Music Rights Transactions Attorney

Job Overview

A law firm seeks an attorney in Los Angeles to join their entertainment group, focusing on music rights transactions. The ideal candidate will be passionate about the music business and adept at managing album and record clearances, contributing to creative problem-solving and strategic thinking in intellectual property.

Duties

• Review and coordinate comments on third-party participant agreements for compositions and recorded music.
• Draft and revise standard agreements in music, entertainment, and related fields.
• Collaborate with attorneys, consultants, and professionals.
• Enhance critical thinking and strategy in intellectual property.

Requirements

• Experience or interest in the music business or related fields.
• Passion for helping recording artists and eagerness to learn.
• Initiative and collaborative spirit.
• Motivation for excellence and a positive outlook on entertainment law.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Bar membership in good standing or awaiting bar results in the practicing jurisdiction.

Education

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree.

Certifications

• Bar admission in the practicing jurisdiction.

Skills

• Critical thinking and attention to detail.
• Effective communication and articulation.
• Confidence in knowledge and willingness to learn.

Benefits

• Medical, financial, and other benefits based on position.

This is a national law firm with an especially strong West Coast presence. In keeping with the firm?s LA roots, it counts the entertainment industry as one of its top clients, while also proving indispensable to clients in the energy, financial services and banking, government, health, real estate, technology, and consumer products sectors. With a client- and industry-driven approach, the firm is unique in its provision of interdisciplinary services, such as business strategy and consulting, a feature that enhances opportunities and stability. This firm puts its money where its mouth is when it comes to fostering professional development ? attorneys are given an ?investment account? ? a billable number to record time pursuing professional development activities. This, combined with leanly staffed matters, yields excellent opportunities for career advancement.