Business Affairs Legal Intern

Create Music Group is an LA-based digital music company that provides artists and labels with distribution, rights management, and creative services. We monetize over 12 billion monthly music streams and have collected over $150 Million in previously unclaimed revenue for artists and labels. Clients include Future, JLo, City Girls, Marshmello, Don Diablo, Trippie Redd, Migos, Universal Music Group, and more.

Label Engine was founded in 2008 with a single purpose: to reduce the number of time-consuming tasks involved in growing and operating a successful record label. Since being acquired by Create Music Group in 2015, LE has gained a reputation as one of the most efficient distribution platforms in the industry and has become a household name among artists, managers, and label owners worldwide. By combining a unique set of essential tools into one easy-to-use system, Label Engine takes the hassle out of distribution and lets you focus on what matters most: your music.

Job Summary

Create Music Group’s Business Affairs team is growing! We are looking for an individual to join and

assist the Business Affairs team and A&Rs with agreement drafting, managing terminations, takedowns

and conflicts, and organizing legal information. If you are interested in a future career in music law this is

a great opportunity to learn and have a hands-on, introductory experience!

Responsibilities

•  Creating documents on Salesforce
•  Tracking deals across various departments
•  Drafting simple forms and reviewing contracts
•  Populating schedule information
•  Managing the material terms in client accounts
•  Closing deals and creating abstracts for each deal
•  Sending documents for execution and saving the same
•  Organizing of deal terms, client information, and documents
•  Requesting contracting information from artists, managers, and legal teams
•  Coordinating final deal points with A&Rs
•  Creating, and reviewing redlines and edits to agreement drafts
•  Keeping track of deal negotiations
•  Communicating with various teams across the company
•  Managing projects within the Business Affairs team
•  Managing the deal flow and following up on actionable items as needed
•  Helping maintain Business Affairs deal templates including helping iron out errors in Salesforce
•  Scheduling meetings
  
  

Qualifications

•  Must be currently enrolled in law school
•  Needs to be organized and detail oriented
•  Strong communication skills
•  Needs to have an interest in the legal field and eager to learn
•  Self-learner
•  Can handle high volume of projects
•  Experience with Microsoft Office and Adobe
•  Some music industry experience preferred
  
  

Pay Scale

This is a for-credit internship.