Business and Legal Affairs, Associate

Overview

The organization is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Business and Legal Affairs Associate to support a growing Legal Team. This role reports to the Director of Business and Legal Affairs, who is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is responsible for leading the Legal Team.

This position is remote, with an expectation that the candidate will remain a resident in the location of hire. Candidates must be current residents of Philadelphia, PA. Minimal travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Draft and update contract frameworks and templates for:
  • Digital distribution agreements
  • Licensing arrangements
  • Other custom client and partner deals
• Review, redline, and assist with negotiation of digital distribution agreements, addenda, and custom client/partner deals; escalate novel or high-risk issues to the Director.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand business needs and incorporate them into contractual terms.
• Maintain legal workflows and update the contract lifecycle using project management tools (primarily Monday.com or other applications as requested).
• Track contract project status and provide timely updates to the Director and relevant teams.
• Conduct entity verification and KYC/KYB diligence across U.S. and international registries, including sanctions/PEP screening and identity verification; summarize findings for internal stakeholders.
• Support Legal and Finance with deal diligence, including vetting the contracting party, client rightsholdership, client history, account information, and other data needed to advise internal stakeholders and draft accurate contracts.
• Assist with general legal and operational initiatives, including research, internal documentation, and compliance projects.
• Ensure consistency in legal language and formatting across documents.
• Maintain organized, up-to-date records of contract templates, revisions, and executed documents.
• Research and analyze trends and emerging law and industry practices related to operations, contracting, copyright, improper activity, and other legal matters.
• Communicate and liaise with internal stakeholders regarding legal policies, processes, and procedures.
• Provide support on escalated legal matters.
• Brief the Director of Business and Legal Affairs regularly and consistently on the status of contracting activities.
• Complete other projects as identified by the Business and Legal Affairs Team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• J.D., paralegal certificate, or equivalent legal training strongly preferred.
• J.D. with meaningful business and legal affairs internship or work experience, OR three to five years of post-graduate experience in a B&LA, contracts, or transactional environment.
• Music, entertainment, or technology background preferred but not required.
• Proficiency with contract/project management platforms (e.g., Monday.com, Dropbox, Google Workspace, HubSpot).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong time management skills; ability to handle multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines.
• Self-motivated with strong initiative.
• High energy, high-volume, detail-oriented work style; ability to own your workload and grow fast.
• Coachable and confident; ability to take ownership, receive feedback, and iterate quickly.
• Excitement to keep learning and become a go-to for knowledge and resources.
• Ability to fully engage and integrate with the team while working remotely.
• High standard of ethics and ability to maintain confidential information.

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluency in Spanish and/or Portuguese.
• Familiarity with music licensing, intellectual property, and digital distribution.
• Interest in contracting, IP rights and licensing, copyright law, and related topics such as AI issues and regulation.
• Strong interest in the legal aspects of the independent distribution and music space.
• At least one year of experience drafting distribution agreements and other music licensing contracts.
• Experience collaborating with Deal, Sales, and Finance Teams.

Compensation & Benefits

Not specified in the provided job description.

Location

• Remote position.
• Candidate must be a current resident of Philadelphia, PA.
• Director is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
• Minimal travel may be required.