Legal Officer

Independent Society of Musicians; City Of London; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known musicians' organization in London seeks a Legal Officer to support its legal team. The role involves assisting members with unpaid fees and contract understanding. The ideal candidate will have legal advisory experience or relevant knowledge, with strong problem-solving and communication skills. This full-time position is office-based for most of the week and offers a salary of approximately £31K to £33K.

Qualifications

• Experience as a legal adviser or relevant legal knowledge.
• Proactive with strong problem-solving skills.
• Good drafting and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the legal team in delivering services to members.
• Help musicians recover unpaid fees and understand contracts.
• Assist with ongoing legal matters.

Skills

Legal knowledge (contract, copyright, employment law)

Problem-solving skills

Good drafting skills

Oral communication skills

Attention to detail

Emotional intelligence

Job description

Join the award winning Independent Society of Musicians

Central London - Legal Officer

Full Time Permanent - Circa £31K to £33K

The Independent Society of Musicians seeks a Legal Officer to support its legal team in delivering key services to members. The work is varied and interesting and includes helping musicians recover unpaid fees, understand third-party contracts, and assisting the legal team with ongoing matters.

The award-winning ISM is the dynamic, change‑making professional body representing musicians. With a current membership of over 11,000, the ISM is known for its legal support to its members across a range of issues from copyright and employment disputes to contracts. We are also known for our campaigning work on issues from equality to Brexit and AI which can cross over into legal services. We do not handle litigation and any disputes which proceed to this stage are handled by our legal insurance providers.

The provision of legal advice to our members is a core part of what the ISM offers and it is vital that we deliver gold‑standard legal services, responding to the needs of our professional musician membership. You will be someone who has experience as a legal adviser or have some legal knowledge such as contract, copyright or employment law. You will be proactive with strong problem‑solving skills, good drafting and oral skills, keen attention to detail and good emotional intelligence.

You will be joining a professional staff team who are based in Bayswater, London. The role is five days per week of which at least three will be in the office.

To apply please send a CV and covering letter saying why you are right the person for the job to .

Closing date is Monday 12th January at 9:30am. Interviews will take place face‑to‑face and applications generated by AI will not be considered.