Entertainment Counsel - Licensing & IP (Part-Time)

Tufamerica; New York (NY); Vor Ort; USD 60.000 - 90.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Tufamerica is seeking an experienced Entertainment Lawyer for a part-time, on-site position in Midtown West, New York. The role focuses on licensing, artist contracts, co-publishing deals, and clearance of samples.

You will advise the company president on IP rights and contractual obligations with major labels, publishers, and third-party licensees, and support litigation preparation with outside counsel. JD required and active bar admission preferred; prior entertainment or music industry legal

Qualifikationen

• JD required; active bar admission preferred.
• Entertainment or music industry legal experience a plus.

Aufgaben

• Draft, review, and negotiate licensing agreements, artist contracts, co-publishing deals, and sample clearances. You have oversight from initial request through fully executed agreement.
• Advise company president on intellectual property rights, copyright enforcement, and contractual obligations with major labels, publishers, and third-party licensees
• Support litigation preparation including document review, correspondence management, and coordination with outside counsel as needed
• Store completed deals and litigation documentation preparation in database and physical files, scanning signed agreements as needed
• Represent or assist in asserting copyright and contractual rights against infringing parties, including correspondence, demand letters, and pre-litigation strategy

Kenntnisse

Licensing & Contracts

IP rights

Ausbildung

Juris Doctor (JD)

Jobbeschreibung

Tufamerica is seeking an experienced Entertainment Lawyer for a part-time, on-site position in Midtown West, New York. The role focuses on licensing, artist contracts, co-publishing deals, and clearance of samples.

You will advise the company president on IP rights and contractual obligations with major labels, publishers, and third-party licensees, and support litigation preparation with outside counsel. JD required and active bar admission preferred; prior entertainment or music industry legal