Paralegal and Team Assistant - Business Affairs
Universal Music Group
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Description
Job title: Paralegal and Team Assistant – Business Affairs (Digital)
Responsible to: Director, Business Affairs (Digital)
Department: Business Affairs (Digital)
Location of work: Kensington Village
Main purpose of role
UMG’s Digital Business Affairs team are responsible for negotiating and administering UMG’s multi-territory licensing agreements with digital music services such as Spotify, YouTube, Deezer and Apple Music. The team is heavily involved in all things that bring together music and technology and work closely with UMG operating companies around the world to provide digital guidelines and support on local deals.
• Provide general legal and administrative support to UMG’s Digital Business Affairs team based in London and Los Angeles
• Support and assist the Business Affairs team in the drafting, review and negotiation of key commercial contracts with digital music services
• Draft, review and negotiate standard template agreements
• Maintain template agreements and guidelines that comply with company policies and local law
• Ensure that, as part of the digital deal approval process, commercial and other key aspects of deals submitted by the local Operating Companies for board approval comply with UMG guidelines
• Liaise and develop relationships with key individuals within UMG and the digital teams in the local Operating Companies to ensure that the digital deal approval processes operate efficiently
• Gain and develop a sound understanding of new digital music products and services
• Perform contract analysis and management, including the input of key deal terms into a contract database system
• Perform research into digital business and legal development related topics and present back to the team
• Perform general administrative and support duties including coordinating the signature of agreements, answering phones, booking meetings rooms, filing documents, processing invoices and expenses and arranging travel
Person Specification
Essential
• LLB/BA/BSc degree with an LPC qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience working within an in-house legal team or at a private practice law firm
• Experience drafting and reviewing commercial contracts
• Experience of working with or in the music (or other digital media) industry or strongly musically / digital media minded
• You must possess the ability to prioritise and work to tight deadlines, with a strong sense of initiative.
• You must be able to proactively manage your own work load.
• You will need excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and an ability to explain difficult concepts to colleagues who may not have English as their first language
• You must be able to complete work accurately with careful attention to detail
• Capable of working under pressure and maintaining calm
• Excellent analytical and research skills
• Excellent computer skills
Diversity and Inclusion
Universal Music is an equal opportunities employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to a working environment where no one will be treated less favourably on grounds of their sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or age
Disclaimer
The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However, the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholder's specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore, the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent, definitive and exhaustive statement.