Associate Legal Counsel, Music and Aggregated Licensing
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Minimum qualifications:
- JD, LL.B., equivalent degree, or equivalent practical experience.
- Admitted to the bar and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law (e.g., have registered in-house status) in the UK or an EU member state.
- 3 years of attorney-level experience in government, in-house, or at a law firm.
- Experience in music or other digital entertainment sectors, gained in-house or at a law firm, including copyright law as it pertains to sound recordings and musical compositions.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience in the practical application of the European Copyright Directive.
- Experience in regulatory or policy initiatives related to music, copyright, and technology within Europe and the wider EMEA region.
- Familiarity with content licensing agreements, and frameworks for collective licensing and equitable remuneration.
- Familiarity with legal and regulatory issues relating to generative AI and machine learning.
About the job
As Corporate Counsel at Google, you work on the most exciting legal issues as disruptive technological innovations require creative and proactive legal guidance. You're part of a whip-smart group of in-house lawyers and the projects and cases you take on challenge you to think big and differently. You are collaborative -- ready to partner in initiatives that influence all aspects of the business and work with Googlers from all over the company. As an integrated part of the team, you proactively assess legal risks and advise on products that will not only move information into the 21st century, but move information law forward as well.
As Legal Counsel, you will focus on music and ancillary rights licensing across the EMEA region, policy development affecting YouTube in EMEA, and legal issues impacting content-creation and distribution, particularly for YouTube and YouTube Music.
Responsibilities
- Review, draft, and negotiate licensing agreements with record labels, music publishers, collecting societies, and licensing hubs, primarily for YouTube and with a particular focus on publishing and ancillary rights.
- Provide effective counsel to relevant company departments on music rights and other intellectual property matters, company policies and approvals.
- Evaluate and advise on legal risk and positioning, escalating where necessary; Support continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes.
- Review draft legislative proposals regarding music, copyright and relatedrights, and provide advice and support to policy and other teams on any implementations relevant to YouTube and Google.
- Coordinate product diligence for new product and feature launches, working closely with colleagues in the US, EMEA and APAC.
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