WHO WE’RE LOOKING FORThe Staff Attorney will support the Chief Legal Officer, Associate General Counsel, Senior Managing Director of Legal Affairs, and overall Legal Affairs team with the Academy’s day-to-day transactional needs. Utilizing your excellent judgment, team collaboration skills, and commitment to the highest level of honesty, fidelity and integrity, you will provide legal advice to the Academy and its affiliates on a range of contracts.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts covering a range of Academy and affiliate activities, including vendor and services agreements, programming, events, licensing, technology and new initiatives under development.
- Advise business teams on contract interpretation and obligations, explaining legal issues to non-lawyers in a digestible manner.
- Issue spot and quickly assess when to escalate matters to more senior members of the Legal Affairs department.
- Work with the team to streamline contract processes from commencement to conclusion, including maintaining contract playbooks and using technology to standardize processes.
- Maintain organized records of executed contracts and related documents.
- Collaborate intra- and inter-departmentally to maintain appropriate contract templates for business team use.
- Assist with implementing and updating Academy and affiliate policies and procedures to ensure compliance and efficient administration of resources.
- Stay informed about legal developments relevant to the Academy’s and its affiliates’ business operations.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE - Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
- License to practice law (or ability to become licensed) in state of residence.
- 2-3 years’ experience practicing transactional law at an established law firm and/or in-house in a corporate legal or business affairs department.
- Experience advising on music and entertainment business matters strongly preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including an established track record of superior legal draftsmanship and negotiation, and the demonstrated ability to conclude matters efficiently and beneficially for the client.
- Must be a forward-thinking individual with sound, practical, and business-minded judgment including the ability to “think outside of the box,” come up with intelligent solutions to problems, master new technologies utilized to streamline contract systems, and assess and explain the business and legal impact of alternative options.
- Ability to work well both independently and as part of a greater team, moving projects forward diligently and proactively.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS FOR CERTAIN ROLES
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and sit for long periods of time, and work at a computer for long periods of time.
SALARY AND BENEFITS
The starting salary for this position is $95,600 to $106,500 per year, benchmarked against industry standards. Salaries for positions required to be in specific geographic locations reflect the corresponding labor market.
The actual offer extended will depend on the candidate's experience, qualifications, and the role's requirements. Positions working 20+ hours per week also receive our comprehensive benefits package (with medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401k match, generous paid time off, and more). Click here for an overview of our company benefits.
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