Associate Counsel, Litigation & Regulatory - India
Netflix · Posted Nov 2
Streaming entertainment, original television, movies, and gaming services
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About the role
Netflix is a leading entertainment service with over 300 million paid memberships across more than 190 countries, offering TV series, films, and games. The role sits within the litigation & commerce legal team in Mumbai, supporting the India team on pre-litigation, litigation, and content grievance matters. The Associate Counsel will partner with Global Affairs, PR, security, and Product Legal teams to provide actionable risk guidance and navigate regulatory issues impacting the business.
What you will do
- Owning disputes, both civil and criminal, from notice to closure. Decide pre-litigation responses and set the strategy. Assess risk and advise business teams on potential outcomes. Select, instruct and manage external counsel, including reviewing their drafts, tracking hearings, orders and spends.
- Independently handle police notices, FIRs, law enforcement requests and regulatory enforcement actions.
- Act as the content grievance officer, including reviewing each grievance, ascertaining validity, issuing appropriate and timely responses.
- Assisting the global affairs team on upcoming laws and amendments by preparing legal and impact assessments, drafting inputs for consultations and industry body submissions, and tracking regulatory news.
- Working with our global functional teams to assess, align on various local regulatory matters that may impact the business.
- Maintaining accurate and current records across all the above responsibilities.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 5–7 years of relevant legal experience specializing in civil and criminal litigation (including pre-litigation disputes & criminal complaints), along with advising media or technology companies on regulatory matters;
- 2–3 years of prior in-house counsel experience at a fast-paced media or tech company is preferred. Direct experience managing criminal matters in-house is a strong plus, though not strictly mandatory;
- Passion for technology, media, and legal innovation, with a strong dexterity or curiosity for adopting modern tools and technology to improve workflows and drive efficiency;
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills;
- Ability to work proactively, independently, and reliably in a fast paced work environment; and
- Flexibility to work across different time zones.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Netflix
Netflix is a global streaming entertainment service offering a wide variety of TV series, documentaries, feature films, and mobile games across numerous languages and genres. Members can enjoy content on virtually any internet-connected screen with the ability to play, pause, and resume streaming at any time. Operating globally, the company produces acclaimed original programming alongside its expansive licensed library.
- Industry
- Streaming
- Company size
- 16000+ employees
- Founded
- August 29, 1997
- Location
- Los Gatos, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $80M raised
- 1999-07-11Venture Round$30M
- 2017-10-23Post IPO Debt$1.6B
- 2021-11-21Post IPO Debt-
Leadership
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Product and Technology Officer
Chief Content Officer