Business & Legal Affairs Coordinator

This is a Full Time Job

DESCRIPTION:

At Warner Music Group, we're a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we turn dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. We are guided by three core values that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:

• Curiosity: We do our best work when we're immersing ourselves in culture and breaking through barriers. Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity and ingenuity. It fuels innovation, and innovation is the key to our future.
• Collaboration: Making music and bringing it to the world is all about the power of originality amplified by teamwork. A great idea, like a great song, travels globally. We ignite passions and build connections across our diverse community of artists, songwriters, partners, and fans.
• Commitment: We pursue excellence for our team and our talent. Everything in music starts with a leap into the unknown, and we're committed to keeping the faith, acting with integrity, and delivering on our promises.

WMG is home to a wide range of artists, musicians, and songwriters that fuel our success. That is why we are committed to creating a work environment that actively values, appreciates, and respects everyone. We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds – an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.

Job Title: Coordinator, Business & Legal Affairs

A little bit about our team:

The Warner Records Business & Legal Affairs team is a dynamic, diverse, and dedicated group of professionals located across several global regions with a passion for music who provide general counseling to Warner Records across a wide range of business and legal issues. We value deep work, urgency, attention to detail, and a forward-thinking mindset. We work closely with every department at the label, and we focus on structuring the label's business and legal relationship with each of our artists.

Your role:

This role will provide comprehensive support to all members of the Business & Legal Affairs department, balancing administrative duties with essential paralegal responsibilities. You'll work closely with each member of the B&LA team, contributing to both the efficient flow of daily operations and the execution of critical legal tasks.

Here you'll get to:

• Oversee general department functions, including assisting each department member with file management, ordering, and stocking office supplies, coordinating travel, handling expense reports in accordance with company policies, setting up/coordinating meetings and calls, and assisting with day-to-day facilities management. Work in the label's Los Angeles HQ to coordinate across department members and contributors in 4 locations.
• Update and distribute the roster monthly. Coordinate information flow with internal departments (e.g., A&R, Marketing, Finance, Licensing) and external parties (e.g., outside counsel, managers, etc.) regarding department matters, under the guidance of B&LA attorneys.
• Organize and manage legal documents, adapting to new systems. Assist with and accountably track signatures of legal documents. Assist with the tracking and management of contract lifecycles. Assist with the organization of documents for corporate matters when needed. Maintain and update legal databases and tracking systems for department matters. Review and upload documents to systems, and coordinate with the rights management team. Handle and safeguard confidential and proprietary information with the utmost discretion. Execute and maintain proper confidentiality procedures.
• Prepare, proofread, and format legal documents, correspondence, and presentations. Assist in reviewing agreements for accuracy and completeness under attorney supervision.
• Clearance support for music, vi...