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Company Description   Prism Media LLC (“Prism Media”) is a newly established portfolio company of Soros Fund Management LLC (“SFM”), a global asset manager and family office with approximately $28 billion in assets under management.   Prism Media is a centralized operating platform that supports a growing number of leading digital media and information businesses within SFM’s Media Partnerships and Investments portfolio, including Crooked Media, First We Feast, Her Campus Media, and MeidasTouch Network.   The Prism Media team provides finance, legal, human resources, and operations capabilities to drive efficiency, enable growth, and help shape the next phase of each business.     Role Overview   The Head of Legal   will  lead  day-to-day legal work across  SFM’ media  portfolio . This includes contract review, partner and key vendor agreements, and senior employee and consultant agreements across portfolio companies.   The role serves as the primary legal partner to portfolio leadership and works closely with SFM’s central legal and compliance teams on investment transactions,  material  disputes, and  r egulatory matters.   This role  will collaborate with  SFM’s  legal  resources within  portfolio companies  and/ or external co unsel  where  appropriate , while  maintaining  overall  responsib i l ity  for ensuring work is  delivered to  a high standard.   In addition, this  role   will  establish  and maintain legal structures and governance frameworks across entities, ensuring consistency and scalability as the portfolio grows.   This is a full-time, New York-area role requiring four in-office days per week in our New York city office.     Major Responsibilities   Legal Advisory & Business Partnership   Oversee day-to-day legal work across portfolio companies, including contract review, commercial agreements, and senior employee and consultant agreements   Serve as the primary legal partner to portfolio leadership, providing practical, business-oriented advice on ongoing operations   Work with SFM’s central legal and compliance teams on investment transactions, disputes, and regulatory matters, ensuring alignment with portfolio needs   Governance, Compliance, & Legal Frameworks   Establish and maintain entity structures and governance frameworks across a mix of minority and controlled investments   Set and maintain clear, practical legal standards (templates, policies, playbooks) across companies where consistency is helpful   Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations across jurisdictions, working with internal and external partners as needed   Legal Operations & Infrastructure   Manage and coordinate external counsel, including selecting firms, scoping work, and controlling costs   Identify and implement off-the-shelf automation tools and processes to improve contract review, tracking, and legal workflows     What We Value:   Bachelor’s degree and JD required, with excellent academic record   A minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in corporate law   Experience working on both day-to-day commercial legal work (e.g., contracts, employment, vendor agreements) and transactional matters (e.g., investments, acquisitions, structuring)   Enthusiasm to support multiple operating teams across a portfolio   Interest in working across a portfolio of businesses, rather than a s