Legal Intern - Music Industry

Job description

[PIAS] UK is looking for a full time intern/assistant to join their legal team at their head office in Bermondsey for an initial period of three months. We are seeking a bright and confident person with a keen interest in media and entertainment law who holds ambitions of working in the music industry. The role will take primary responsibility for administrative work within the department, but may also have involvement in other legal areas of the business to include working with our Artist and Label Services team, [PIAS] Co-operative and its roster of partner labels and its own Play It Again Sam label. You will report to the Legal and Business affairs manager. Legal qualifications are essential and Music industry experience is preferable.

What you’ll do:

1. Providing day to day admin support to [PIAS] Legal and Business affairs team.
2. Working closely with all members of the Legal and Business affairs team.
3. Working closely with various internal departments, particularly Royalties and Finance, to ensure the effective communication of contractual information within the company.

What you need to have / be:

1. A Law degree or LPC graduate.
2. An ability to work accurately under time pressure with little supervision and a good eye for detail.
3. Excellent organisational skills.
4. An ability to communicate with other members of staff.
5. A passion for music and the business behind it.
6. A good team player.
7. Common sense and a sense of humour.

What we offer:

We’re a fast moving music loving bunch, proud of our independence, proud of our people and proud of our artists and the music they make. Our mission is to spread our music as far and as wide as possible, and the successful applicant will be an important and intrinsic part of this process.

How to apply:

Please send your C.V. and Covering Letter Closing date for applications is 1st December 2015.

Salary will be c. £15k depending on experience.

Desired profile

A Law degree and/or LPC.