Senior Associate, Copyright Transactions & Licensing

Advocates Legal Recruiting; Washington; On-site; USD 190,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocates Legal Recruiting is assisting a top AmLaw 100 client in Washington seeking a Senior Associate focused on Copyright Transactions. You will draft and negotiate commercial agreements, advise on licenses for digital platforms, and support DMCA/compliance strategy in collaboration with litigators and regulatory lawyers.

The role sits at the center of tech, content, and music-driven business models, offering exposure to end-to-end copyright solutions across product design, licensing, and

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, ideally in copyright, IP licensing, tech transactions, or entertainment deals.
• Comfortable running negotiations and translating business goals into clean paper under real deadlines.
• Industry familiarity is a plus: music, entertainment, digital media, creator economy, content platforms.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate commercial agreements with a heavy emphasis on copyright and content rights.
• Advise on “business-critical” content licenses and broader licensing strategy across digital products and platforms.
• Support counseling work tied to DMCA and platform/compliance strategy, working closely with litigators and regulatory lawyers when issues scale.
• Work with clients across the content stack: rights clearance strategy, catalog build-outs, data/financial reporting, and user acquisition and retention questions in music and digital media.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

IP licensing

Job description

Advocates Legal Recruiting is assisting a top AmLaw 100 client in Washington seeking a Senior Associate focused on Copyright Transactions. You will draft and negotiate commercial agreements, advise on licenses for digital platforms, and support DMCA/compliance strategy in collaboration with litigators and regulatory lawyers.

The role sits at the center of tech, content, and music-driven business models, offering exposure to end-to-end copyright solutions across product design, licensing, and