Legal and Business Affairs Manager â Central Legal Team (Recorded Music)

Universal Music; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading music company in the UK seeks a talented Solicitor to join its Central Legal Team. This role involves drafting and advising on agreements related to various aspects of music and entertainment law, offering a chance to grow as a trusted advisor in a dynamic environment. Candidates should be a Qualified Solicitor with a strong academic background and ideally some experience in entertainment law. Join a collaborative team in a creative industry.

Benefits

Exposure to a leading creative industry

Opportunity to work with a dynamic team

Career growth potential in a top company

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales.
• Some experience in music media or entertainment law helpful.
• A true generalist comfortable with different types of legal work.

Responsibilities

• Draft, negotiate, and advise on commercial agreements.
• Support brand partnerships and activations.
• Oversee and administer deals from inception to completion.

Skills

Qualified Solicitor

Experience in music media or entertainment law

Self-starter

Commercially minded

Organised and proactive

Education

Strong academic background

Job description

Music is Universal

It’s the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the world’s leading music company. From A&R to finance legal to digital sales to marketing Universal Music is the place to grow and develop your career within a truly commercial and innovative business that leads in everything it does.

Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD and other forms of neurocognitive variation.

We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment workplaces and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition please email

The Central Legal Team part of Universal Music UK’s wider Legal & Business Affairs department for recorded music provides legal and business affairs support across our core central operations.

The Role

We are seeking a talented and ambitious Solic to join our Central Legal Team. This role offers a broad and varied scope working across multiple areas of Universal Music UK’s business. From brand partnerships to corporate transactions, artist rights to live events your work will cover the full spectrum of music and entertainment law. While some responsibilities will be transactional this position offers the chance to grow into a trusted‑advisor role supporting the business as it evolves and helping shape its future direction.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, negotiate and advise on agreements covering general commercial (commerce digital suppliers)
• Brand partnerships and activations
• General corporate (including M&A and joint ventures)
• Artists and labels
• Live performances and musical productions
• Competitions and promotional campaigns
• Events and experiential projects
• Producers, remixers, mixers, featured artists and samples
• Oversee and administer deals from inception to completion
• Deal approvals and internal processes
• Rights management systems

What We’re Looking For

• Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales with a strong academic background
• Some experience in music media or entertainment law (in‑house or private practice) helpful but not essential
• A self‑starter who enjoys working across multiple teams and building strong relationships across the business
• A true generalist excited by variety and comfortable switching between different types of legal and commercial work
• Commercially minded, confident with numbers and not afraid to think outside the box
• Organised, adaptable and proactive with a collaborative approach

Why Join Us

• An exceptional opportunity to launch or grow a long‑term career with the world’s leading music entertainment company
• Exposure to a constantly evolving exciting and creative industry
• A varied and challenging role spanning multiple areas of law and business
• The chance to work alongside a young dynamic and diverse team in a highly collaborative environment
• First‑hand insight into the full breadth of life at a global entertainment powerhouse

Just So You Know

The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However the business operates in an environment that demands change and the job holders specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent definitive and exhaustive statement.

Job Category

Business & Legal Affairs

Employment Type

Full‑Time

Experience

Manager

Vacancy

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