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-Barry Wynn

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

A & E Television Networks is looking for a summer intern for this coming summer. The internship is described below. If you are interested, please send your resume to June Besek via e-mail ( jbesek@law.columbia.edu ) no later than Friday, April 14. I will forward the resumes to our contact at A & E.

June M. Besek, Esq.

Executive Director

Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts

Columbia Law School

Phone: (212) 854-1384

Fax: (212) 854-9111

A&E TELEVISION NETWORKS / THE HISTORY CHANNEL INTERNSHIP – SUMMER 2006

A&E Television Networks is offering a paid summer internship in its Legal & Business Affairs Department in New York for a first or second year law student.

A&E Television Networks is an award-winning, international media company offering consumers a diverse communications environment ranging from television programming, to home videos/DVDs and music CDs, to websites, as well as supporting nationwide educational initiatives. AETN is comprised of A&E Network?, The History Channel?, The Biography Channel?, The History Channel en Espa?olTM and other television channels. Further information can be found at the following websites: www.aetv.com, www.Biography.com and www.HistoryChannel.com.

Description:

The internship will provide hands-on exposure to an in-house, corporate legal department and issues relating to a wide range of legal practice areas within the entertainment industry.

The intern will provide support to ten lawyers and other staff on a variety of projects.

Sample projects may involve:

? Drafting basic contracts (under attorney supervision) involving the commissioning and licensing of television pilots, programs and series.

? Preparing trademark registration filings.

? Researching intellectual property issues via the Internet or other means and reporting the results to the Department.

? Attending client meetings and negotiating sessions.

? Reviewing and summarizing key deal points on contracts.

? Providing general support on programming, litigation, marketing, distribution, advanced media and international matters.

Duration: June 5 – August 11 (10 weeks), Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.

Activities: The intern will also participate in bi-weekly luncheons during which representatives of other AETN departments will make presentations describing their departments and the type of work they do.

Stipend: $525 per week.

Resumes: Interested students should forward their resumes to June Besek.