your all, and join our team being paid in equity? *

YES

• How many years of work experience do you have with IT Law?

• How many distinct company entities have you helped structure, govern, or represent as legal counsel? *

• How many years have you served in a senior in-house counsel role (GC, Deputy GC, CLO, etc.)? *

• Are you willing to take a drug test, in accordance with local law/regulations? *

YES

• What is your level of proficiency in English? *

• Have you led IP strategy for a company that monetizes its content through licensing, franchising, or transmedia expansion (e.g. games, anime, merch, web3)? *

YES

• How many IP assets (e.g. patent families, copyright bundles, brand marks) have you helped consolidate under a single legal entity or platform? *

• Do you have the following license or certification: Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPPUS)? *

YES

• In how many jurisdictions have you enforced IP rights via litigation, arbitration, or settlement negotiation?

• How many global copyright filings (e.g. anime, games, software, or derivative works) have you led or advised on? *

• If you were to pick one, what kind of anime or manga fan are you? 1. Hardcore 2. Deeply passionate about my favorite anime 3. Casual *

• How many years of Administrative experience do you currently have? *

• How many legal frameworks or systems have you built “from scratch”—meaning no precedent or internal model existed? *

• How many years of Technology, Information and Internet experience do you currently have?

• How many different legal systems (common law, civil law, hybrid) have you worked across in contract or governance design?

• Are you currently licensed and in good standing with at least one bar association (e.g., U.S. state bar, Canadian provincial law society)? *

YES

• Do you have experience with IP commercialization models that include licensing to partners, regional distributors, or digital-native tokenization? *

YES

• Are you comfortable working in a remote setting? *

YES

• How many years of experience do you have dealing with regulators or legal compliance in tokenized or fintech systems? *

• Do you have a valid driver's license? *

YES

• How many years of Strategy/Planning experience do you currently have?

• Do you have experience managing a hybrid IP portfolio involving patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets? *

YES

• Have you worked with UGC (user-generated content) platforms or drafted creator terms involving derivative rights? *

YES

• How many years of Entertainment Providers experience do you currently have? *

• How many years of Media Production experience do you currently have? *

• How many years of work experience do you have with Blockchain? *

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