Senior Legal Counsel - Music

Ubisoft; Paris; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Sharing

Yearly savings plan

25 days PTO + 12 extra days

50% transport pass subsidy

Lunch vouchers

Healthcare for you and family

Ubisoft perks

Maternity/Paternity leave

Gym in building

Job summary

Ubisoft seeks a Senior Legal Counsel, Music, based in Paris, to act as the go-to legal expert for music-related matters across its games. You will draft and negotiate licensing, synchronization and related agreements in French and English, supporting production teams globally.

You will provide strategic legal guidance to creative teams, train colleagues, and collaborate with outside counsel to navigate evolving music and gaming laws while aligning with Ubisoft's risk tolerance and business needs.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in music law, spanning the publishing and/or recorded music fields, ideally gained in-house.
• A strong track record drafting and negotiating music contracts under various legislations, including synchronization licenses, and working with collective management bodies.
• Comfortable managing several projects at once in an international, multicultural environment.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate music-related agreements (licensing, commissioning, distribution) in French and English
• Provide strategic and practical legal advice to production teams
• Be the go-to contact for production teams on music-related content questions
• Support and train creative teams globally to strengthen legal reflexes
• Keep abreast of shifts in the legal landscape affecting music and video game industries
• Ensure conformity with Ubisoft's policies and risk tolerance
• Anticipate and improve standard form agreements and processes
• Work with outside counsel on sensitive pre-litigation matters

Skills

Music law

Contract drafting

Bilingual French/English

Cross-cultural communication

Job description

Ubisoft is a global leader in gaming with teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin's Creed, Rainbow Six to Just Dance and more. We believe diverse perspectives help both players and teams thrive. If you're passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries, join our journey and help us create the unknown!

Job Description

Ubisoft's Legal Department is organized around dedicated legal counsels for each business area, working hand in hand with every team across the company. As Senior Legal Counsel, Music, you will be part of the Legal team supporting our Game Production teams, based in Paris, and working closely with creative studios around the world.

Music matters to Ubisoft. In this role, you will be the go-to legal expert for everything music-related in our games – from licensing to synchronization – helping our creative teams use the best music while managing the legal risk that comes with it.

• Draft, review and negotiate music-related agreements (licensing, commissioning, distribution) in French and English, across a variety of third-party contractual relationships
• Provide strategic and practical legal advice to production teams, translating legal concepts into guidance they can use day to day
• Be the go-to contact for production teams on any music-related content question, providing tips and tricks to help them move forward
• Support and train creative teams around the globe to strengthen their legal reflexes, working with other legal counsels to build the tools needed
• Keep an ear out for shifts in the legal landscape and business developments in the music and video game industries that could impact production
• Ensure conformity with Ubisoft's business needs, policies and risk tolerance
• Anticipate and support the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes
• Work closely with specialized outside counsel on sensitive pre-litigation matters

Qualifications

• Significant experience in music law, spanning the publishing and/or recorded music fields, ideally gained in-house
• A strong track record drafting and negotiating music contracts under various legislations, including synchronization licenses, and working with collective management bodies
• Comfortable managing several projects at once in an international, multicultural environment

Skills and knowledge

• Bilingual French/English, equally comfortable drafting and negotiating in both languages
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to translate legal concepts for non-legal audiences
• Strong negotiation skills with a win-win mindset, comfortable operating in ambiguous or unfamiliar territory
• Emotionally intelligent and curious, with excellent judgment and the ability to build consensus across cross-functional stakeholders
• Comfortable balancing process streamlining with in-depth analysis, and not risk-averse

Additional Information

Profit Sharing, yearly company saving plan. 25 paid time off + 12 additional paid days off. 50% of your transportation pass is paid by the company, lunch vouchers (9€/day), healthcare for you and your family, and lots of Ubisoft additional perks.
Maternity leaves of 20 weeks, paternity/co-parental leaves of 7 weeks.
Our office is located in Saint Mandé, (Metro line 1, Saint Mandé station). Gym available in the building.

Recruitment process

[30 minutes] : phone call with the Recruiter,
[60 minutes] : interview with the manager of the role and a Recruiter,
[60 minutes] : interview with the Chief Legal Officer

Additional Information

Ubisoft offers the same job opportunities to all, without any distinction of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability, or age. Ubisoft ensures the development of an inclusive work environment which mirrors the diversity of our gamers' community.