Legal Intern Legal & Business Affairs Minimum 6 months Amsterdam →

Copyright Power International; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 8,900 - 13,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supervision by in-house legal counsel

Real legal files and contracts

Room for initiative

Internship allowance

Job summary

Copyright Power International offers a varied six-month internship in the international music industry, providing hands-on exposure to real legal files and contracts.

You will draft, review and archive contracts, licences, distribution and partnership agreements; conduct legal research and analyses; and assist with copyright questions, disputes and deadlines, under supervision by our in-house counsel.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in law school at university or applied sciences level.
• Affinity with copyright, intellectual property and/or the music industry.
• Precise with a good overview.
• Proactive, curious and not afraid to ask questions.
• Good Dutch and English.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and archive contracts, licence, distribution, administration and partnership agreements
• Do legal research and write legal analyses
• Support disputes, claims and copyright questions
• Manage and check music rights with Buma/Stemra, Sena and international collective management organisations
• Track agreements, terms and key deadlines
• Help answer legal and copyright questions from clients
• Follow developments in copyright, neighbouring rights and regulation

Skills

Precise

Proactive

Curious

Dutch/English

Education

Law student at university or applied sciences

Job description

Work directly with our in-house legal counsel on real contracts and cases for composers, publishers, labels and music production companies, and see how rights are processed and exploited in practice.

What you'll do

• Draft, review and archive contracts, licence, distribution, administration and partnership agreements
• Do legal research and write legal analyses
• Support disputes, claims and copyright questions
• Manage and check music rights with Buma/Stemra, Sena and international collective management organisations
• Track agreements, terms and key deadlines
• Help answer legal and copyright questions from clients
• Follow developments in copyright, neighbouring rights and regulation

Who you are

• A law student at university or university of applied sciences level
• Affinity with copyright, intellectual property and/or the music industry
• Precise, with a good overview
• Proactive, curious and not afraid to ask questions
• Good Dutch and English
• Knowledge of music rights is nice, not necessary, eagerness to learn matters most

What we offer

• A varied internship in the international music industry, for at least six months
• A suitable monthly internship allowance
• Personal supervision by our in-house legal counsel
• Real legal files and contracts, and plenty of room for initiative
• Hands‑on experience with copyright, neighbouring rights, licences and contracts
• An informal atmosphere with short lines and enthusiastic colleagues