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Business Area: Legal and Business Affairs

Contract Type: 12 month FTC, Part-Time

Workplace: ITV London, or Leeds - 3 days per week

Closing Date: 21st September 2025

Overview

The Legal & Content Compliance team is responsible for ensuring that all of ITV’s content complies with its legal and regulatory requirements. The team works closely with a range of internal teams, and with independent production companies who produce content for us. We work in a fast paced environment to deliver creative solutions to challenging issues.

The role

Our hardworking highly qualified Legal team currently has an opportunity for Programme Lawyer to join on a part-time basis. This role will be shared with another more senior colleague so could offer a significant development opportunity for someone who is looking for something a little more ambitious on a part-time basis. Reporting to the Head of Legal Compliance, you will provide programme content legal and compliance advice to content creators for ITV (both in house and external).

Responsibilities

• Provide advice on a range of legal issues including defamation, contempt, privacy and copyright
• Provide advice on compliance with broadcasting regulations including the Ofcom Broadcasting Code
• Ensure that producers (inc 3rd parties) understand their compliance obligations
• Provide advice and support to non-legal Compliance team on request
• Draft responses to programme regulatory complaints
• Conduct proactive compliance risk and issue management
• Input compliance data on approved broadcast and compliance systems
• Contribute to compliance process continuous improvement

Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)

• 1+ years’ experience of legal work in television or other media production and/or content clearance, whether acquired in house or in private practice
• Must be a fully qualified lawyer with at least 3 years PQE
• Must have broadcast compliance or defamation experience

Other things we’re looking for (key criteria)

• A proven understanding of defamation, contempt, privacy, and copyright law
• Familiarity with regulatory Codes and how they apply in real-world production settings
• A positive, solution-focused approach and a willingness to roll up your sleeves when needed
• A talent for finding constructive, creative solutions to legal and compliance challenges
• Strong social skills with the ability to build collaborative relationships across teams – including producers, Compliance, and wider ITV business contacts
• Confidence in offering clear, concise legal advice, often under tight time constraints
• The ability to balance a diverse and full workload across a wide range of content – from network documentaries and entertainment to reality TV and regional news
• Excellent judgment and the ability to assess legal and reputational risks with care and balance
• A true teammate who enjoys working in an encouraging, collegiate environment
• Calm under pressure, with tried experience handling shifting priorities optimally
• Excellent communicator, both in writing and face-to-face

Please note, on occasion we may receive a very large volume of applications which means applications for a role may close earlier than the referenced closing date. We’d encourage you to apply as soon as possible if interested.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Part-time

Job function

• Legal and General Business

Industries

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

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