Legal & Business Affairs Intern, Extreme Music & Bleeding Fingers Music

Sony•Santa Monica, CA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Extreme Music Business and Legal Affairs department handles all contractual and transactional aspects of Sony Music Publishing’s Production Music division. An intern in our department will assist the Business and Legal Affairs team to negotiate deal terms and issue synchronization license, commissioning, publishing, sampling, interpolation and general clearance agreements with composers and artists as well as with film, TV and new media clients, all while placing a strong emphasis on rights, administration and asset management.

Requirements

In process of obtaining a JD from ABA accredited law school
Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills required
High attention to detail
Must have taken a copyright law class
Sound cross-functional collaboration skills
Hungry to learn and grow
Able to adapt quickly to a changing environment with minimal disruption

Nice To Haves

Proven entertainment industry experience not required but preferred
You embrace, support and inspire innovation through a creative and collaborative approach

Responsibilities

Review and analyze publishing, synchronization, sampling, interpolation, confidentiality and sub-publishing agreements
Advise team regarding the status of accounts in queue to be licensed along with relevant requested revisions
Execute special projects as requested by management
Draft form agreements (including accompanying exhibits) to ensure complete chain of title documentation
Maintain a project database within corporate file repositories for the registration of musical works with collective management organizations
Investigate and prepare memoranda for potential copyright infringement matters under counsel's guidance