Senior Copyright Transactions Associate

Advocates Legal Recruiting

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 250,000 - 390,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Advocates Legal Recruiting's client, a top AmLaw 100 firm, seeks a Senior Associate to join its copyright transactions team in San Francisco. You will draft complex agreements, advise on licensing strategy, and support DMCA/compliance initiatives across digital platforms.

Ideal candidates have 6+ years handling copyright/IP licensing and entertainment transactions, with strong negotiation skills and a track record of delivering under tight deadlines. Local California practice is preferred.

Qualifications

Minimum 6 years of experience 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 licensing strategy across digital products and platforms.
Support counseling work tied to DMCA and platform/compliance strategy with litigators and regulatory lawyers when issues escalate.
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.