Business and Legal Affairs, Associate

Draft and update contract frameworks and templates for digital distribution agreements, licensing arrangements, and other custom client and partner deals.Review, redline, and help negotiate digital distribution agreements, addenda, and custom client and partner deals, escalating novel or high-risk issues to the Director.Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand business needs and incorporate them into contractual terms.Maintain and manage legal workflows and contract lifecycle updates via project management tools (primarily Monday.com or other applications as requested).Track the status of contract projects and provide timely updates to the Director of Business and Legal Affairs and relevant teams.Conduct entity verification and KYC/KYB diligence across U.S. and international registries, sanctions/PEP screening, and identity verification, and summarize findings for internal stakeholders.Assist Legal and Finance with deal diligence, including vetting the contracting party, client rightsholdership, client history, account information, and other data necessary for advising internal stakeholders and drafting accurate contracts.Support general legal and operational initiatives, including research, internal documentation, and compliance projects.Help ensure consistency in legal language and formatting across documents.Maintain organized and 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 concerning 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. Bachelor’s degree in a relevant fieldThree years of post-graduate experience in business and legal affairs, contracts, or a transactional environment.Proficiency with contract, project, and business management platforms such as Monday.com, Dropbox, Google Workspace, and HubSpot.Strong written and verbal communication skills.Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.Strong time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines in a high-volume environment.Self-motivated and proactive, with a strong sense of ownership and initiative.Comfortable receiving feedback, adapting quickly, and taking increasing ownership of projects.Eagerness to learn, develop subject-matter expertise, and become a reliable resource for the team.Ability to collaborate effectively and stay fully engaged with a distributed team in a remote work environment.High ethical standards and sound judgment when handling confidential or sensitive information. or Paralegal Certificate with relevant internship/training or work experience in business and legal affairs, contracts, or transactional mattersFive years of post-graduate experience in business and legal affairs, contracts, or a transactional environment.Experience in the music, entertainment, or technology industries.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 regulation.Strong interest in the legal and business considerations of independent music distribution.Spanish and/or Portuguese language proficiency is a plus. One or more years of experience drafting distribution agreements, music licensing agreements, or similar commercial contracts.Experience partnering cross-functionally with teams such as Deals, Sales, and Finance.Willingness to take on projects and responsibilities outside of the immediate scope of the role as business needs evolve. The role is designed to grow: the right candidate will handle first-pass agreements, redlines, contract intake, and diligence within the first few months, with a path toward increasingly independent drafting and negotiation as the Legal function scales..This position is remote, with an expectation that the candidate will remain a resident in the location of hire.Minimal travel may be required.Compensation for this position is determined based on the following states: FloridaCandidates must be a current resident of one of the states listed above.