Job Description

Music is Universal



It's the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the world's leading music company. From A&R to finance, legal to digital, sales to marketing, Universal Music is the place to grow and develop your career within a truly commercial and innovative business that leads in everything it does.
Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy, or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other forms of neurocognitive variation.
We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces, and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition, please email UniversalMusicCareers@umusic.com.
About Us - Legal and Business Affairs
The Central Legal Team (part of the broader Legal & Business Affairs team for recorded music) provides legal and business affairs support to the Universal Music UK central business including Commercial teams (covering digital and commerce), Globe (UMG's brand partnerships team), UMR (UMG's catalogue team), Universal Music Ireland, Abbey Road, Artist Relations / Events, as well as for the core central Universal Music UK business and board (which includes general commercial, M&A, joint ventures and certain artist rights agreements).
The Role
Working alongside other members of the team the role comprises providing a full range of legal and business affairs services to Universal Music UK to support all of its key business functions, (other than the three front line labels (who have their own dedicated teams), although you will also constantly interact with the Legal & Business Affairs teams (and broader teams) within the frontline labels.
Your role over time will be more than simply transacting documentation as you grow to advise key areas of the corporation as its business develops.
Key ResponsibilitiesDeals covering: + General commercial (commerce / digital / suppliers)
+ Brands
+ General corporate (including M&A and JVs)
+ Artists
+ Labels
+ Live / Musicals
+ Competitions
+ Events
+ Producers, remixers, mixer, featured artists, samples

Overseeing and administering: + Deals from inception to completion
+ Deal approvals
+ Rights management systems


Skills, Experience, Qualifications and Behaviours RequiredQualified Solicitor in England and Wales with strong academic background Some music and/or media and entertainment law experience (in-house or private practice) helpful but not essential. Self-sufficient - will be required to work with multiple teams across the business, which will require you to move around the building and talk to lots of people. Generalist - you will be doing something different every day Commercially minded / not petrified of numbers(!)

Why Join Us?For the right person an exceptional opportunity to kick-off a long-term career at the world's leading music entertainment company Exciting and constantly evolving industry Varied and challenging role Working alongside a young, diverse and dynamic team See the full gamut of life at a global entertainment business

Just So You Know...
The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However, the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholder's specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore, the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent, definitive, and exhaustive statement.

Job Category:
Business & Legal Affairs