Senior Legal Counsel - Music

Ubisoft; Paris; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Profit Sharing

Company saving plan

Paid time off

Résumé du poste

Ubisoft in Paris seeks a Senior Legal Counsel, Music, to be the go-to legal expert for music-related matters across Ubisoft’s game productions. You will draft and negotiate music licenses, synchronization agreements, and related contracts in French and English, advising production teams worldwide.

Based in Paris, you will guide creative studios and collaborate with other legal counsels, ensuring compliance with company policy and industry standards while supporting continuous improvement of

Qualifications

• Significant experience in music law spanning publishing and/or recorded music, ideally gained in-house.
• Strong track record drafting and negotiating music contracts under various legislations, including synchronization licenses.
• Experience working with collective management bodies and navigating music rights ecosystems.

Responsabilités

• Draft, review and negotiate music-related agreements (licensing, commissioning, distribution) in French and English.
• Provide strategic legal advice to production teams, translating concepts for non-legal audiences.
• Be the go-to contact for music-related content questions and provide actionable guidance to teams.
• Support and train creative teams globally, collaborating with other counsels to build usable tools.
• Monitor shifts in music and video game law to assess impact on production processes.
• Ensure conformity with Ubisoft’s policies and risk tolerance, aligning with business needs.
• Contribute to improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes.
• Collaborate with outside counsel on sensitive pre-litigation matters.

Connaissances

Music law

Contract negotiation

French-English bilingual

Cross-functional collaboration

Description du poste

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

Relevant experience

• 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

Ubisoft's perks

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 a 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.

Company 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!