Business and Legal Affairs, Associate

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Tennessee.

📋 Description

• Create and revise contract frameworks and templates for digital distribution agreements, licensing arrangements, and tailored client and partner agreements.

• Evaluate, revise, and assist in the negotiation of digital distribution agreements, addenda, and customized client and partner contracts.

• Bring novel or high-risk issues to the attention of the Director of Business and Legal Affairs.

• Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders to grasp business requirements and integrate them into contractual provisions.

• Manage legal workflows and contract lifecycle updates using project management tools, primarily Monday.com.

• Monitor contract project progress and deliver timely updates to the Director and relevant teams.

• Conduct entity verification and KYC/KYB due diligence across U.S. and international registries, including sanctions/PEP screening and identity verification.

• Summarize due diligence findings for internal stakeholders.

• Assist Legal and Finance teams with deal diligence, including evaluating contracting parties, client rights ownership, client history, account information, and other pertinent data.

• Aid legal and operational initiatives, including research, internal documentation, and compliance projects.

• Ensure consistency in legal terminology and formatting across all documents.

• Maintain organized and up-to-date records of contract templates, revisions, and executed documents.

• Research and assess trends and emerging laws and industry practices related to operations, contracting, copyright, improper activities, and other legal issues.

• Communicate with internal stakeholders regarding legal policies, processes, and procedures.

• Provide assistance on escalated legal matters.

• Regularly update the Director on the status of contracting activities.

• Complete additional projects as identified by the Business and Legal Affairs Team.

• Manage initial contract reviews, redlining, intake, and diligence, progressing towards more independent drafting and negotiation.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.

• Three years of post-graduate experience in business and legal affairs, contracts, or a transactional setting.

• Proficiency in contract, project, and business management platforms such as Monday.com, Dropbox, Google Workspace, and HubSpot.

• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

• Exceptional organizational skills paired with keen attention to detail.

• Strong time management capabilities, able to juggle multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines in a high-volume environment.

• Self-motivated and proactive, demonstrating a strong sense of ownership and initiative.

• Comfortable receiving feedback, adapting swiftly, and taking on increasing responsibility for projects.

• Willingness to learn, develop subject-matter expertise, and become a dependable resource for the team.

• Ability to work collaboratively and remain fully engaged with a distributed team in a remote work setting.

• High ethical standards and sound judgment when handling confidential or sensitive information.

• Candidates must be current residents of Nashville, Tennessee.

• A J.D. or Paralegal Certificate with relevant internship/training or work experience in business and legal affairs, contracts, or transactional matters.

• Five years of post-graduate experience in business and legal affairs, contracts, or a transactional environment.

• Experience in the music, entertainment, or technology sectors.

• Familiarity with music licensing, intellectual property, copyright, and digital distribution.

• Interest in contracting, intellectual property rights, licensing, copyright law, and emerging legal topics such as artificial intelligence and related regulations.

• Strong interest in the legal and business aspects of independent music distribution.

• One or more years of experience drafting distribution agreements, music licensing agreements, or similar commercial contracts.

• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with teams such as Deals, Sales, and Finance.

• Proficiency in Spanish and/or Portuguese is an advantage.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote work arrangement.

• Minimal travel may be required.

• Opportunity for increasingly independent drafting and negotiation as the Legal function expands.