FX Legal and Business Affairs JD Intern, Summer 2026

Job ID 10142014 Location Burbank, California, United States Business FX Networks Date posted Feb. 23, 2026

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Job Summary:

About the Role & Program

Are you ready to kick off your legal career in the entertainment industry? Join the FX Business & Legal Affairs team and gain hands-on experience drafting agreements for above-the-line talent (producers, writers, directors, actors, and casting directors), underlying rights, and marketing for groundbreaking scripted and unscripted streaming programming. As an intern, you'll support a dynamic team across development, production, legal, and marketing, and contribute to high-profile projects that shape the future of entertainment. This is a unique opportunity that exposes you to business affairs, production legal, and marketing legal, making it an ideal launchpad for your legal career in media and entertainment!

This is a full-time internship, and the approximate dates are from June 2026 through August 2026. If selected for this opportunity, you will report directly to the Senior Manager of Business Affairs.

What You Will Do

As an intern, you will participate in a range of projects designed to enhance your skills and professional development. Your drafting responsibilities will include preparing production, acting, writing, and development agreements; marketing services agreements; option purchase agreements; and addressing talent redline comments. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to attend production legal kickoff calls, department meetings, and marketing task force sessions. You will also support research initiatives and assist with synthesizing negotiation updates, closed deal terms, and finalized agreements across various departments.

Required Qualifications & Skills

Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
A detail-oriented approach, even when processing a large volume of documents. Shown ability to take initiative and balance multiple projects
Coursework in entertainment business, entertainment law, copyright, negotiation, or intellectual property
Skilled in research and using tools to gather and present information
Strong attention to detail with high-volume document processing
Exercise substantial care when handling sensitive or confidential information.

Preferred Qualifications

Previous work experience in the entertainment industry, and basic knowledge of copyright law

Familiarity with Airtable and/or Netdocs

Education

Currently enrolled at an accredited law school and legally eligible to work in the U.S.

Completion of one or more years of law school in a current JD program at the start of the internship

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information:

Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all of the below requirements:

Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class at time of application OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.

Current Disney Interns, College, International, or Culinary Program Participants: You may only work for ONE consecutive year (12 months) in any combination of an internship and/or program.

Be at least 18 years of age

Possess unrestricted work authorization

Additional Information

Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship

The approximate dates of this internship are June 2026 through August 2026

Fully available from Monday through Friday, 9am - 6pm PST for the duration of the internship, 40 hours each week. Internship schedule will be adjusted to accommodate class schedule, and Friday hours may be remote, if desired.

Able to provide own housing for the duration internship program in the Burbank, California area

Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work

The pay rate for this role in California is $41.40 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

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About FX Networks:

FX, a division of Disney Entertainment Television, is a multiplatform brand that develops, produces, commissions and markets original programming for Hulu and the FX and FXX linear channels in the U.S., and Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ in all other international territories. The FX brand mark appears above the title across its entire slate of originals. Over the past two decades, FX has been responsible for some the most-critically acclaimed and award-winning shows on television. Some of the brand’s current and legacy titles include the dramas American Horror Story, American Crime Story, The Americans, Damages, Fargo, Justified, Nip/Tuck, Pose, Rescue Me, The Shield and Sons of Anarchy; the comedies Archer, Atlanta, Better Things, DAVE, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Reservation Dogs and What We Do in the Shadows; and a growing slate of docuseries and documentary films.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with FX Networks, LLC PAY SVC, which is part of a business we call FX Networks.

FX Networks, LLC PAY SVC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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