Senior Associate - Copyright Transactions

Advocates Legal Recruiting

Washington, District of Columbia

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Model, Computer Music and Audio, Contract Negotiation, Customer Acquisition, Customer Retention/Renewal, Digital Media, Emerging Technology, Entertainment and Media, Financial Reporting, IP (Internet Protocol), Licensing, Litigation, Music, Negotiation Skills, Product Design, Regulations
LOCATION
Washington, District of Columbia
POSTED
Today
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SENIOR ASSOCIATE: COPYRIGHT TRANSACTIONS (6+ YEARS)<\/b>
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TECH + CONTENT | LA, SAN FRAN, SILICON VALLEY, DC, NYC<\/b>
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Our AmLaw 100 client is hiring a senior associate to join the transactional side of a copyright -focused practice that sits at the center of tech, digital media, and music -driven business models. The work is sophisticated, current, and often first -impression for clients building or scaling content products.
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Role summary<\/b>
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  • Draft and negotiate commercial agreements with a heavy emphasis on copyright and content rights.
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  • Advise on “business -critical” content licenses and broader licensing strategy across digital products and platforms.
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  • Support counseling work tied to DMCA and platform/compliance strategy, working closely with litigators and regulatory lawyers when issues escalate.
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  • Work with clients across the content stack: rights clearance strategy, catalog build -outs, data/financial reporting, and user acquisition and retention questions in music and digital media.
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    Candidate profile<\/b>
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    • Minimum 6 years of experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, ideally in copyright, IP licensing, tech transactions, or entertainment deals.
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    • Comfortable running negotiations and translating business goals into clean paper under real deadlines.
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    • Industry familiarity is a plus: music, entertainment, digital media, creator economy, content platforms.
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      Why this role<\/b>
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      • Platform: a top -ranked media and entertainment transactional practice with a deep bench and consistent placement in leading directories. 
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      • Substance: copyright issues tied to modern product design, licensing and commercialization, including digital copyright questions that show up in emerging tech and AI -adjacent workflows.
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      • Cross -disciplinary seat: you are not siloed. The practice spans counseling, deals, and high -stakes disputes, with real exposure to how copyright problems get solved end -to -end.
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      • Support: structured well -being resources and firmwide infrastructure that is actually built out, not just stated.
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        Locations<\/b>
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        Los Angeles | San Francisco | Menlo Park | New York | Washington, D.C.
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        Comp<\/b>
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        Market compensation (Cravath -scale structure for class years is reflected in the posting).  Base + Bonus
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        Interested<\/b>
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        If you send a resume, include a short deal sheet or a few representative agreements you have led (redacted is fine).
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