Business Legal Affairs, Music Lawyer
5 days ago
London
MUSIC LAWYER BUSINESS & LEGAL AFFAIRS ENTERTAINMENT ICON LONDON Our client is a global leader in entertainment and storytelling, inspiring audiences across film, television, streaming and immersive media. An exciting role has been created for an exceptional Senior Manager, Music, Business & Legal Affairs to join the London based team. This is a rare opportunity to play a key role in shaping the music strategy and legal framework behind high-profile deals for various purposes, including productions across EMEA. As part of a highly regarded international legal and business affairs team, you will partner closely with senior stakeholders in both London and the US, supporting a diverse slate of original, licensed, and acquired content. The Role You will take ownership of both business affairs and legal matters across a broad range of music-related projects, including: • Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide variety of music agreements (including composer, songwriter, producer, and music supervisor agreements, as well as sync and master use licences), • Leading negotiations with rights holders, record labels, publishers, and collecting societies, • Advising on music rights, clearances, and usage across productions, marketing, promotions, and distribution, • Overseeing the music clearance process and ensuring compliance with internal policies, • Providing strategic legal advice on copyright and intellectual property matters, • Supporting payments and financial obligations related to music agreements, • Conducting legal research and analysing complex agreements to assess rights and risk, • Reviewing audio and audiovisual content for clearance issues, • Developing and maintaining standard form agreements About You You will be a qualified lawyer with strong experience in music law, ideally gained in-house within a streaming platform, broadcaster, studio, or a leading law firm. Key skills and experience include: • c 4-8 PQE with demonstrable experience of handling music-related legal matters, • Strong knowledge of EU music regulations, directives and rights frameworks, • Proven ability to negotiate and draft complex agreements end-to-end, • Excellent analytical, drafting, and problem-solving skills, • Strong commercial acumen and understanding of the entertainment industry, • Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment, • A collaborative mindset with excellent communication skills, • High level of integrity and discretion when handling confidential matters This is a varied, high-impact role requiring strong judgement, commercial awareness, and the ability to manage multiple priorities independently- a wonderful opportunity to help shape the music behind some of the world’s most celebrated stories.